karli

I am a 31-year old freelance writer, author of children's books, and a variety of freelance articles. My first children's fantasy book, Anika and the Magic Top, was published in 2007 and is available on Amazon. I am also a freelance editor, plying my writerly trade in Denton, TX, USA. I live with my husband, three cats (Bert, Lily, and Cici), toad Nassie, and a rabbit Butter. Currently, I am working on my second novel, a historical work of fiction about pirates that should be out next year.

I love to write, travel, draw, color, practice karate, rehab wild animals, do creative journaling, going to conferences, swapping of all kinds, meeting new and interesting people, and write some more at the end of the day.

I am a very crafty individual- I do beading on a regular basis, embroidery, sewing, scrapbooking, and creative journaling. I keep an Etsy store with my creations at www.karli.etsy.com. I am also very active on Postcrossing and Bookmooch for a year or two now, and I look forward to add Swap-Bot to my repertoaire!

Things that I looove and love to get:

1) POSTCARDS: animals, nature, fantasy, cool ad cards, art, unusual, handmade, unicorns

2) JAPANESE: Hello Kitty, kawaii, cute, anything pink pink pink!, manga, anime, jewelry

3) BOOKS: anime, manga, fashion, unusual, cute, nature, animals, comics. I have a loooong Amazon wishlist for those profile-based wishlist swaps. I love to get items from my Amazon wishlist.

4) FASHION: high fashion, high-end cosmetics, fashion mags, fashion books, jewelry, cute bags, Victoriana, Rennaisance, vintage

5) CRAFTS: anything carfty, I use it all! Beads, papers, ephemera, buttons, stickers, rhinestones, etc.

6) ART: Alphonse Mucha, Salvador Dali, Art Nouveau, Laurel Burch, Nick Bantock, Victoriana, Elizabethan art, modern art.