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Poetry Break: Margaret Moore

Margaret Moore __________ Heartbeats of a Nation   And suddenly, Poetry Matters.   In a world That neglects To appreciate it, That belittles it, asks        “Why bother With it?”   Suddenly, They realize That poetry Matters.   Suddenly,      Millions Across the nation Are in awe, Drawn in, In total Captivation […]

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Poetry Break: LAGuy

By: LAGuy     YoUrSeLf   I hate how you love them, More than you love me How you let them treat your heart Like a hot potato I hate that We! Lost a lot of chances Because You! Keep giving them away I love you. I hate that you have feelings, A mere human […]

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Poetry Break: Solomon Maikas

By: Solomon Maikas     everything is glass   at dawn, we scrimmage with crumbs of uncertainty. on our tongues, we paddle dreams like lies that will not undergo cross-interrogation. a whoosh takes a grip on the sun, & our hearts spill the colour of molten water on glassed-surface; it folds away parts of itself. […]

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Poetry Break: John Grey

By: John Grey _____ STROKE 3 _____ Jailed, you’ve nothing else to do but listen to machines behind you, out of sight, measuring your feeble body motions while, in a far field, men dig a hole just deep enough. You can’t speak. Words are like scratches in your throat. The constant beeping is more than […]

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Are You Attracting Your Right Reader?

"If the wrong reader comes across the words, they will remain just words. But for the right readers, your vision blooms off the page and is absorbed into their minds like smoke, where it will re-form, whole and alive, fully adapted to its new environment." ― Mary Gaitskill 

Don't let this happen to you. Know your readers.

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Does a Guest Post Help You?

By: Marilyn L. Davis   Opportunity: Writing a Guest Post   “Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” ~Chris Grosser     Are you still wondering if a guest post does anything for you? Here are five reasons to consider a guest post.    1. You gain instant exposure to another group of readers.    Each […]

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On the Trail: Looking for a Good Post?

Think of readers as hikers on a trail. They’ll tolerate an uphill climb if you sprinkle goodies along the way.

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Your Writing Voice Is Waiting

By: Marilyn L. Davis    Where’s My  Voice?    “A writer’s voice emanates from their interest and compulsions that absorb them completely. Only by fully committing themselves to a pet subject or issue can the writer develop a thematic tone that speaks to other people with authority and serenity. The quality of their literary voice […]

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Reader’s Poll

By: Marilyn L. Davis   “Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.”–Mason Cooley What Do You Want to Read?   Some of us are still in due to COVID-19. That means a lot of reading for many of us.  Periodically, I want to hear from readers what they […]

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Corrected Content Respects the Reader

By: Marilyn L. Davis     Content is only the Beginning   “Put down everything that comes into your head and then you’re a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff’s worth, without pity, and destroy most of it.” ~Collette   Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, a French writer nominated for the Nobel Prize […]

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