Monthly Archives: March 2013

One Question

Posted on March 19, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

“Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you.” Marsha Norman “What you are aiming to do is beautiful and even noble.” Richard Bausch Sometimes it’s hard to remember that what we are aiming for as writers … Continue reading →

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Roth Reigns

Posted on March 18, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

“Sheer Playfulness and Deadly Seriousness are my closest friends.” “Without a novel I’m empty. I’m empty and not very happy.” Philip Roth “The way he crafts a sentence — he just unpacks the world.” Aimee Pozorski, associate professor of English … Continue reading →

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Character Longings

Posted on March 16, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

“People who deny themselves the possibility of dreaming are doomed to failure.” Oscar Hammerstein Recently, I have been pondering about the longings of the characters of my YA Novel. What do they yearn for, what do they want? And what … Continue reading →

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By Imitation

Posted on March 15, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

“Writing is learned by imitation; we all need models.” William Zinsser Our boy Willie is a busy fellow! He’s the author of a classic guide which I’ve drawn on for many a post called On Writing Well (see Ink Think … Continue reading →

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Dynamic Relatonships

Posted on March 14, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

“The relationship between reader and writer is reciprocal in a way. We co-create each other. We are constantly emerging out of the relationship we have with others.” Ruth Ozeki Picture this: It’s eight years since your last novel. You hand … Continue reading →

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Getting Physical

Posted on March 13, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

“Writing gives me great feelings of pleasure. There’s a marvelous sense of mastery that comes with writing a sentence that sounds exactly as you want it to. It’s like trying to write a song, making tiny tweaks, reading it out … Continue reading →

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Getting There

Posted on March 12, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

“I’m writing a book. I’ve got the page numbers done.” Steven Wright Whatever writing project you’re working on, there’s one thing you can count on: completing it is going to be challenging. And just about everyone has his or her … Continue reading →

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Higher Tech

Posted on March 11, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

Ok, I admit it. I am not exactly a Luddite, but I do try to remain as low tech as possible, just because of the distraction factor. So when Alex requested an iPhone as a graduation present and wanted me … Continue reading →

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Self-publishing Demystified

Posted on March 8, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

Hank to the rescue! With all the changes going on in the publishing field, it’s no wonder that the whole subset of self-publishing may be mystifying to many of us. I’m surely one of the benighted. And that’s why I … Continue reading →

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Passionate Players

Posted on March 7, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

“One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested.” E.M. Forster “One should never creep when one feels the impulse to soar.” Helen Keller “You can have anything you want – if you want it badly enough. You … Continue reading →

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