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Intention Power

Posted on January 6, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.”   J.K. Rowling Who better to empower us to enjoy a transformative year of writing than the wildly successful and creative … Continue reading →

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Three Gems

Posted on December 29, 2016 by karinwritesdangerously

“I’ve been teaching writing for a long time and I’ve looked through a lot of writing books. They seem just ordinary to me. There’s nothing about the way they make the case or their arguments, their thoughts, that seem compelling … Continue reading →

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Moon Shine

Posted on November 28, 2016 by karinwritesdangerously

“In my sensory education I include my physical awareness of the word. Of a certain word, that is; the connection it has with what it stands for. At around age six, perhaps, I was standing by myself in our front … Continue reading →

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“And Write”

Posted on November 16, 2016 by karinwritesdangerously

My friend and mentor Dr. Rob Gilbert’s amazing Success Hotline (973.743.4690) is a constant source of motivation for me in writing this blog. In fact, it’s his stories and daily hotline that actually inspired me to launch KWD. Just the … Continue reading →

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Creative Crocuses

Posted on November 4, 2016 by karinwritesdangerously

“I invented this rule for myself to be applied to every decision I might have to make in the future. I would sort out all the arguments and see which belonged to fear and which to creativeness, and other things … Continue reading →

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Wizardly Wordplay

Posted on November 2, 2016 by karinwritesdangerously

“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter — ’tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning.” Mark Twain Mark Twain had a simple rule for writing: “Use the right word … Continue reading →

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Boosting Creativity

Posted on October 26, 2016 by karinwritesdangerously

“Creativity is intelligence having fun.”   Albert Einstein Creativity is boundless and every artistic discipline has something to share with us as writers. There’s so much that we can learn about playfulness and pushing past our comfort zones. In a story … Continue reading →

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Muse Amusement

Posted on October 24, 2016 by karinwritesdangerously

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” Frederick Douglass “I wish you a wrestling match with your creative muse that will last a lifetime. I wish craziness and foolishness and madness upon you. May you live with hysteria … Continue reading →

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Filter Free

Posted on October 18, 2016 by karinwritesdangerously

“As a fiction writer you will often be working through ‘some observing consciousness.’ Yet when you… ask readers to step back and observe the observer — to look at rather than through the character — you start to tell-not-show and … Continue reading →

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Writing Simply

Posted on September 23, 2016 by karinwritesdangerously

“I emerged from the womb hollering for a pencil sharpener…I’m still working every day on writing simply.” Toby Stein What more energizing and enlivening a way to spend an evening than rhapsodizing about words in all their glory with the … Continue reading →

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