Monthly Archives: October 2014

Something Wonderful

Posted on October 18, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

As we refresh and recompose ourselves, a gift of words: He Wishes for the Cloths Of Heaven Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Opportunities

Posted on October 17, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

This roundup offers lots to choose from, whether you focus on poetry, screenwriting, mysteries, fiction, creative nonfiction or screenplays. So check your drawers and shelves and step out your stories! Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards: Winner receives $1,000.00 in cash and … Continue reading →

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Pubslush Empowers

Posted on October 16, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

Amazing how the universe seems to drop juicy nuggets of writerly and publishing gold into my lap so I can pass them on. Just today, I was attending a panel on entrepreneurship when lo and behold, one of the speakers … Continue reading →

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Celestial Longings

Posted on October 15, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust Albertine was the name of the mysterious and maddening love interest in Marcel’s magnum opus, Remembrance of Things Past. Albertine is also … Continue reading →

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Just Read!

Posted on October 14, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

The classic Nike tagline, “Just do it!” seems to have faded, but I think it should be given new life as a motto for parents: “Just read!” That’s what sprang to mind when I read a recent article in The … Continue reading →

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Joyous Bookaholics

Posted on October 13, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

“Everything I do all day, I do in preparation for my reading time. Give me a great novel or memoir, some tea and a cozy spot to curl up in, and I’m in heaven… Insight, information, knowledge, inspiration, power: All … Continue reading →

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Something Wonderful

Posted on October 11, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

As we relax and restore ourselves, here is a lovely lush and woodsy prose passage by Walt Whitman from one of his journals to inspire and delight us: “I write this memorandum in a wild scene of woods and hills, … Continue reading →

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Word Players

Posted on October 10, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

What a fun, inspiring day! First I hopped into Manhattan and had a delicious cappuccino at the coolest café-meeting place ever, the NoMad Hotel library, with my dear friend and writing buddy, Wendy. The café is designed like a library … Continue reading →

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Change Artist

Posted on October 9, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

“Learning is rebellion…Every bit of new truth discovered is revolutionary to what was believed before.” Margaret Lee Runbeck “In the end, the piece, a fourteen-minute high-energy celebratory romp, now known as Westerly Round, bore absolutely no resemblance to my original … Continue reading →

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Fellow Travelers

Posted on October 8, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

From 1870 through 1920, the great visionary and naturalist Jon Burroughs penned more than two dozen books of nature essays with the goal of encouraging a love of the wilderness. He also wrote the first biography of Walt Whitman ever … Continue reading →

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