Tag Archives: Madeleine L’Engle

Inspiring Words

Posted on October 1, 2019 by karinwritesdangerously

As we launch into our writing today, 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. Unfold your own myth.” “Let … Continue reading →

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Your Magic

Posted on March 15, 2018 by karinwritesdangerously

“It’s a question that doesn’t have an answer. We, and I think I’m speaking for may writers, don’t know what it is that sometimes comes to make our books come alive. All we can do is write dutifully and day … Continue reading →

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Who Knew?

Posted on July 19, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“A Wrinkle in Time was almost never published. You can’t name a major publisher who didn’t reject it. And there were many reasons. One was that it was supposedly too hard for children. Well, my children were 7, 10, and … Continue reading →

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Wise Women

Posted on March 6, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

In honor of Women’s History Month, I’ve gathered a cornucopia of favorite quotes to inspire and energize us all: “Inspiration usually comes during work, not before it.” Madeleine L’Engle “In the middle of the world, make one positive step. In … Continue reading →

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Something Comes

Posted on February 24, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

“Inspiration usually comes during work, not before it.” Madeleine L’Engle Here’s something amazing: You can sit down to write and feel that you have nothing to say and decide that you’ll just say anything in order to have something to … Continue reading →

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Inspiration Strikes

Posted on November 26, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

“Inspiration usually comes during work, not before it.” Madeleine L’Engle Yes, Virginia, there is a secret to being inspired. People who study great geniuses in the arts quickly come to realize that these people not only work intensely, they also … Continue reading →

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Storytelling Magic

Posted on July 27, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

In a recent interview in The New York Times Book Review, Dan Brown, the author of The Da Vinci Code and the new bestseller, Inferno, talked about the earliest experience he had as a reader that influenced him in a … 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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