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“Good Job!”

Posted on July 25, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

March 1827, Beethoven lay in bed close to his last breath. He looked up and asked, “Tell me the truth, were my symphonies any good?” “Almost every day, I feel self-doubt and a sense that I can do so much … Continue reading →

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Two Approaches

Posted on June 7, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

In a wonderful and revealing essay called, “Making a Poem,” the poet Stephen Spender describes two different types of concentration. As he puts it, “one is immediate and complete, the other is plodding and only completed by stages.” He then … Continue reading →

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