Our writing prompt this month is WATER. April, on the Canadian prairies where I grew up, was a month of water. The precipitation that came down as snow all winter gradually melted in the warm sun of April's lengthening days and filled the days with spring's background music of drip, trickle, and croaking frogs. Judging… Continue reading April prompt: water
I have, over the years, collected and memorized Bible verses that encouraged me as a writer. I'm also a great fan of praying Bible words back to God. I have combined those two things into a prayer for writers. Pray it over yourself and your work in 2013—and be blessed! ************** Dear God, as the… Continue reading A praying-the-Bible prayer for writers
Messy Poetry is messy all these snippets of poems lying around all these lines that keep asking to be changed or moved into another poem altogether how do I keep track? And look at these books —mere brochures with spines too skinny for titles slight, yet too weighty for the garbage lovely to hold but… Continue reading Messy – Poetry Friday
Fiscal crisis This American Sentence is a poem bribe for a guilt-free evening. Yesterday’s two-hour walk was payment for day-before-yesterday’s pan of brownies. That crocheted afghan is rent for time in front of the Food Network. These last two hours liking all your updates and pages are paying forward the success of my current work-in-progress… Continue reading Fiscal crisis
While going down an internet bunny trail a few days ago I came across a blog post by writer Kristene Kathryn Rusch. Here are a few of her words worth engraving on the walls of our little writerly hearts: "I believe each reader is very, very important, whether they buy through Sales Channel A or… Continue reading Readers—your very best friends
November, the crazy month of writing challenges is over! A few years ago I submitted myself to NaNoWriMo. For the last couple of Novembers, I've participated (somewhat) in the November Poem-A-Day Chapbook Challenge (prompts, initiative and encouragement supplied by Robert Brewer the blogmeister at Poetic Asides, Writer's Digest's blog for poets). I participated in that… Continue reading It’s December!
If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit by Brenda Ueland My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book made me want to stop reading and start writing. I love Ueland's enthusiasm and her quirky style. Empowering and energizing. What annoyed me about my Kindle version of the book was that… Continue reading This writing classic still energizes (review)
Violet Nesdoly 