Welcome to the Poetry Friday Round-Up!!
It’s Poetry Friday and my inaugural attempt at hosting! I thought about using Mr. Linky and then realized I’m a…
Why We Need Stories
Today I was looking for someone online, and came across this brilliant, chock-full-of-quotes piece from a collection of conference materials…
Poetry Friday and Good Poems: American Places edited by Garrison Keillor
It’s Poetry Friday, and almost Independence Day. To celebrate, I’d like to recommend the poetry anthology Good Poems: American Places….
Moleskine 30-second video
Many writers love notebooks, especially the gold standard, Moleskine. Today Moleskine posted a video that squeezes into a mere 30…
Poetry Friday & Forest Has a Song by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
It’s Poetry Friday! Carol at Carol’s Corner has the round-up.This week, I want to recommend Forest Has a Song, by…
Sammy Keyes and the Showdown in Sin City by Wendelin Van Draanen
I’d always wanted to read a Sammy Keyes book, so it was a treat to find the latest one in…
Start with the most intimidating situation. Summer Poem Swap 2013!
The lovely Tabatha Yeatts from The Opposite of Indifference has organized a fun/thrilling/terrifying summer project: Summer Poem Swap 2013. I…
Poetry Friday & KidsBooks in Vancouver, B.C.
It’s Poetry Friday!Margaret at Reflections on the Teche is hosting this week’s round-up. She’s in Louisiana, so we’re practically neighbors….
A unique social media campaign to save a library.
I’m a fan of libraries. I love the smell of all those books.I love the hush, the promise of stories…
For writers: questions to ask your readers.
Today on Dear Editor.com, a writer posed the question: “How do I get useful feedback from my beta readers?”One of…
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