Writer. Writing Mentor.
Wondering why writing is difficult sometimes? Last week I met up with a colleague and friend I hadn’t seen in over a year. It was SO GREAT to see her. We connected as though we’d just been together yesterday and
Experts abound in every field and every expert offers advice from their own world-view. The writing advice most often offered to new writers is: “You should write every day.” I hate this kind of writing advice. To be clear, I’m
Curious about how to publish a book of poetry? In my experience, these are more or less the basic steps… Read other people’s poetry. Write poems. Get feedback. Hate feedback. Revise anyway. Subscribe to 5 poetry journals (or read them
So: should you multiple submit to literary magazines? Short version: Yes. Need more? God, yes! Life’s short – multiple submit. Tell the literary magazines you’re submitting to that you are submitting to multiple places at the same time and promise
Over the years I’ve learned a few signs that signal to me that I am probably experiencing some writer’s resistance and avoiding the creative work that needs to be done. One tricky sign is that I’m suddenly doing more reading