The Poetry of Poe
I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe died today in 1849. His last words are purported to be “Lord help my poor soul”. His death was as Continue reading The Poetry of Poe
Another Field of glass pumpkins-California
Glass pumpkins in CA
The Great Glass Pumpkin Field
A field of glass pumpkins!
Do You Have The Guts for This?
Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary.Jessamyn West Read a few letters at Rotten Rejections to see some of the lines editors hurled at beginning writers. They didn’t give up.Today, write about your biggest writing related fear. Continue reading Do You Have The Guts for This?
Shorts and short-shorts…Writing Contests
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn’t matter.Edward Albee If you read my blog regularly you know I love short stories. Reading them and Continue reading Shorts and short-shorts…Writing Contests
The Visual Writer
Let me walk through the fields of papertouching with my wanddry stems and stuntedbutterflies….~Denise Levertov, “A Walk through the Notebooks” One of my favorite words is evocative. Words,stories and poems can be evocative, bringing the reader into your world and Continue reading The Visual Writer
October Submissionathon
Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.Reggie Leach It’s October, set yourself on fire. How to join the submissionathon? Just post in the comments that you are “committing to submitting” for the month. Continue reading October Submissionathon
Clamoring to become visible
The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible. ~Vladimir Nabokov I had this feeling yesterday, I had started a poem months ago. Just Continue reading Clamoring to become visible
Small people got no reason…
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can somehow become great. Mark Twain Have you ever met someone that made you feel like Continue reading Small people got no reason…