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Karen Jean Baker

Due to having lots on my plate over the past year I have neglected my prose writing. Oh, I kept up with poetry, as that's something you can do in a spare moment and be done with it after one rereading. I'm back in school, and have other responsibilities, but I really am going to make efforts to keep this page running and being updated. Swift kicks in the pants have been known to help with this--email variations as well ;)

As always, comments and critiques are more than welcome--they are really required! Think of it as payment for being able to read an author's work free of monetary charge. As you read anything, you always have thoughts [Oh, I would have done that differently, or Hmm, that sentence/paragraph made me reread it twice, its not very well written, or What a boring/lackluster title! This story better be good to make up for it, or What a flat, one dimensional character--is there anything else to her?]. Any number of things go through your mind--and even if you aren't a writer or feel that your opinion is in some way not good enough I beg of you to at least drop a small note to me at kailing-.NOSPAM.-@davidbowie.com with your thoughts if you are too shy to post here for all to see.

For believe it or not, even truly negative commentary can be useful.

Brief rundown of my current offerings:

Mortal Utterings: No-end-in-sight story about a lad who gets chosen to learn an interesting profession and helps to turn it and the lives of the people he touches upside down. Currently unfinished.

The Dragon's Sword: Beowulf from a very off-the-beaten-path point of view. Finished Short.

Into the Depths of Hell, My Cat Led Me: Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. Welcome, all, to my own personal Hell. Finished Short.

Kiarrith's Story: Bit mundane story/background for a character I used to play. Hopefully won't be the only story she features in! Finished Short.

Unplanned Trip: Odd bit of dream/surrealism. Finished Short.

Ziane: Young woman goes unwillingly on a journey, finds her self, her inner strength, and her destiny. Currently unfinished.

Guestbook for Kjb

Date Name Comment   7 Apr 2000 Jim Wang Loading... hi,i am Jim Wang from China. i like to study english ÍõÇ¿»ª 24 Dec 2000 Lunitari (the G.Q.) Loading... This is a truly lovely page you have going here. One of these day's I'm going to have to learn how to center. *LoL* HTML can be so fickle sometimes. You are a beautiful writer. Have you ever tried your hand at fan-fic? I have a decent one on my site. Bowie related of course. Well keep up the exceptional work. May the ghost of Lawrence smile upon you. cheers lunitari (Goblin Queen) 10 Apr 2001 Rose Loading... hi karen, this is rose. how are you? i enjoyed looking through your writing here :] i look forward to reading more. 23 Apr 2001 Shan Jiang Loading... Hello, I'm a Chinese girl that has permanently taken up residence in America. If you know a lot of Chinese I would like to be friends, and if you don't...I would still like to be friends. 28 May 2002 Jesse Jack Jones Loading... There hasn't been an update in such a long time! And to think . . . I really enjoyed reading your stuff. C'est la vie. We need more new material, m'kay? M'kay! 25 Feb 2003 Nadia Loading... Aaaah. Left hanging. Well, i started reading 'mortal utterings' and it seems it hasn't been touched in a while. Hmmm... Is that a clever plot to inflict suffering on human race? Karen Jean Baker replies: "Heya! I resent that--it has been touched. Simply haven't gotten 5 chapters or something to be enough for me to update...but I will, really. heh." 11 Mar 2003 Tina 'Dilly' Ackeral Loading... *apluads "mortal utterings" for it's mod's choice* well done! your stories are interesting in how they are told, specially mortal mutterings. you get to see insite to the characters! beautiful work! you have the gift that draws people into your stories and holds them their wether they realize it or not! please! keep writting! ~Dilly Karen Jean Baker replies: "Thanks, I was very surprised and very happy when it made Mod's Pick, as I knew I might get some comments that way I think I won't even stop writing, even if I toyed with the idea of slowing down and not bothering to display it or seek publishing, due to discouragement. I still am unsure about publishing *heh* but I think I shall definately keep displaying it when I can..." 5 Aug 2003 Nadia Loading... Karen! You are a mean, horrible person. Where is the update you promised back in february? I am contemplating torturing you the next time i see you. Karen Jean Baker replies: "*wicked evil gryn* Ooor, do you promise?*heh* actually, I really am meaning to get back to these, it's just that life and other stories bug me, ya know? " 10 Dec 2003 Miguel Francis Ettema Loading... Elfwood writer Miguel Ettema here. Just thought you may like to know, I am writing a sequel to Rarest of the Wild under the guidance of Anna herself, so if you wish to drop by my library and have a bit of a look, you are most welcome to The sequel is 'Rarest's Child' on my site; first three parts are up, and the remaining four will follow at about one per week. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed writing it; it's been a pleasure working with Ms. Smith Keep Writing 6 Jan 2005 Flyingdrake Loading... Hi karen is this still active, i found this site ebcause of a comment i left on it years ago and i was doing a self google search. Ttyl, summer Page: [1] 2 3

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