Monthly Archives: August 2017

Something Wonderful

Posted on August 19, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

Who Has Seen the Wind? Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down … Continue reading →

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Jumping Genres

Posted on August 18, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

A charming story: A Pulitzer Prize-winning author is in a car in Miami when a little girl riding with him becomes restless and asks for a story. The writer obliges, weaving a cute tale that entrances the girl and spurs … Continue reading →

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Albee Advises

Posted on August 17, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

A Delicate Balance, Three Tall Women, A Zoo Story, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? — even the names of Edward Albee’s plays are arresting. A three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Albee had his share of critically acclaimed … Continue reading →

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Another Approach

Posted on August 16, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“Almost every advance in art, science, technology, business, marketing, cooking, medicine, agriculture, and design has occurred when someone challenged the rules and tried another approach.”    Roger von Oech, creativity expert Every day, we’re encouraged to live by the rules, to … Continue reading →

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“Pure Self”

Posted on August 15, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“One important key to success is self-confidence. And one key to self-confidence is preparation.”   Arthur Ashe “Constant training creates an unconscious competence. We build muscle memory that allows us to operate at our highest level. You might have heard … Continue reading →

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Hand, Heart

Posted on August 14, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.”   Ecclesiastes, 9:10 “A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work, and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise, … Continue reading →

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Something Wonderful

Posted on August 12, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

Flower in the Crannied Wall Flower in the crannied wall, I pluck you out of the crannies, I hold you here, root and all, in my hand, Little flower—but if I could understand What you are, root and all, and … Continue reading →

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Adaptation Alert

Posted on August 11, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

Just about every writer has one or more projects on tap — a novel, short story, or play — that seems like a great candidate for TV or film. If you’re one of them, then you may want to check … Continue reading →

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Striving Valiantly

Posted on August 10, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the … Continue reading →

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Whittling Words

Posted on August 9, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say ‘infinitely’ when you mean ‘very.’ Otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.” C.S. Lewis Wordy writing — we’ve all been guilty of … Continue reading →

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