Monthly Archives: August 2015

Reading Rocks!

Posted on August 19, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

“I think we’ve learned that early reading is more than just a nice thing to do with kids. It really does have a very important role to play in building brain networks that will serve children long-term…” Dr. John S. … Continue reading →

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Your Music

Posted on August 18, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

“Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward.” “It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen. Do not even listen, only wait. Do not even wait, be wholly still and alone. The world will present … Continue reading →

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Self-publishing Contest

Posted on August 17, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

It’s exciting to see new opportunities opening up for independently published books to gain exposure. Among them is a competition sponsored by the widely read publication, the Library Journal designed to recognize the highest-caliber self-published ebooks in a range of … Continue reading →

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Something Wonderful

Posted on August 15, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

“The people I have known on the water – the old timers I knew – eased with the winds. Do you think they live high stress? No. They lived simple. Their bodies even moved with it. They knew a rhythm … Continue reading →

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Story Glory

Posted on August 14, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

“Story is for a human as water is for a fish – all encompassing and not quite palpable.” Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human Storytelling, it would seem, is bred in our bones. As humans, we’re … Continue reading →

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Girls Rule

Posted on August 13, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

“If This Was Easy More Boys Would Do It” I was on the train today into New York and sitting opposite me was an adorable little girl of about eight or so wearing a T-shirt with this slogan on the … Continue reading →

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Fathomless Feast

Posted on August 12, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

Was I amazed to learn that there is a new series in which a modern-day woman switches places with the divine Jane Austen and each struggles to handle the other’s life? No, not really, because Jane has become a little … Continue reading →

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Elegant Solutions

Posted on August 11, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

Ryan Alweiss is a happy Jersey boy: He recently won a gold medal in the International Mathematical Olympiad in Thailand — the first American to capture the honor since 1991. He did it by writing an elegant three-page proof that … Continue reading →

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Who Says?

Posted on August 10, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

“If I had known how much fun [publishing a book] was going to be, I would have done it years ago.” Katherine Heiny Conventional wisdom about the path of a fiction writer can be stifling and discouraging. That’s why it’s … Continue reading →

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Something Wonderful

Posted on August 8, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

Come hither, come hither, come hither — and take delight in these lovely verses Songs of the Greenwood 1 Under the greenwood tree Who loves to lie with me, And turn his merry note Unto the sweet bird’s throat — … Continue reading →

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