K. Morris's Blog, page 604
March 10, 2017
Returning Author – Tori Zigler
A good article by my author friend Tori Zigler. I particularly agree with Tori’s comments regarding authors reviewing fellow author’s work and her point about writer’s commenting on reviews of their books. Kevin
I’d like to welcome back author Victoria Zigler, or Tori, if you prefer.
Please recap briefly about your books:
Most of my books are fantasy stories, fairy tales, animal stories, or some combination of those, but I’ve also written books in other genres too. Regardles...
Legal Deposit for Self-Published (And Other) Authors
Yesterday evening, I met up with an old friend (who is also an author) for dinner. Inevitably the conversation touched upon writing and I asked whether my friend had provided print copies of his novel to the British Library and the 5 other libraries as stipulated under Legal Deposit legislation. He was unaware of Legal Deposit as (I believe) are quite a few other authors. I therefore thought it would be helpful to furnish the below information pertaining to Legal Deposit.
In the below extract...
March 9, 2017
Indie Versus Traditional Publishing – A Guest Post By Author Stephen Morris
Thank you to author Stephen Morris for the below guest post:
Author: Stephen Morris
Website: http://www.stephenmorrisauthor.com
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Title: “Why Should I Have to Pay For an Editor??”
“Why should I have to pay for an editor? Or a cover design? Or for advertising? If my book is published by a real publisher, then won’t they pay for a...
There Was A Young Conservative Called Fred
There was a young Conservative called Fred
Who dressed all in red.
His Socialist friend Yvette
Said “I have never yet
Seen a Tory turn so red”!
March 8, 2017
If I Told You What I Believe
If I told you what I believe would you call me a reactionary? A liberal, a socialist or some other name?
What would you gain
By labelling me an old stick-in-the mud
Who would
Put the clock back if he could?
Is that in fact what I wish to do,
For you may my words misconstrue
And find I play a game with you!
If you read my poetry through
From cover to cover
You may discover
That my view
Is of a world full of shades of grey,
So, I say
Enjoy when I tease
But please
Do not on my words seize
And p...
Under The Stars
Looking for a saviour under the stars
Men slow then stop their cars.
Girls under street lamps stand
Waiting for their lord’s command.
Needle pricks scar their arms
Still men discern a certain charm.
Girls think of their next fix
Man moistens his dry lips.
“I seek a saviour of a kind
In the hope some inner peace I may find”
He says shuddering at her needle lines.
“Your saviour I will be
Provided you can pay my fee.
A girl must live. Love isn’t free”,
She says gazing at a dista...
The Best Kind of Bot: The New Yorker’s Poetry Bot
As many of you know, I am a poetry nerd, which is why I am incredibly excited to share The New Yorker’s new Poetry Bot.
By following the Bot on Twitter or Facebook Messenger, people can receive excerpts from different poems every day for the next three months. The poems have been chosen by The New Yorker’s poetry editor and coordinator and include works by Audre Lorde, Dorothy Parker, Joseph Brodsky, and many, many more.
To begin following the Bot, simply follow the instr...
There Was A Young Man Called Jerry
There was a young man called Jerry
Who was overly fond of sherry.
He drank it all day
And his wife would say
“You will get no sense out of Jerry”!
March 7, 2017
A Short Analysis of Philip Larkin’s ‘Aubade’
Along with Larkin’s “Ambulances”, his “Aubade” is, I think my favourite Larkin poem. Larkin tells it as it is, however uncomfortable that may be.
A summary of Larkin’s last great poem
An aubade – the term is from the French – is a song or poem in praise of the dawn, but Philip Larkin’s ‘Aubade’ is somewhat different. Although the meditation in the poem takes place during the early hours of the morning, there is none of the celebratory zest found so often in poetic auba...
A Review of my poetry cd
Thank you to Olivia Emily for reviewing my recently released poetry CD, which features me reading 13 of my poems. For the review please visit, https://libroliv.com/2017/03/07/k-morris-cd-review/.
If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the CD please email me at newauthoronline (at) gmail dot com, (the address is given in this manner in order to deter spammers).
