It is Poetry Friday! If you want to know what Poetry Friday is check out this explanation from Renee M. LaTulippe. Today, our host is Linda Mitchell on her blog A Word Edgewise. who is offering a clunker challenge. I’m in! Thank you for hosting, Linda! I wrote a post of gratitude yesterday for all…
Writing poetry is a humbling experience. It also takes confidence and bravery to share one’s thoughts and feelings. In other words, it can be hard. But a strange thing happens, when one starts to share one’s work and receives feedback, sharing gets easier and easier. At least that’s how it’s been for me. I’ve realized…
They say the hardest part of self-publishing a book is the marketing. But, truthfully, any publishing contract negotiation these days will ask you how YOU plan to market your book. So, either way, if you publish, you are responsible for marketing your book, at least partially. Marketing is hard. I have an Etsy shop and…
Let’s take a moment and recap my indie publishing tips so far: 1) Invite others to join you 2) Take Your Time 3) Communicate Well 4) Patience 5) Keep everyone in the loop 6) Remember to Take a Break 7) Stay on to finish the ride 8) Hold Everyone to the Same Standard And, My…
Hold Everyone to the Same Standard is my tip for today. While I was working on the anthology, I made sure that I kept the same rules for all, including myself. What were my rules? I had some authors want to use previously published work. And I get that because some of my previously published…
I missed posting yesterday. I have been traveling and yesterday was a busy day. We’re in Buffalo New York, not for the eclipse but to visit my sister and my sister-in-law. We have just come from spending five days in Brockport, a little town outside of Rochester, New York where my Dad lives. I visited…
Happy Poetry Friday! Today our round-up is hosted by poet and author, Irene Latham on her blog, Live Your Poem. Thanks for hosting, Irene! She also has the Progressive Poem line for today – be sure to check that out! I missed out on participating this year! Looks great so far, everyone. I am currently…
Each day this month, I am celebrating Poetry Month by sharing my tips for Indie Publishing, a process I have just completed for the second time. My third tip for publishing an indie anthology of ekphrastic poetry for middle grade students is to communicate well. Tip #3 Communicate Well I’ve prided myself on being a…
Happy Poetry Friday, Friends! This week saw considerable progress on the upcoming new anthology Picture Perfect Poetry: An Anthology of Ekphrastic Nature Poetry For Students. In fact, I should be ready to send it in for a proof copy today! I am so excited that this project came together. The book is beautiful! Thank you…
Poetry First On the last day of our vacation, we hiked to Mermaid’s Chair. You can read about it in this Medium.com (click Medium.com) article from last week. The following is the poem inspired by this place. Mermaid’s Chair An outcrop of rockOverlooking the seaAnd the ocean as far as One can see. Turquoise Caribbean…