In poetry, there are several ways to get published. You can publish individual poems in literary journals, poetry chapbooks (16-24 poems), or full-length books of poems (around 50 poems usually). There are also other unique ways to publish, like broadsides, anthologies, and even self-publishing. As a poet who tends to stick to traditional poetry publication …
2015 has arrived, and with it comes my One Word for this year: ENOUGH. Last year was a year of enormous growth for me. Actually, the past two years have been pretty monumental years in terms of personal growth. I am more comfortable in my own skin than I have ever been, and I have …
Last January I chose the word GROW as my guiding word for the year. I never new how painful – and beautiful – growing can be. In many ways, this year was a year of failure. Time and time again, I felt like a failure at my job, at home, and as a writer. I am …
My daughter’s been working on a school project this week. It’s actually pretty cool: she has to make a board game based on the book Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. She had a great idea for a game, but last night she hit a wall when she realized she’d drawn out the game board …
** So I may be starting a series(ish) on writing. We’ll see how this goes. I don’t have a particular day of the week or length of time in mind. But posts titled Writing Lessons will be about different things I’ve learned from living a writer’s life. You guys know that I am an avid …
