Tag Archives: Stephen King

Be Yourself

Posted on June 25, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde Clever boy, that Oscar! Being yourself is at the heart of writing dangerously isn’t it? But this isn’t always easy, as we all know. Sometimes we feel that we’re not good … Continue reading →

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Editing Strategies

Posted on April 30, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” Aristotle Needless to say, editing is challenging. I remember reading that Joyce Carole Oates feels that putting together a first draft can be torturous, but that revising and editing — shaping … Continue reading →

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Draft Dough

Posted on March 13, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

“Writing fiction, especially a long work of fiction, can be a difficult, lonely job; it’s like crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a bathtub. There’s plenty of opportunity for self-doubt.” Stephen King Every once in a while, I pull out Stephen … Continue reading →

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Helping Hand

Posted on January 13, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

My head is spinning! Little wonder, since I just spent about five hours with Linda, my dear friend and eagle-eyed reader. We went over her notations on my YA novel page by page and boy am I glad we did. … Continue reading →

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“Rewrite Formula”

Posted on December 12, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

Don’t you just love it when you come across a piece of writing advice that’s really specific and has some practical application to exactly what you’re working on? This just happened to me. I was wandering through Stephen King’s handbook … Continue reading →

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Happy Camper

Posted on November 16, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

“This stuff (writing) keeps you young. They let us guys go out and be designated kids for everybody else, and we get to make stuff up and live on the playground. The challenge is to be an adult at least … Continue reading →

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Staying Fresh

Posted on May 24, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

“Writing is at its best — always, always, always — when it is a kind of inspired play for the writer. I can write in cold blood if I have to, but I like it best when it’s fresh and … Continue reading →

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Cross Writing

Posted on December 28, 2010 by karinwritesdangerously

“Here’s a rare thing, a painter who can write.” Sinclair Lewis While watching a PBS American Masters special on Thomas Hart Benton, a populist  American artist who’s been both praised and panned, a brief comment about his autobiography, An Artist … Continue reading →

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Two Things

Posted on September 2, 2010 by karinwritesdangerously

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” Stephen King Full disclosure: “I’ve seen the movies Misery (most of it, anyway) and The Green Mile, which … Continue reading →

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