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Karin E. Zirk

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Dr. Karin Zirk is a mythologist and writer who is motivated by trying to understand the way the world works. An environmental activist in her spare time, she works as database geek (a.k.a. DBA).

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Karin E. Zirk The last thing before I fall asleep I read the last part of my piece that I've been working on and let it mull in my dreams. Then I wake up and immedi…moreThe last thing before I fall asleep I read the last part of my piece that I've been working on and let it mull in my dreams. Then I wake up and immediately start writing. Normally the path through writer's block is resolved by this process. (less)
Karin E. Zirk I just finished Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese. I'm reading a collection of short stories called Modern Metamorphoses: Stories of Transformation. If…moreI just finished Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese. I'm reading a collection of short stories called Modern Metamorphoses: Stories of Transformation. If you like the disturbing, then this collection delivers. (less)
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Writing fiction with Drusilla Campbell and lessons on life

I studied strategies for writing fiction with Dru[silla] for over a decade. She was a mentor in the best sense of the word. We shared the same birth date, 20 years apart.  When she was diagnosed with cancer and given a short time left to live, she bemoaned that she had not yet written her “best book” despite writing many great books.

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