Posted in Uncategorized, tagged literary magazines, Poetry, sending your work out on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Friday is always a good day to send some poems out into the world, or whatever writing your are working on.
So my progress today:
7 poems retired (2 from my just typed up list – they were BAD)
5 typed poems have gone through initial revisions
2 sets of poems submitted to lit mags
0 publishers/contests selected to submit [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged a day in my life, job hunting, Poetry, wii fit on July 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I haven’t really done a blog post just about my Day in a while and I haven’t done one like this but this should be fun
Computer started up and copious amounts of windows open so I can “work”
Breakfast – cheesecake flavored pudding. Thanks Jell-o!
Updated Folded Words – the sharing words Ning
Straightening up the house (for [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged folded word press, ning, Poetry, publishing, shapeofabox, videos, writing, writing courses on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hello Video Wednesday lets get to some linkage!
First up is this weeks issue of Shape of a Box where we have a short story by Aly Robalino.
Next up is me launching Heron into the world. You’ll see what I’m talking about
And how about another writerly person?
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged copy cat, influence versus inspiration, poets, writers, writing like other writers on July 28, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Sometimes I worry about being a copy cat and worse yet, being one and then having to defend myself at some future date when I am somehow poetically famous (note this is at least partially sarcasm).
As people who follow this blog know, I have been working on a series of poems based loosely on this [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Poetry, teaching, writing coach, creative writing, networking, ftw, classes, nings on July 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I wanted to post a quick update about my work as a Writing Coach/Writing Teacher.
First, there is still time, if you are in the greater Charlotte, NC area, to sign up for the August 15th (that’s a Saturday) class on Networking that I’ll be teaching at the offices of Main Street RagPublishing in the Mint Hill [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged best of the net, nominations, Poetry, the dead mule on July 26, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I don’t believe I posted this yet on my blog, but I have updated the Me tab to include that I have been nomainted for my first Best of the Net Award by The Dead Mule of Southern Literature.
If you’d like to read the poem nominated click here, it is the second poem, Best Friends.
Now, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »
How does or does character factor into your writing?
Now, everyone who reads this knows I am a poet by trade but, for a long time, I didn’t want to be.
I made up poems and songs throughout my childhood but I wanted to somehow make writing something career driven. Having grown up with constant concerns about [...]
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I have also set up a site just for this chapbook if you click through on the cover art!
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