Tag Archives: Jk Rowling

Simple Storyboarding

Posted on February 25, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

When J.K. Rowling was writing her now-legendary Harry Potter series, one of the tools she used at some point was a version of storyboarding: She mapped out her chapter outlines and plot points using vertical columns on a sheet of … Continue reading →

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Choose Yourself

Posted on February 18, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

“Failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy to finishing the only work that mattered to me. Had I … Continue reading →

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Pocket Library

Posted on September 12, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

“Butt in the chair!” — that’s the rallying cry of seasoned authors: Nora Roberts, the penner of more than 100 novels, springs to mind. But, like many another scribe, I tend to be a wandering writer. I’m disciplined enough to … Continue reading →

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Independent Thinkers

Posted on November 18, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

“Those who wish to sing always find a song.” Swedish Proverb “Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul.” Walt Whitman I’m full of admiration for JK Rowling — and not just because of her inspiring rags-to-riches … Continue reading →

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Valuing Intuition

Posted on June 10, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

When Madeleine L’Engle’s fantasy novel for children was rejected by some 40 publishers, her agent gave up on the project and returned the manuscript. But then, Madeleine had the good fortune to meet John Farrar of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. … Continue reading →

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Failure Frees

Posted on May 14, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

“I was the biggest failure I knew.” JK Rowling Pondering her past, this is how Jo Rowling described herself in a 2008 Harvard commencement speech. Seven years after graduating from a university where she had studied classics, her marriage was … Continue reading →

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Adventure Awaits

Posted on May 13, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

“Exploring Europe with Hermoine’s wits, Harry’s curiosity, and Ron’s budget.” Karen and Ryan, Harry Potter enthusiasts/obsessives Little did I know when I penned my last post, “Rowling Ruminates” and tagged it, that it would catch the eagle eyes of Karen … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day

Posted on May 11, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

A beautiful bouquet of words for all the wonderful mothers we love and who love us: “All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother.” Abraham Lincoln “Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher … Continue reading →

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Rowling Ruminates

Posted on May 10, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

JK Rowling probably ranks as the most successful writer ever to pen a book: Her Harry Potter series, which she spent 17 years writing, has sold 450 million copies in 76 languages and A Casual Vacancy, her foray into adult … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Influences

Posted on December 22, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“What was any art but a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining elusive element which is life itself – life hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose.” Willa Cather … Continue reading →

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