Preparing for the Big Launch
I used to serve under a school administrator who repeatedly used the cliche, “This ain’t my first rodeo.” In fact, he kept a large wooden sign with the phrase painted on it in his office. I hate that...
View ArticleThe Thrifty Creative: Three Strategies
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Experts tell us the GDP is great and unemployment is at an all-time low. Sounds wonderful, but let’s be honest: Average families like mine are struggling under the...
View ArticlePo-Biz Discernment: A Brief Publishing Guide
Sometimes, a publisher just doesn’t do enough for a deserving author.Photo by George Milton on Pexels.com My publisher is exemplary. Since publishing The Places That Hold with Eastover Press in...
View ArticleFranklin’s Lightning: A Birthday Post
I’ve been telling myself my age this year is inconsequential. Benjamin Franklin says otherwise. At the age of 46, Benjamin Franklin flew his famous kite, proving that lightning is an electrical...
View ArticleWhere Do You Get Your Ideas?
The title of this post is a question I often receive. Whether it’s in a writing workshop, a traditional classroom, or simply in casual conversation, people regularly inquire about the origin of...
View ArticleHow to Add More Poetry to the Holidays
Once in a while at this time of year, workshop participants and seminar attendees express a desire to integrate poetry reading into their holiday celebrations. There’s a fine tradition of reading...
View ArticleHow to Add More Poetry to the Holidays
Once in a while at this time of year, workshop participants and seminar attendees express a desire to integrate poetry reading into their holiday celebrations. There’s a fine tradition of reading...
View Article“Fashionable” Poetry
The old saying goes, “Wait long enough, and it’ll come back into fashion.” Usually, people say this about clothes and styles of different eras. But I’ve been at the writing game now long enough to...
View ArticleWith Appreciation
Gratitude for people who read well… In basic creative writing classes, instructors often begin by telling students to consider their purpose and audience. This is good advice, mostly, since lacking a...
View ArticleA Thank-You to Tupelo Quarterly
The logo and motto of Tupelo Quarterly, a fine magazine for writers Recently, the esteemed literary journal Tupelo Quarterly featured both a portfolio of my newer poems and a phenomenal review of The...
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