The author, a successful writer with many published works, offers advice on publishing. Recommended tools include Submission Grinder, a free service that lists potential publishing opportunities, and Submittable, a platform popular with publishers, which simplifies the submission process and includes a tracking feature. Other resources include regular email updates from a specific website, Trish Hopkinson's website for poets, and Facebook groups.
I went to a presentation by Michael Perry at the Lakefly Writers Conference. Entertaining as always. And informative: Here are my takaways (as written in my notes app). The only power a writer has over a reader is trust You have to make sure you have no false notes - mistakes that pull the reader … Continue reading Takeaways from a Great Author
It’s like that meme, don’t teach girls how to defend themselves, teach men to keep their hands to their selves. How do we do that?
A poem is a way to explain yourself. To decide how you want your story told. The more intimate you make it, the more you bare your soul. Which is cathartic. The surprising thing though is that the more you edit and make it more intimate, the more you get make a mystery of the … Continue reading Purge Your Mind with Poetry
We need people to write down their histories. We need to read it like poetry.
Yet, a good poem still has to hold truth. It has to resonate. It can't just have the right sounding words. These 2 lines, to me, resonated. When I was younger hurrying and worrying went together.
I work with young people. I try to strive to encapsulate the most important things to know about having an important life. I am still looking for the right words, but this is what I believe- 90% of our brain processes (thinking) is on the subconscious level. Our brains take our experiences and decides how … Continue reading What is the Most Important Advice?
Poetry is cathartic. We are only as sick as our secrets. So we need to be heard. Even if we write a poem down and are not ready to share it yet, we get the benefit of speaking out.
People should write their memoirs. Even if it is only to synthesis your journals or memories.
On April 6th, 2023, I held a workshop on Poetry. I presented an exercise where we write a poem about a chore and then come back to it and make it about something more significant. Like the poem about carrying something heavy and really it stands for carrying an emotional burden. It should not have … Continue reading The Benefit of a Writing Exercise
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