inspiration, creative writing prompts, motivational quotes, poetry and gentle nagging on the creative writing life…
Now that school is over until October I am intent on organizing my office and getting rid of clutter. I found this paper from an accountability group I was a member of a few years ago. I thought these questions Continue reading 7 Questions for Creative Writing Accountability
I just handed in the final packet of work for the semester. Look for many new posts…this week! My poetry window slideshow. Now get back to work! Lovingly,The Writing Nag
“I had no accomplishments except surviving. But that isn’t enough in the community where I came from, because everybody was doing it. So I wasn’t prepared for America, where everybody is glowing with good teeth and good clothes and food.” Continue reading R.I.P. Frank McCourt
Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart; confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write. ~Rainer Maria Rilke
Download a FREE copy of the Artella eBook, Writing the Carousel: Going Full Circle in Colorful Poetry Writing!, which presents a progression of exercises that will help you uncover the surprising “turns” of phrases that make poetry effective, and then Continue reading Writing the Carousel
“Browsing the dim back cornerOf a musty antique shopOpened an old book of poetryAngels flew out from the pagesI caught the whiff of a soulThe ink seemed fresh as todayWas that voices whispering?The tree of the paper still grows.”Pixie Foudre Continue reading The Tree of the Paper Still Grows
One of my favorite poems by poet Denise Duhamel is called Egg Rolls. In it Duhamel uses food as a metaphor for many deeper issues. She packs a lot into this poem, so much that I seem to discover more Continue reading Egg Rolls
Even though this is written for young adults I loved this simple, fun craft book on being a poet, creativity and learning to write poetry. The illustrations are great and the lessons are clear. There are also instructions for making Continue reading Immersed in Verse
One of the first writing conferences I went to, I ordered 250 free business cards from Vista Print. Having my name, my website and the word writer on a business card was an important step in telling the world, I Continue reading On Business Cards
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