Monthly Archives: September 2012

“Tidbit Journals”

Posted on September 18, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“Having a place to record your musings, and keeping it and a pen nearby, sends a signal to the brain: “I am ready for your input.” Henriette Anne Klauser In her lovely book, Write It Down, Make It Happen, Henriette … Continue reading →

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“Tidbit Journals”

Posted on September 18, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“Having a place to record your musings, and keeping it and a pen nearby, sends a signal to the brain: “I am ready for your input.” Henriette Anne Klauser In her lovely book, Write It Down, Make It Happen, Henriette … Continue reading →

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Fresh Ideas

Posted on September 17, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Here’s the wonderful, miraculous thing about new ideas and angles: They can come from anywhere and anyone at anytime. Just the other day, I was feeling stumped some feedback I’ve been getting about my YA novel and pondering what to … Continue reading →

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Readers Colonies

Posted on September 15, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“The Beach is not the place to work, to read, write or think. Too warm, too damp, too soft for any real mental discipline or sharp flights of spirit. One never learns. Hopefully, one carries down the faded straw bag, … Continue reading →

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Encouraging Story

Posted on September 14, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will … Continue reading →

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Plunging On

Posted on September 13, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“Don’t tear up the page and start over again when you write a bad line — try to write your way out of it. Make mistakes and plunge on…Writing is a means of discovery, always.” Garrison Keillor “I have rewritten … Continue reading →

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Eureka Moments

Posted on September 12, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Conventional wisdom holds that breakthrough discoveries in science are made by innovators under the age of 30. Consider Albert Einstein as a case in point: he made his most exciting discoveries in 1905 when he was only 26. But here’s … Continue reading →

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Getting Better

Posted on September 11, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“When you work as hard as I do, having confidence is no problem.” Jordan Burroughs I love this comment! Jordan won an Gold medal in wrestling at the London Olympics, so he surely knows a thing or two about hard … Continue reading →

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“Airy Voices”

Posted on September 10, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“The moment we see our first darling brain-child arrayed in black type is never to be forgotten.” Lucy Maud Montgomery Wonderful, isn’t it, when the universe hands you a gift? For some reason I can’t explain, the idea of reading … Continue reading →

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Divinely Inspired

Posted on September 8, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“Every good poem begins as the poet’s and ends as the reader’s.” Miller Williams Imprisoned for more than three years, the Soviet poet Irina Ratushinskaya was given a paper and pencil only once every two weeks to write letters to … Continue reading →

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