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Harper Helps

Please help KWD grow by sharing: https://karinwritesdangerously.com/ “You can go to France and mention Boo Radley, and people will know who you mean.” To Kill a Mockingbird fan Today is Harper Lee’s birthday, so let’s ponder her greatest triumph for … Continue reading

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Vote Note

Sharpen your pencils and shake the cobwebs from your brain so you can clear the mental mist and find the literary lights that have guided your writing path! The deadline is fast approaching to cast your votes along with other … Continue reading

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One Story

“You can go to France and mention Boo Radley, and people will know who you mean.” To Kill a Mockingbird fan Published in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird became an instant bestseller and classic. Over the past 50 years, it … Continue reading

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Harper Hoopla

OK, OK, I’m sure some of you are upset. If you’ve been reading all the press about Harper Lee’s just-published novel, Go Set a Watchman, then you probably know that it’s already sparked a lot of controversy already and hardly … Continue reading

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Tone Deaf

I don’t know about you, but I’ve seen a lot of filmed versions of books lately: The Life of Pi is one, and two versions of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I also recently saw an old film of … Continue reading

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The Envelope

“I think the hardest thing about writing is writing.” Nora Ephron The most important thing is the story, not the script, the story.” Richard Zanuck OK, I admit it. I’m one of the one billion. I watched the Oscars from … Continue reading

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Beloved Writer

“Now, 75 years later in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books.” Harper Lee To Kill A Mockingbird: One book, one story, one beloved masterpiece. Who … Continue reading

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Persuasive Punch

“Find your voice.” That’s the tag line for The King’s Speech in recent newspaper ads and it seems apt, since the film continues to garner rave reviews for its script (see Ripe Writing). In a recent USA Today story called … Continue reading

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