What Beginning Writers Should Know
I ran across this link on a friend’s facebook page and just had to share it. Ira Glass,a famous story teller, gives some great advice for beginner writers. It’s very short, but packs a huge message. Enjoy!
Read MoreTime to Write!
This morning there was frost on my windshield. Instead of filling me with dread, I had a feeling that things would begin to happen. When cold weather comes, my instinct is to hunker down and work at my desk. In the two weeks since my youngest son started seventh grade, I have made and completed quite a few lists. The quiet of the house inspires me to make every minute count. I have been writing and sending out class proposals for winter/spring dates. What does the cold weather inspire in you? Now that the summer distractions have left, are you back to your writing desk? If you need a jump start to get you writing again, I have two classes coming up in the next weeks. On September 23rd and 24th, I will be teaching at Pine Needle Quilting Company in Pine City....
Read MoreSubmit to Cell Poems
Here’s a great new way to write poetry, 140 characters or less. Click on the link below to find out more! http://cellpoems.org/submit/ Submit to Cellpoems In her poem “Poet’s Work,” Lorine Niedecker said that there was “no lay off from this condensery.” We’re looking for poems that demonstrate the fruit of such labor; strange, profound, weird, and memorable language condensed into 140 characters or less. Please use the online submission form.
Read MoreBack to School
Every fall when school begins again, I get the itch to learn something new. How about you? Does the smell of new pencils inspire you to take a class? I believe in classes. I don’t know of any authors who have become proficient writers without the input of a great teacher. Look to your local community ed, college, or literary center to see what classes are offered. Talk to the people in your writing group and ask if any of the members would be interested in doing a short presentation about writing. Visit your local librarian and tell her you would like to attend a writing class. New legislation has created funding for libraries to offer free classes on a variety of subjects. You can mention my name to the librarian as a possible teacher, or I would be happy...
Read MoreAnthology Seeking Testimonies
LOVE LETTERS FROM THE HEART ANTHOLOGY http://www.pixnpens.com/ — Have you ever longed to share your heart – your testimony – with someone, but couldn’t work up the nerve to do so? Well, now is your chance. We are currently compiling testimonies – in letter format – for Love Letters from the Heart, to be released February 2012. The testimonies should be 1,000 words or less, written in the form of a letter to someone you want to share the Gospel and/or your testimony with. The letters will be universal letters, and won’t have names connected to them, but anyone who contributes to the book will have their name and brief bio listed in the back of the book. If the writer chooses to share which testimony is their own, they are...
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