Tag Archives: Henry David Thoreau

Bare Bones

Posted on November 8, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“The book you see was written in the outer seats (of the cloister); while I wrote, I froze, and what I could not write by daylight, I finished by candlelight.” Ludwig of Wessobron, a German Monk “Three fingers write, yet … Continue reading →

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Lively Lit

Posted on August 13, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

How much ink has been spilled talking about the book’s demise in the digital age? Oceans of it, I’m sure. And yet there’s still more to be said — none of it more hopeful and heartening than an essay called … Continue reading →

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Hobgoblin Alert

Posted on August 26, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” Oscar Wilde “Summertime and the livin’ is easy…” How I love this … Continue reading →

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Time In

Posted on June 11, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

“A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of feeble minds.” Henry David Thoreau Right now, if I were sticking to my writing plan, I’d be spending a few hours today revising my YA novel, along with the rest of the work … Continue reading →

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Portable Office

Posted on May 3, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

“As every writer — and every reader — knows, writing well is the best trip of them all.” Gore Vidal One of the wonderful things about writing is that you can do it not just at any time of the … Continue reading →

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Walden Ponders

Posted on February 25, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life and see if could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I … Continue reading →

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