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Training Yourself

Posted on August 16, 2021 by karinwritesdangerously

From “An Afternoon with Hemingway,” by Edward Stanford: “When you write,” he [Hemingway] said, “Your object is to convey every sensation, sight, feeling, emotion to the reader. So you have to work over what you write.If you use a pencil, … Continue reading →

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Revision Roadmap

Posted on February 17, 2020 by karinwritesdangerously

Please help KWD grow by sharing:  https://karinwritesdangerously.com Whatever writing project you’re working on, at some point you’ll face the need to revise and polish your work. If the project is short, then the revision process is likely to be intense … Continue reading →

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Whittling Words

Posted on August 9, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say ‘infinitely’ when you mean ‘very.’ Otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.” C.S. Lewis Wordy writing — we’ve all been guilty of … Continue reading →

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Revision Pitfalls

Posted on July 27, 2017 by karinwritesdangerously

“A successful book is not made of what is in it, but what is left out of it.”    Mark Twain Revision is not a walk in the park for most of us — it’s a necessary stage on the road … Continue reading →

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Green Light

Posted on June 15, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

Here’s one pastime that’s always a pleasure for me: Hunting for new tools and approaches we can all fruitfully use to improve our writing. My search just turned up approach that sounds playful as well as productive — a winning … Continue reading →

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Ink Fishing

Posted on February 6, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

“Write is a verb.” reg e gaines Poet, playwright, Grand Slam Champ, author, and teacher extraordinaire — reg e gaines is a Renaissance man with a passion for rhythm, language, and image. Spending an evening with him at a Write … Continue reading →

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Weak Words

Posted on February 4, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

“All the fun’s in how you say a thing.” Robert Frost Sometimes, we’re so busy getting our story out of our head and down on paper, or so obsessed with working out plot glitches, that we become inattentive on the … Continue reading →

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First Thoughts

Posted on June 12, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

“Our first thoughts on starting a story are always wrong.” Richard Peck “The work itself will teach you” — this old Estonian proverb says it all about improving our craft: We learn to write by writing. Still, along with playing … Continue reading →

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Nervy Verbs

Posted on May 8, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

Quick quiz: Which is a better punch-line word: “pickle” or “ice”? According to comedy writers, the answer is “pickle,” because consonants sound funnier than vowels. Who knew? Needless to say, there are all kinds of ideas out there about revising … Continue reading →

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Prose Pruning

Posted on March 21, 2014 by karinwritesdangerously

“I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.” Truman Capote Our boy Truman has a point: pruning our prose is often one of the best ways to improve it. There are so many missteps that can … Continue reading →

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