Monthly Archives: February 2020

Revision Roadmap

Posted on February 17, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing:  https://karinwritesdangerously.com Whatever writing project you’re working on, at some point you’ll face the need to revise and polish your work. If the project is short, then the revision process is likely to be intense … Continue reading →

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Something Wonderful

Posted on February 15, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, a lovely meditation: A Birthday My heart is like singing bird Whose nest is in a watered shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thickest fruit; My heart is like … Continue reading →

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Heartfelt Art

Posted on February 14, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing:  https://karinwritesdangerously.com “One’s art goes as far and as deep as one’s love goes.”   Andrew Wyeth “Something very magical can happen when you read a good book.”    J.K. Rowling Happy Valentine’s Day! A joyful, heartfelt … Continue reading →

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Suppressed Energy

Posted on February 13, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing:  https://karinwritesdangerously.com We’ve all done it at one time or another, haven’t we? Stayed up late, even all night, reading a page turner – a book that we just couldn’t put down? A story that … Continue reading →

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Lincoln’s Lesson

Posted on February 12, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing:  https://karinwritesdangerously.com As we honor his birthday today, it’s worth remembering that Abraham Lincoln had his share of setbacks, personal and political — he knew what it felt like to fail and have to fight … Continue reading →

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Self-publishing Savvy

Posted on February 11, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing:  https://karinwritesdangerously.com The self-publishing industry has exploded as more and more aspiring authors choose this route to get their work out into the world. If you take the do-it-yourself route, it can be bewildering. That’s … Continue reading →

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“Fruitful Miracle”

Posted on February 10, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing:  https://karinwritesdangerously.com “The joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you.”    John Greenleaf     Whittier “Reading is that fruitful miracle of a communication in the midst of solitude.”   Marcel … Continue reading →

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Something Wonderful

Posted on February 8, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Picture-Books in Winter Robert Louis Stevenson Summer fading, winter comes — Frosty mornings, tingling thumbs, Winter robins, winter rooks, And the picture story-books. Winter now is turned to stone Nurse and I can walk upon; Still we find the flowing … Continue reading →

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Mary Amazes

Posted on February 7, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing:  https://karinwritesdangerously.com Mary Higgins Clark, known as the “Queen of Suspense,” penned page-turning thrillers beloved by millions of readers worldwide. When she passed earlier this week at 92, she was still writing. She launched her … Continue reading →

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Power Within

Posted on February 6, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing:  https://karinwritesdangerously.com “The Touch of the Master’s Hand* ‘Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer Thought it scarcely worth his while To waste much time on the old violin, But held it up with a … Continue reading →

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