Monthly Archives: October 2012

Big Picture

Posted on October 17, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“It’s a delicious thing to write. To be no longer yourself but to move in an entire universe of your own creating.” Gustave Flaubert How true this is! Writing fiction is delicious. It can also be seductive — so much … Continue reading →

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Action-packed Story

Posted on October 16, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

While I was up in Vermont visiting Alex and”freelaxing” as he used to say when he was a kid, we decided to take in a movie. So we went to see Argo, the new film by Ben Affleck (freelax, no … Continue reading →

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Page-turning Prose

Posted on October 15, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” W. Somerset Maugham Staying at my friend Laura’s lovely home while visiting Alex at Middlebury is always a treat. This time around we spent a … Continue reading →

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Editing Tips

Posted on October 12, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“Every writer I know has trouble writing.” Joseph Heller Among the many valuable online resources I’ve turned up in my drive to fueling this blog is a site called WhereWritersWin.com. While it focuses mainly on helpful marketing strategies for authors, … Continue reading →

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Deadlines Deliver

Posted on October 11, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“There is only one proof of ability: Action.” Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Over the years, I’ve slowly become a fan of deadlines. For a long time, I was a free-floating sort of gal. I’d wait hazily for inspiration to touch me … Continue reading →

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Sound Tracks

Posted on October 10, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“We talk about a writing voice, but seldom about the importance of literal sounds in the sound it makes.” Julia Cameron Here’s a fun story: Julia Cameron. author of The Artist’s Way and The Right to Write was once asked … Continue reading →

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Red Zone

Posted on October 9, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“Every writer I know has trouble writing.” Joseph Heller Wow, am I feeling wiped out! I just spent an intense day pouring over the pages of my YA novel, crossing out phrases, shifting pieces around, and moving whole paragraphs. The … Continue reading →

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By Hand

Posted on October 8, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Here’s a scary cartoon I saw in Parade magazine — at least it’s scary to me: A dad is sitting in a chair and his son is standing in front of him holding a book and the dad says: “it’s … Continue reading →

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Tender Touch

Posted on October 6, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Don’t you just love it when people you know and respect rave about a book? Just recently, two of my writing buddies were doing exactly that about a book called Middlesex. One of them listened to it on tape in … Continue reading →

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Three Energies

Posted on October 5, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Here is something so interesting to me: Today, I attended a reading and heard three different pieces of writing read aloud. Each of them had a very different kind of energy. While this is hard to describe, it’s worth trying … Continue reading →

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