Category Archives: writing and creativity

“Amazing Grace”

Posted on March 4, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing:  https://karinwritesdangerously.com “Amazing grace … how sweet the sound” – perhaps the most beloved and widely sung hymn in the world, over the years since itwas written, this lovely song has touched hte hearts of … Continue reading →

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Tight Spaces

Posted on February 28, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing:  https://karinwritesdangerously.com “When you get into a tight space and everything goes against you…never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” Harriet Beecher Stowe “Effort only … Continue reading →

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Finding Focus

Posted on February 19, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing:  https://karinwritesdangerously.com “In summary, creating the practicing mind comes down to a few simple rules: Keep yourself process-oriented. Stay in the present. Make the process the goal and use the overall goal as rudder to … Continue reading →

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“Fruitful Miracle”

Posted on February 10, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing:  https://karinwritesdangerously.com “The joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you.”    John Greenleaf     Whittier “Reading is that fruitful miracle of a communication in the midst of solitude.”   Marcel … Continue reading →

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Power Within

Posted on February 6, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing:  https://karinwritesdangerously.com “The Touch of the Master’s Hand* ‘Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer Thought it scarcely worth his while To waste much time on the old violin, But held it up with a … Continue reading →

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Energy Enliveners

Posted on December 6, 2019 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing: https://karinwritesdangerously.com/ As we hit the end of the week, our attention can flag and makie it harder to focus. Here are a few simple tips to help you stay more alert and upbeat all … Continue reading →

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Contest Alert

Posted on November 26, 2019 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing: https://karinwritesdangerously.com/ A heads up: the deadline is fast approaching for the Fall Fiction Contest sponsored by The Masters Review. The winner will receive $2000, online publication in The Masters Review which spotlights emerging writers, … Continue reading →

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Real Voyagers

Posted on November 15, 2019 by karinwritesdangerously

“Bring me the sunset in a cup.”   Emily Dickinson “Are not flowers the stars of the earth?”   Clara Lucas Balfour “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”   Marcel Proust “Sunset in … Continue reading →

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Staying Focused

Posted on November 8, 2019 by karinwritesdangerously

Desire + Support + Deadline = Success As a NaNoWriMo winner (she’s written 50,000-word novels every November since 2010), Kyrce Swenson knows about staying motivated. Here’s some advice she passed on a while ago on that we can all use, whatever … Continue reading →

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A Blessing

Posted on October 24, 2019 by karinwritesdangerously

“Blessed is he who has found his work. Let him ask no other blessing.”                    Thomas Carlyle Writing isn’t always easy. Joyful, often, if we and the muse are on the same page, but not always easy. Some days are … Continue reading →

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