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March 20, 2016
5 Stages: Overcoming Writer Perfectionism #SundayBlogShare #writers
Yes, this is my third re-blog of the day—call it compensation for the Vernal Equinox—call it reprisal against my Ego—call it thanks for still being alive…
Call it what you will; but, enjoy it :-)
Analysis of a Book Reviewer
Yes, this is my second re-blog today; except the other one was generated with WordPress’ “Press This” widget…
Enjoy :-)
Did you ever wonder what it was like to write about other people’s writing? That is the job of a book reviewer. I always wanted to be a freelance writer, and for me reviewing books is a perfect example of what a freelance writer does. I write book reviews as a public service to readers and authors alike, sharing my opinions of what I read.
Book reviewers...
‘The Violet Hour’: With Fear, Determination And Poetry: How Great Writers Face Death : NPR
Katie Roiphe’s The Violet Hour is a meditation on mortality in which she describes the last days of Maurice Sendak, Sigmund Freud, Susan Sontag, John Updike, James Salter and Dylan Thomas.
Source: ‘The Violet Hour’: With Fear, Determination And Poetry: How Great Writers Face Death : NPR
March 19, 2016
Should writers tackle environmental issues instead of playing make-believe? Guest spot at Howlarium
Another excellent re-blog from Roz Morris…
I’m taking a short blogging break to finish a big project before Easter, but in the meantime I can leave you with some slightly unusual bloggery.
Look at the question in the header. When I received it in my email, I thought I’d quietly pass. 
I don’t really see my fiction as a cudgel for issues. But I followed the link and found Howlarium, a thoughtful discussion blog by short story writer Jason Howell. And by then, I was itching to an...
March 17, 2016
13 to 19-Year-Olds Writing #Poetry !
Yesterday was a re-blog day but I did a full post of my own…
Today would normally be a full post of my own but I’m re-blogging yesterday’s post [and, it is a re-blog of a post of my own…] :-)
Teen Poetry MOOC
Normally, I do a re-blog on Thursdays…
However, since yesterday I published a post about Emily Dickinson and also received an email from the International Writing Program at The University of Iowa about a free course in poetry writing, I must jump in and spread the...
13 to 19-Year-Olds Writing #Poetry !
Teen Poetry MOOC
Normally, I do a re-blog on Thursdays…
However, since yesterday I published a post about Emily Dickinson and also received an email from the International Writing Program at The University of Iowa about a free course in poetry writing, I must jump in and spread the word :-)
If you’re 13-19 years old… Well, I should let the IWP tell their own story:
#Flashwrite Teen Poetry MOOCMarch 30-May 3, 2016: The IWP will offer its first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) designed exclu...
March 16, 2016
Why Is Some #Poetry So Hard to Understand?
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson
I have two Most Favorite (“secular”) authors.
One writes fiction, the other wrote poetry.
Some might say the poet wrote fiction…
C. J. Cherryhis my Most Favorite fiction author—and, she can be very hard for some folks to understand…
Emily Dickinson is my Most Favorite poet—and, she can be very hard for some folks to understand…
I find her much harder to understand than Cherryh—yet, I read her, over and over…
If you should try to read her poetry, do, if at all possibl...
March 15, 2016
Emotional Hurdles for the Newbie Writer #writers #amwriting
Today’s re-blog is very Ponderable if you’re just starting out as a serious writer…
As a newbie writer I am constantly trying to jump over emotional hurdles in order to progress.
I am calling them hurdles because if you don’t jump them you will end up falling downand hurting your writer self.
They are emotional because each one has the potential to bring on tears / sobbing / a low mood / a spot of soul searching.
Showcasing your writing to strangers. This was a tough one...March 14, 2016
#WritingAdvice
Image Courtesy of Marcel Hol ~ http://www.freeimages.com/photographer/Marzie-32588
There are 66 posts about writing advice on this blog and they include this one since I tag my posts with keywords; so, if you take that last link, you might see this post again at the top of the list, unless I’ve written another post about writing advice before you take that link—ah, the ins and outs of the Internet:-)
Today’s post features another blog’s articles about writing advice…
The blog is Brain Picking...
March 13, 2016
“Being a Writer isn’t About Having a Book”: An Interview with Kevin Watson of Press 53
Today’s re-blog explores what it takes to be a writer, from a Publisher’s perspective. :-)
Kevin Watson founded Press 53 in October of 2005. Since that time, Press 53 has published 160 titles,received almost 50 awards, and has earned an international reputation for publishing quality short fiction and poetry collections. With its home office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Press 53 has also teamed up with Tom Lombardo of Atlanta, Georgia, who edits Tom Lombardo Poetry Selections, and h...
