Monthly Archives: October 2011

Forward, Back

Posted on October 29, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

Why this still confounds me, I don’t know. After all this time as a writer, you’d think I would have made peace with it. What am I’m talking about? The fact that yesterday I had a great writing session and … Continue reading →

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Deadline Devotee’

Posted on October 28, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

When Flo Ziegfeld was producing a show with Rodgers and Hart, he imperiously ordered the fabled songwriting duo to create a new tune tout suite. Our boys Dick and Larry went back to their hotel and in one afternoon came … Continue reading →

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Beloved Boosters

Posted on October 27, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

A trifle tipsy am I after wine and dinner with my dear friend Lynne, who has lived down the street from me for about 10 years and is about to move to California. Oh, woe is me! How I shall … Continue reading →

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Staying True

Posted on October 26, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

There is only once success — to be able to spend your life in your own way. Christopher Morley For some reason, tonight, when I should have been working on my writing I ended up watching part of the “X … Continue reading →

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Making Time

Posted on October 25, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

Just today, I had the chance to hear three women writers give readings and discuss their work. One was my gifted friend Nancy, who’s a member of my writing group. The three selections, two short stories and a fragment from … Continue reading →

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Shifting Gears

Posted on October 24, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

Getting together with my writing group is always fun — I never know what someone is going to come up with. This time around our two presenters both submitted non-fiction pieces. Each had a lot of promise and as always, … Continue reading →

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Victory Dance

Posted on October 22, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

Today, I just hit a major milestone. After working on my YA novel for almost two years, I finally put all the pieces together in one document. I now have a full book: It’s almost 300 pages long. When I … Continue reading →

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Other Lives

Posted on October 21, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

“I have never found any intellectual excitement more intense than I used to feel when I spent a morning with one of these old women at her baking or butter-making…I always felt as if I had actually got inside another … Continue reading →

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Dumping Discouragement

Posted on October 20, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Carousel, The Sound of Music: The lyrics of all these fabulous musicals were written by Oscar Hammerstein. Every one of these shows was a huge hit. But what about Oscar’s flops? What about the disappointments? I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Happy Campers

Posted on October 19, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

“To become a writer, you have to have talent, desire, and more than that, the need to put things down on paper.” Mary Higgins Clark We’d all do well to listen to Mary, because she knows a thing or two … Continue reading →

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