Tag Archives: Virginia Woolf

Virginia Vanishes

Posted on November 13, 2019 by karinwritesdangerously

“… – but here, the houses falling away on both sides, they came out on the quay, and the whole bay spread before them and Mrs. Ramsey could not help exclaiming: ‘Oh, how beautiful!’ For the great plateful of blue … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Voices

Posted on November 7, 2019 by karinwritesdangerously

“Blame it or praise it, there is no denying the wild horse in us.”   Virginia Woolf How true! A gathering of inspiring words about voice and the writer’s calling:* “The role of a writer is not to say what we … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Creativity

Posted on March 8, 2018 by karinwritesdangerously

“As a woman, I have no country. As a woman, my country is the world.   Virginia Woolf Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day 2018. This year’s theme is “Press for Progress,” and it’s hard to think of a woman … Continue reading →

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Your Voice

Posted on January 25, 2018 by karinwritesdangerously

“So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say.”   Virginia Woolf Today, January 25th, is the 136th anniversary of Virginia Woolf’s … Continue reading →

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Time Warp

Posted on October 22, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

“This is the best kind of historical fiction — oozing period detail, set in a milieu populated by famous figures and events about which much is known but seen through the eyes of a central character who, due to her … Continue reading →

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Voice Lessons

Posted on September 28, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

Finding our voice is all about finding the courage to write dangerously, to speak out from our hearts onto the page. I just came across a wonderful gathering of inspiring quotes about voice and the writer’s calling I want to … Continue reading →

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Journal Juice

Posted on May 29, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.” Gustave Flaubert Just recently a wise friend and mentor shared an interesting experience: She decided to go through some of her old journals and pull out any snippets … Continue reading →

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Ordinary, Extraordinary

Posted on March 4, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

“We must remember that everything is ordinary and extraordinary. It is our minds that open or close….Go so deep into something that you understand its interpenetration with all things. Then automatically the detail is imbued with the cosmic; they are … 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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Letter Writers

Posted on September 27, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

What a wonderful evening! Compliments of Nancy, my wonderful friend and writing buddy, I sat in on the dress rehearsal of a new local production of Vita and Virginia, a play by Eileen Atkins. It’s being mounted by Luna Stage, … Continue reading →

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