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Sunday, February 8, 2009

A FEW GOOD LINKS FOR WRITERS

There are lots of Web links out there for writers. I decided to share a couple that I use frequently and then added a couple others that I found recently. Here they are. www.dictionary.com I use this ALL the time. It’s simple to use. Just type in your word and hit enter and there you go.... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

SELF-PUBLISHING – Here’s what we’ve done so far

Responses from (BetsyLewis, wiccan_she_wolf, Kabu, Ariala) A couple days ago I posted wondering how many of the souls on blogit have self-published. I have repeated responses here. I hope this will help anyone looking to self-publish. I would like to collect information from more folks, so keep it... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 6, 2009

SELF PUBLISHING - Have you done it?

I'll put up the first version of the results later today. I have to get to my paying job. LOL But, keep your responses coming. Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

SELF-PUBLISHING – Have you done it?

I’ve done it. Have you? I’m interested in knowing how many of you have self-published. Not only that, but I would be interested in knowing how you would rate your self-publishing experience. I think we should share. What if there are others among us who are considering self-publishing, what words of... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Follow These Ten Easy Steps Before Sending Out Your Work

Over the years I have learned a few things about making sure my work looked its best before sending it anywhere, whether it was a paying client, a poetry journal, my town’s weekly newspaper, or my church’s newsletter. Here’s my list—one that I follow for almost everything I write. I hope it can help... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 31, 2009

MEMOIRS - Another idea

I think I'm off the idea of writing a memoir - sort of. Instead, what I think I will try and do is develop poems using my life events as a framework. I suppose, some would say, isn't that what most of us poets do anyway? Yes, you are right. But I think perhaps this containment is what I need to get... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 30, 2009

JOURNALS - NOT ALL ARE CREATED EQUAL

I have a collection of journals. Most are empty. Starting one terrified me. Then, a couple years ago, I purchased a lovely green-sided leather journal with acid-free pages. It was beautiful to behold. It was almost sensual to touch. I began to write in it. Not every day, but a lot of days. Then my... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 26, 2009

WRITERS MARKET SNAFU

Writers Market Snafu Over the last several years I have either used the print or online version of Writers Market and Poetry Market. My print versions were outdated by about two years. I went to Barnes & Noble and attempted to find them in the reference section which is where I usually found them. I... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

THE WRITERS PRAYER

“Stories are our prayers.” I hope to share a little more of this wonderful book, TELLIING TRUE STORIES, edited by Mark Kramer and Wendy Call. One of the very first things I read in TELLING TRUE STORIES was an essay called “Sharing Stories” by Jacqui Banaszynski. I shared some of the comments found... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

WRITING FOR THE SEQUENTIAL READER

Until I read about this I never really realized it – readers read sequentially. Okay, I know readers read from the beginning to the end, but I didn’t realize how a reader processes the reading. According to Tom French in his essay, “Sequencing: Text as Line” from TELLING TRUE STORIES, edited by Mark... Sign in to see full entry.

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