Tag Archives: E. B. White

Windowpane Writing

Posted on January 19, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

Good writing is like a windowpane. George Orwell “A Champion Of Plain English” — for a writer, a headline like this is irresistible! Needless to say, I dived into The New York Times story below it head first. No matter … Continue reading →

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Be Clear

Posted on December 22, 2010 by karinwritesdangerously

“This seemed an utterly enchanted sea, this lake you could leave to its own devices for a few hours and come back to, and find that it had not stirred, this constant and trustworthy body of water.” E.B. White, Once … Continue reading →

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Inner Ear

Posted on December 6, 2010 by karinwritesdangerously

Tough night:  just spent about two hours revising four pages of a key scene for my YA novel. I made the revisions by reading my draft aloud — it’s amazing what a difference this makes! When your tongue stumbles over … Continue reading →

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