My Bio
Hi! Welcome to my private corner in cyberspace. This is what I call Karen's
Writing Haven.
Life as a writer is fun, adventurous and can also be quite rewarding. My
years of freelancing at The Staten Island Register were some of my best.
The afternoon, I received my newspaper and saw my article on the front
page.....well let's just say that the whole neighborhood heard me yelling in
the middle of the street.
After my divorce, I had an obligation to support my two children. I gave up
the freelancing and landed myself a full-time job in retail which paid the bills
and medical benefits for myself. Almost four years later, due to cutbacks, I
lost my job. Where most people would have been upset and crying, I was
beaming with joy.
That night I made the decision that I was going to finish editing my poems
and publish them. I worked hard, spending most of my waking hours sitting
at my kitchen table absorbed in my poetry.
I finally achieved my dream. I returned to work at another retail
establishment. I worked there for approximately a year before I got hurt.
Can you imagine, the store manager was a man and just sat back and let me
do all the lifting. I was out of work for close to four months. During this time
I began my rewrite and editing of East Shore Babe.
East Shore Babe was done and was published in September 2005. I left my
job to have shoulder surgery and began sketching out an outline to the
sequel of East Shore Babe.
Currently, I am in the process of editing The Boardwalk. This is a special
project for me because it takes place throughout my hometown of Staten
Island, New York. Throughout the book, I refer to "Real Places" that I have
been to, even though the characters are all fictitious.
Currently, I am in search for and agent/publisher for my completed novels:
Loves Challenges and Desires and From Me to You. It's a long drawn out
process full of rejection letters, however, I will continue to send out my
queries, keeping my dreams alive.
I have two kids: Mike, 20 who is a songwriter (lyrics and music) and plays
the bass and electric guitar, keyboard and the drums. My daughter, Nicole,
17 who's a softball pitcher and spends most of her spare time either
practicing or playing.
I'm going to take this opportunity to invite you to kick off your shoes, sit back
and relax. Go ahead, grab yourself a cup of coffee or cocktail and enjoy my
website.
I reside in Staten Island, New York with my two Kids and Cats, Whiskers,
Frankie and Olli.
Writing Haven.
Life as a writer is fun, adventurous and can also be quite rewarding. My
years of freelancing at The Staten Island Register were some of my best.
The afternoon, I received my newspaper and saw my article on the front
page.....well let's just say that the whole neighborhood heard me yelling in
the middle of the street.
After my divorce, I had an obligation to support my two children. I gave up
the freelancing and landed myself a full-time job in retail which paid the bills
and medical benefits for myself. Almost four years later, due to cutbacks, I
lost my job. Where most people would have been upset and crying, I was
beaming with joy.
That night I made the decision that I was going to finish editing my poems
and publish them. I worked hard, spending most of my waking hours sitting
at my kitchen table absorbed in my poetry.
I finally achieved my dream. I returned to work at another retail
establishment. I worked there for approximately a year before I got hurt.
Can you imagine, the store manager was a man and just sat back and let me
do all the lifting. I was out of work for close to four months. During this time
I began my rewrite and editing of East Shore Babe.
East Shore Babe was done and was published in September 2005. I left my
job to have shoulder surgery and began sketching out an outline to the
sequel of East Shore Babe.
Currently, I am in the process of editing The Boardwalk. This is a special
project for me because it takes place throughout my hometown of Staten
Island, New York. Throughout the book, I refer to "Real Places" that I have
been to, even though the characters are all fictitious.
Currently, I am in search for and agent/publisher for my completed novels:
Loves Challenges and Desires and From Me to You. It's a long drawn out
process full of rejection letters, however, I will continue to send out my
queries, keeping my dreams alive.
I have two kids: Mike, 20 who is a songwriter (lyrics and music) and plays
the bass and electric guitar, keyboard and the drums. My daughter, Nicole,
17 who's a softball pitcher and spends most of her spare time either
practicing or playing.
I'm going to take this opportunity to invite you to kick off your shoes, sit back
and relax. Go ahead, grab yourself a cup of coffee or cocktail and enjoy my
website.
I reside in Staten Island, New York with my two Kids and Cats, Whiskers,
Frankie and Olli.
Updated: March 1, 2009
email: karencino@aol.com
FRANKIE
WHISKERS
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OLLI
Karen Cino
Summer 2009
Christmas 2008
Summer 2007
Fall 2005