Just you wait….
I’m entrenched in a few things – work, writing, and projects – and I’m finding it hard to think of fresh things to pass along to you. I figure it’s better to beg your forgiveness for taking a short vacation and skipping a couple posts than to just write something that ‘will do’. Meantime, I’ll try to […]
Irony…
While browsing through MSN’s home page on June 16, I was struck by the following: The HEALTHY LIVING section featured these stories – 10 SMALL CHANGES THAT CAN LEAD TO BIG WEIGHT LOSS! How to cleanse your body without going on a detox diet 4 healthy foods men should eat NOW Snacking on peanuts may extend […]
The Cost of Critique…part 2
Last week I concentrated on what I consider to be the greatest danger of critique – losing faith in yourself and your writing. Another danger in throwing your baby to the wolves is losing your story. Yes, that’s what I said. You see, you often get so much feedback that it overwhelms you. One person […]
The Cost of Critique
Critique – From Merriam-Webster: a careful judgment in which you give your opinion about the good and bad parts of something (such as a piece of writing or a work of art) to examine critically a critical estimate or discussion <a critique of the poet’s work In many previous blogs, I’ve emphasized the usefulness of […]
Words and Music
At the Lucidity Poets’ Retreat, speaker/writer/educator Charlotte Renk shared six things that she calls the Qualities of Effective Writing. One of them is MUSIC. She specifies repeated sound and structure, but often a poem or essay ‘sings’ to me in other ways. It seems to call to me, deep inside. I think this is the […]
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