Thanks for visiting my website and blog! I’ve published three novels so far and have plans for many more. I enjoy traveling and often this involves a cruise ship or a boat ride. That’s probably why my first two novels involved a woman going on a voyage into the great unknown. My third novel involves some time onboard a luxury yacht. Details about each book are on separate website pages.
My three novels include AQUAVIT and BLUENESS in the Aquamarine Sea series and PROJECT ONION in the Melville Consulting series. My latest novel, and two new books (PROJECT PEPPER) in the editing stage, tap into my former career as an internal auditor and consultant in New York City.
PROJECT PEPPER takes place in Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. The story takes place in the present day but there are frequent reminders of Denmark’s past from World War II and the lengthy occupation. This novel became complex and lengthy, but instead of cutting out all the good parts, I split it into two parts. I believe it’s my best story ever so I look forward to sharing it.
I’m a member of The Authors Guild, the oldest and largest association of published authors in the USA. I spend lots of time analyzing the craft of writing to improve my storytelling skills. Over the years, I have taught and shared information with many writing groups. At this point, I’ve exceeded the suggested 10,000-hour minimum for expertise, but writing fiction continually changes so there’s always more to learn.
EMAIL UPDATES: If you want to get email updates announcing a new book or blog updates, please sign up for my email list on my website, karenstensgaard.com. If you have a WordPress account, you can use the follow button. I don’t send out quarterly newsletters and prefer to blog about something that might be of interest. But I will be excited to announce my published novels via email and blogs.
SOCIAL MEDIA: On Facebook and Instagram look for Karen Stensgaard Novelist. Karen is also on NextDoor, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Threads, Tumblr, and X/Twitter. My website blogs feed my Facebook Novelist page, NextDoor, Mastodon, LinkedIn, and Tumblr.
On YouTube, there are some book trailer videos and music playlists from the songs mentioned in my novels. On Pinterest, each book has a scrapbook that includes photos of how I visualized some characters and scenes.
My books are published via the Sandefur Metz Publishing Company which focuses on novels that are unlike any others on the market. Stories that boldly blend categories and genres. I’m not afraid of breaking traditions and rules if I can tell a more entertaining and offbeat tale.
If you have any questions, comments on my books, or just want to say hi, please send me an email. I have a separate contact page on my website with my email info. Sometimes it’s lonely writing with just Maddie-my-Muse and my imaginary characters, so it would be great to hear from a real person.
Negative reviews can hurt, especially since I’ve learned it’s impossible to please everyone. But I’m always open to suggestions that could make my stories better. And if you’d like to be a Beta (draft) reader of my next novel, I’d love to hear from you!
KAREN STENSGAARD 