Tag Archives: Gustave Flaubert

Instant Inspiration

Posted on September 8, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

As we head into fall and shift our writing projects into gear, here are some words of wisdom from established writers to embolden us and give our words wings: “Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. … Continue reading →

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Journal Juice

Posted on May 29, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.” Gustave Flaubert Just recently a wise friend and mentor shared an interesting experience: She decided to go through some of her old journals and pull out any snippets … Continue reading →

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Write Action

Posted on January 27, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.” Gustave Flaubert Does writing make people happier? Reams of research and scores of studies confirm that expressive writing — committing personal experience to paper — has major health … Continue reading →

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Artistic Intensity

Posted on November 11, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

“When a book, any sort of book, reaches a certain intensity of artistic performance, it becomes literature. That intensity may be a matter of style, situation, character, emotional tone, or idea, or half a dozen other things. It may also … Continue reading →

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First Forays

Posted on September 19, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

“The particular power and readability of Madame Bovary, when it appeared in 1857, were its great and novel attractions, and these were achieved by a thousand technical devices contrived by a mature genius — economical profusion of detail, controlled style, … Continue reading →

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Then Again

Posted on August 26, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

“To be a writer is to sit down at one’s desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue flame of genius to start from the breastbone—just plain going … Continue reading →

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Rewriting Rag

Posted on July 3, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

“Revision” is like “wrestling with a demon,” from which “there is no escape, for almost anyone can write; only writers know how to rewrite. It is this ability alone that turns the amateur into a professional.” William C. Knott, The … Continue reading →

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Chasing Consistency

Posted on June 20, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

“Be regular and orderly in your life like a bourgeois, so that you may be violent and original in your work.” Gustave Flaubert “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” Aristotle “A … Continue reading →

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Wise Words

Posted on September 21, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

My reading group is on a writing retreat and we are soon to tackle Gustave Flaubert’s stylistic masterpiece, Madame Bovary. What an amazing novel! In honor of Flaubert, I am sharing some of his wonderful and pithy quotes on writing: … Continue reading →

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The Tie

Posted on September 6, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

“It is with fiction as it is with religion: it should present another world, and yet one to which we feel the tie.” Herman Melville When I came across this comment tonight, it really stopped me cold. It’s such a … Continue reading →

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