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In addition to having been a popular writing reference instructor and writer, professional blurbologist and freelance editor, Karen Wiesner is the accomplished author of 156 titles published, which have been nominated/won for over a hundred and thirty awards. Karen’s books cover such genres as women’s fiction, romance, mystery/police procedural/cozy, suspense, thriller, paranormal, supernatural, futuristic, fantasy, science fiction, gothic, inspirational/Christian, horror, chick-lit, and action/adventure. She also writes children’s books, poetry, and writing reference titles which have been repackaged in the 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection. Karen will begin illustrating children's books starting in 2024.
Karen's multi-award-winning and bestselling Incognito Series (romantic action/adventure/suspenses) has been revised and is the process of being reissued.
Karen’s first foray into her favorite genre, romantic science fiction, is available now with the Arrow of Time Chronicles.
Karen's award-winning Denim Blues Mysteries (Christian romantic mystery trilogy with a private investigator, police procedural and amateur sleuth installment) is available now.
Karen writes the multi-award-winning Falcon’s Bend Series (police procedural mysteries) with author Chris Spindler of Auenwald, Germany. Books 1-6 and three novellas collections are available now.
Karen’s multi-award-winning Family Heirlooms Series (Christian romances) is now available. Books 1-7 of the spin-off series, Friendship Heirlooms Series, are also available. All titles are set in Karen's fiction town of Peaceful, Wisconsin. Her Peaceful Pilgrim Series is set in Peaceful, a modern-day small community with old-fashioned values and friendly people you'll want to get to know and visit often. Available now are HOME, Book 1; DESTINY, Book 2; ONCE UPON A CLICHÉ, Book 3; and A PERFECT MATCH, Book 5. Look for three more books in the series in 2024 with REKINDKLED, Book 6; HEARTS ABLAZE, Book 4; and EXILED HEARTS, Book 7.
Karen’s Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series focuses on ghosts and horror and is set in her fictional Erie County, Wisconsin. Books 1-7 are now available. Books 8-11 will be published between 2024-2025.
Karen’s Wounded Warriors Series (women’s fiction) and Gypsy Road Series (contemporary romances) have been revised and reissued along with all seven Angelfire Series titles (contemporary romances).
Karen's popular writing reference titles will be reissued in the 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection including FIRST DRAFT OUTLINE (Volume 1), COHESIVE STORY BUILDING (Volume 2), WRITING THE STANDALONE SERIES (Volume 3), WRITING THE OVERARCHING SERIES {or How I Sent a Clumsy Girl into Outer Space} (Volume 4), THREE-DIMENSIONAL FICTION WRITING (Volume 5), CPR for Dead or Lifeless Fiction (A Writer's Guide to Deep and Multifaceted Development and Progression of Characters, Plots, and Relationships (Volume 6), and WRITING BLURBS THAT SIZZLE--AND SELL! (Volume 7). Each volume will have available a bonus companion booklet containing all the worksheets and other aids from the main book and extras.
Karen’s book of poetry, Soul Bleeds The Poetry, Melodies, and Other Wanderings of Karen Wiesner (previously released as Soul Bleeds The Dark Poetry and Other Wanderings of K.S. Wiesner), is currently out of print.
Karen also writes children's books. TAKING RESPONSIBILITY BUILDS TRUST (Making Good Choices Series, Book 1) has been reissued. TAKING CARE OF YOUR THINGS (Making Good Choices Series, Book 2) and CODY KNOWS with Linda Derkez will be reissued TBA. KERI IS CUTE CUTE CUTE and I CAN TOUCH THE SKY are currently out of print.
From 2003 to 2014, Karen was the founding member of Jewels of the Quill, a popular promotional group of women authors that was featured in the September 2003 issue of RT Book Reviews. Jewels of the Quill produced two award-winning group anthologies per year from 2005-2011 (all currently out of print). Karen edited all 14 anthologies and designed the covers as well as contributing a novella to each. With the group anthologies, Karen started many new series, which have been revised and reissued along with the single title novellas:
Books 1-10 and The Final Chapter of the Woodcutter’s Grim Series (Classic Tales of Horror Retold) are romantic fantasy and mild horror novellas and novels set in Karen's fictional town of Woodcutter's Grim, Wisconsin.
All seven novellas in the Kaleidoscope Series (contemporary romances) are now available.
The first four novellas in Karen’s Adventures in Amethyst Series (contemporary romances set in the fictional Amethyst, Wisconsin) are available now along with nine novels in the series, Books 5-13. Adventures in Amethyst Trio of Holiday Romances (including previously published as individual novels NEVER A BRIDE, Book 11; UNLUCKY IN LOVE, Book 12; and SHOTGUN WEDDING, Book 13) is the newest and final offering for the series.
The Cowboy Fever Series (contemporary romances set in the fictional town Fever, Texas) includes five novellas and a novel, available now.
The novellas The Amethyst Angel, A Home for Christmas, The Amethyst Star, and Creatures of the Night have been revised and reissued as 2-in-1 volumes.
Karen won the Inscriptions Engraver Award for best on-line columnist two years in a row, the Year 2000 for eXcellence in E-publishing Award: E-author from ebookadvisor, was a two time recipient of the E-Pub Ambassador Award, and was a two time recipient of The Simply Charming Award for outstanding promotion of e-books. She was also nominated for the 2000 EPIC Florence Moyer Service Award.
