Karina Rapp's Blog

To celebrate Int'l Women's Day, here is a lineup of blog posts about some great female authors, how women are represented in fiction, and a top nine list of female characters in sci-fi/fantasy fiction.

This is Important. I was first introduced to the awesomeness ofFelicia Day when I found her comedy web series, “The Guild,” on Youtube several years ago. She was funny, quirky, and frank. She built something great out of her passion for gaming, and what’s more, she made people feel like it was cool to be […]

Oh, The Oatmeal, how I love your comics. This definitely made my ‘Columbus Day’ worth celebrating. I always knew Columbus was a jerk. I love reading quoted material from the original source, especially when it confirms the jerk-worthiness of a glory-hound like Columbus. THIS. This is the stuff that I will share with my young […]

Oh, The Oatmeal, how I love your comics. This definitely made my ‘Columbus Day’ worth celebrating. I always knew Columbus was a jerk. I love reading quoted material from the original source, especially when it confirms the jerk-worthiness of a glory-hound like Columbus. THIS. This is the stuff that I will share with my young […]

Did you ever want to know the pumpkin’s side of the story? To get ya’ll in the fallspirit, here is an amusing, award-winning short that gives us the pumpkin’s skewed perspective on harvest time, carving, and trick-or-treaters: “The Life and Death of a Pumpkin” WINNER: Best Short Film and Best Concept, 2006 Chicago Horror Film […]

Did you ever want to know the pumpkin’s side of the story? To get ya’ll in the fallspirit, here is a terrific, award-winning short that gives us the pumpkin’s skewed perspective on harvest time, carving, and trick-or-treaters: “The Life and Death of a Pumpkin” WINNER: Best Short Film and Best Concept, 2006 Chicago Horror Film […]

OK…here was an unexpected challenge! This week I was asked to write a 140 word short short story for a friend participating in GISHWHES, the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen. This was for the SheriffstielLovesCrowntasticLovesswaggykaleLovesUSSEnterpriseLovesForallthemarblesLovesLagerkakaLovesHighwaytoWinterhellLovesMuggleMayhem Team. Yeah. Say that all in one breath. The prompt, “Get a previously published Sci-Fi author […]

SEDONA, AZ: “Today was a good day.” That’s what my shirt read on Monday. It should have read, Today IS an AMAZING day!” because I had an absolute blast! We … Continue reading →

Sunday, 115 degrees F @ 11:30AM! Phoenix to Sedona Woo! Arizona has promised to be an exciting trip. I’m here with my mother for six days, helping her check out … Continue reading →

This week I worked onmy “checklist” of projects for the rest of the year, and decided, gosh darn it, I just HAD to have some sort of word count tracker … Continue reading →