hello!
I’m Karen.
– journal keeper, photographer, homebody, perpetual overthinker, and aspiring author (writing as Kara Charles).
I live in a tiny village nestled in Vermont’s Green Mountains – the inspiration for my mystery series. When I’m not at my laptop creating havoc for my characters, I am rambling through the forest with my husband and spirited Labrador retriever – camera in hand.
Join me as I navigate the exciting road to publication.
From my notebook
It's okay if it's not all figured out
I'm a planner.
Before diving into something new, I like to figure it out before getting my toes wet. But - I also love to break plans and replan and create new plans. And so, I am revising, replanning and replotting something I was certain I had figured out months ago. And that's okay.
Summer downtime
Summers in Vermont are short - but beautiful - and I am determined to get lots of outdoor time! What better way than some hiking and camping (and a new tent)?
Following curiosity
There are signs of spring in Vermont and I've been busy revising my manuscript. My "curiosity" project may have been a bust - but I still follow my curiosity excited to go where it leads.
How do you eat an elephant?
Large projects can be overwhelming - but I'm finding that taking it one bite at a time - like eating an elephant - is helping me keep everything in perspective.
Five lessons I learned while revamping my website
Updating my website was an adventure to say the least. These are five of the many lessons I learned.
2021-Year of HOPE
Happy 2021!!!
"Hope lies in dreams, in imagination and in the courage to make dreams into reality."
2020 Fatigue
I have a bad case of 2020 fatigue - feeling like all roads lead into a thick fog.
camera club mystery series
A widow, seeking a new beginning
An idyllic village nestled in the Green Mountains
A cast of loveable (and not-so-loveable), quirky characters
And a murderer on the loose…