In addition to having been a popular writing reference instructor and writer, professional blurbologist and freelance editor, Karen Wiesner is the accomplished author of 156 titles published, which have been nominated/won for over a hundred and thirty awards. Karen’s books cover such genres as women’s fiction, romance, mystery/police procedural/cozy, suspense, thriller, paranormal, supernatural, futuristic, fantasy, science fiction, gothic, inspirational/Christian, horror, chick-lit, and action/adventure. She also writes children’s books, poetry, and writing reference titles which have been repackaged in the 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection. Karen will begin illustrating children's books starting in 2024.
Karen's multi-award-winning and bestselling Incognito Series (romantic action/adventure/suspenses) has been revised and is the process of being reissued.
Karen’s first foray into her favorite genre, romantic science fiction, is available now with the Arrow of Time Chronicles.
Karen's award-winning Denim Blues Mysteries (Christian romantic mystery trilogy with a private investigator, police procedural and amateur sleuth installment) is available now.
Karen writes the multi-award-winning Falcon’s Bend Series (police procedural mysteries) with author Chris Spindler of Auenwald, Germany. Books 1-6 and three novellas collections are available now.
Karen’s multi-award-winning Family Heirlooms Series (Christian romances) is now available. Books 1-7 of the spin-off series, Friendship Heirlooms Series, are also available. All titles are set in Karen's fiction town of Peaceful, Wisconsin. Her Peaceful Pilgrim Series is set in Peaceful, a modern-day small community with old-fashioned values and friendly people you'll want to get to know and visit often. Available now are HOME, Book 1; DESTINY, Book 2; ONCE UPON A CLICHÉ, Book 3; and A PERFECT MATCH, Book 5. Look for three more books in the series in 2024 with REKINDKLED, Book 6; HEARTS ABLAZE, Book 4; and EXILED HEARTS, Book 7.
Karen’s Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series focuses on ghosts and horror and is set in her fictional Erie County, Wisconsin. Books 1-7 are now available. Books 8-11 will be published between 2024-2025.
Karen’s Wounded Warriors Series (women’s fiction) and Gypsy Road Series (contemporary romances) have been revised and reissued along with all seven Angelfire Series titles (contemporary romances).
Karen's popular writing reference titles will be reissued in the 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection including FIRST DRAFT OUTLINE (Volume 1), COHESIVE STORY BUILDING (Volume 2), WRITING THE STANDALONE SERIES (Volume 3), WRITING THE OVERARCHING SERIES {or How I Sent a Clumsy Girl into Outer Space} (Volume 4), THREE-DIMENSIONAL FICTION WRITING (Volume 5), CPR for Dead or Lifeless Fiction (A Writer's Guide to Deep and Multifaceted Development and Progression of Characters, Plots, and Relationships (Volume 6), and WRITING BLURBS THAT SIZZLE--AND SELL! (Volume 7). Each volume will have available a bonus companion booklet containing all the worksheets and other aids from the main book and extras.
Karen’s book of poetry, Soul Bleeds The Poetry, Melodies, and Other Wanderings of Karen Wiesner (previously released as Soul Bleeds The Dark Poetry and Other Wanderings of K.S. Wiesner), is currently out of print.
Karen also writes children's books. TAKING RESPONSIBILITY BUILDS TRUST (Making Good Choices Series, Book 1) has been reissued. TAKING CARE OF YOUR THINGS (Making Good Choices Series, Book 2) and CODY KNOWS with Linda Derkez will be reissued TBA. KERI IS CUTE CUTE CUTE and I CAN TOUCH THE SKY are currently out of print.
From 2003 to 2014, Karen was the founding member of Jewels of the Quill, a popular promotional group of women authors that was featured in the September 2003 issue of RT Book Reviews. Jewels of the Quill produced two award-winning group anthologies per year from 2005-2011 (all currently out of print). Karen edited all 14 anthologies and designed the covers as well as contributing a novella to each. With the group anthologies, Karen started many new series, which have been revised and reissued along with the single title novellas:
Books 1-10 and The Final Chapter of the Woodcutter’s Grim Series (Classic Tales of Horror Retold) are romantic fantasy and mild horror novellas and novels set in Karen's fictional town of Woodcutter's Grim, Wisconsin.
All seven novellas in the Kaleidoscope Series (contemporary romances) are now available.
The first four novellas in Karen’s Adventures in Amethyst Series (contemporary romances set in the fictional Amethyst, Wisconsin) are available now along with nine novels in the series, Books 5-13. Adventures in Amethyst Trio of Holiday Romances (including previously published as individual novels NEVER A BRIDE, Book 11; UNLUCKY IN LOVE, Book 12; and SHOTGUN WEDDING, Book 13) is the newest and final offering for the series.
The Cowboy Fever Series (contemporary romances set in the fictional town Fever, Texas) includes five novellas and a novel, available now.
The novellas The Amethyst Angel, A Home for Christmas, The Amethyst Star, and Creatures of the Night have been revised and reissued as 2-in-1 volumes.
Karen won the Inscriptions Engraver Award for best on-line columnist two years in a row, the Year 2000 for eXcellence in E-publishing Award: E-author from ebookadvisor, was a two time recipient of the E-Pub Ambassador Award, and was a two time recipient of The Simply Charming Award for outstanding promotion of e-books. She was also nominated for the 2000 EPIC Florence Moyer Service Award.
