inspiration, creative writing prompts, motivational quotes, poetry and gentle nagging on the creative writing life…
One must be drenched in words, literally soaked in them, to have the right ones form themselves into the proper patterns at the right moment.Hart Crane, American Poet (1899-1932) It’s been one week since I arrived home from Vermont and Continue reading Drenched in Words
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One of my favorite UK websites is Mslexia, a writing website for women. Right now they have a poetry competition going on and the top prizes are big. A good read on how to win a poetry competition from their Continue reading How to win a poetry competition
Poetry, whose material is language, is perhaps the most human and least worldly of the arts, the one in which the end product remains closest to the thought that inspired it. Hannah Arendt Yesterday I mentioned working with found poetry Continue reading More on Found Poetry
A writer’s mind seems to be situated partly in the solar plexus and partly in the head. ~Ethel Wilson I don’t consider myself a serious blogger, I have a full time job, and now a part time job being a Continue reading Blogging Yourself to a Heart Attack…
“New England has a harsh climate, a barren soil, a rough and stormy coast, and yet we love it, even with a love passing that of dwellers in more favored regions”Henry Cabot Lodge Just some images as I try to Continue reading Images of Vermont and Massachusetts
The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think. Edwin Schlossberg Today we set up our writer’s workshop, a small group of students (5) who will share their work with each other online as Continue reading Writer’s Workshops
Planning to write is not writing. Outlining . . . researching . . . talking to people about what you’re doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing. — E. L. Doctorow By Thursday I will have the better Continue reading Let the research begin
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should Continue reading All as it should be