by Karma Kitaj | Jan 16, 2022 | Blogging
In addition to the 3 luminaries I mentioned in my last post: Hallie Flanagan, Frank Shay and Romany Marie Marchand- there are a number of others that might intrigue you. In my recently published story, Becoming a Woman of Substance, I include a scene about a woman...
by Karma Kitaj | Jan 16, 2022 | Blogging
I gave another book chat on zoom last week. The title is: “Writing Fictionalized Accounts of Real People in My Historical Novels.” Here’s the link to the recording:...
by Karma Kitaj | Dec 16, 2021 | Blogging
The next free talk (on zoom) will feature the real people who become fictionalized characters in my historical novels. See www.KarmaKitaj.com for information about all of my books. Writing about real people from history can be challenging, sensitive, exciting, and...
by Karma Kitaj | Dec 16, 2021 | Blogging
The home neighborhood of my protagonist Miriam Levine was the West End of Boston, where she was born to Jewish Russian immigrants in 1900. I was looking for a community that was densely populated, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural. Having lived in the Boston area since...
by Karma Kitaj | Dec 14, 2021 | Blogging
The 2nd topic in “History in Historical Novels” that I discussed in my 1st zoom event was the innovative Federal Theatre Project, funded by Congress through the WPA. Like many people during the Great Depression, unemployment was rampant in the arts....
by Karma Kitaj | Dec 13, 2021 | Blogging
Please remember that my new historical novel, Becoming a Woman of Substance is available for purchase in Print and Kindle versions on Amazon. The audio will be available shortly.https://www.amazon.com/dp/0971595704Or https://books2read.com/u/4Dxqr7 for Barnes and...
