Hungry Words

The Night I Lost the Crowd (and Found My Voice)

On the quiet confidence that comes when you stop trying to sound like everyone else

Jan 5 • Karmen H. Špiljak

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December 2025

The Serious Business of Having Fun

Why joy might be the most underrated craft tool we have

Dec 15, 2025 • Karmen H. Špiljak

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What If You Started Now?

The one thing that changed everything

Dec 1, 2025 • Karmen H. Špiljak

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November 2025

You’re Not Doing It Wrong

On learning to trust the strange, brilliant way your writing already works.

Nov 24, 2025 • Karmen H. Špiljak

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Every Story Is a Kind of Home

On Flat-Hunting, Gut Feelings, and the Stories We Move into

Nov 7, 2025 • Karmen H. Špiljak

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September 2025

Are you good enough?

The quiet revolution that happens when you stop waiting for approval

Sep 1, 2025 • Karmen H. Špiljak

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August 2025

Why Your Characters Do What They Do

Cracking the code of motivation so your readers actually care

Aug 22, 2025 • Karmen H. Špiljak

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Embrace the Hot Mess: Why First Drafts Are Your Best Friend

How we unknowingly sabotage ourselves when drafting a story

Aug 1, 2025 • Karmen H. Špiljak

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July 2025

No One Warns You Writing Feels Like This

Unpacking the madness and magic of writing

Jul 20, 2025 • Karmen H. Špiljak

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June 2025

Genre Fiction Isn’t Second-Class — It’s Just Misunderstood

I’ve always been drawn to genre fiction, though I didn’t have a name for it at the time.

Jun 11, 2025 • Karmen H. Špiljak

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May 2025

Why the slow route is the fastest

Writing fiction is a lot like sewing.

May 5, 2025 • Karmen H. Špiljak

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March 2025

Empathy: The Engine That Powers Stories and Society

When I was gathering short story ideas for my first collection of culinary noir, ‘Add Cyanide to Taste’, I wanted to include a story about so-called…

Mar 17, 2025 • Karmen H. Špiljak

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