Author Archives: karinwritesdangerously

« Just keep going. You’re on the right track. You’re going to find it. »Directions from a helpful stranger One balmy evening some time ago ago, I hopped on the subway and found my way Brooklyn. My destination: a book signing. I … Continue reading →

« The chemistry of the body is inseparable from the chemistry of the brain. Movement can stimulate anyone. I can’t say enough about the connection between body and mind; when you stimulate your body, your brain comes alive in ways you … Continue reading →

« I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil. »Truman Capote Our boy Truman has a point: pruning our prose is often one of the best ways to improve it. There are so many missteps that can weaken … Continue reading →

« You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. »Maya Angelou « You can be cautious or you can be creative. But you can’t be acautious creative…Good ain’t near great. »George Lois, art director Wonderful, isn’t it, the way … Continue reading →

As we move into warmer, greener days, something to delight us all: “They always called it Magic and indeed, it seemed like it in the months that followed — the wonderful months — the radiant months — the amazing ones. … Continue reading →

« Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul? » John Keats  Adversity—it’s not exactly something we embrace with enthusiasm! And yet, here, Keats advises us to use … Continue reading →

« Have fun, and write what you love. When J.K. Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter book, and my boss, Arthur A. Levine, bought the American rights, fantasy wasn’t “hot.” Children’s books weren’t “hot.” British books weren’t “hot.” And publishing people … Continue reading →

« Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer … Continue reading →

« It took me years to understand that words are often as important as experience, because words make experience last.” William Morris “The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.” “If … Continue reading →

The practice of any art has certain general requirements,quite regardless of whether we deal with the art of carpentry,medicine, or the art of love.” Erich Fromm Or the art of writing. At first blush, The Art of Loving may seem like an … Continue reading →