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My thoughts on writing and other random things as they come up. |
| This is a blog where I keep my thoughts and daily comments about writing and WDC. |
Someone said that Adrienne Rich's book: The Dream of A Common Language was a must read. My library didn't have that one, so I'm reading Adrienne Rich's "Diving Into The Wreck." One of the strands I follow, the thing but not the thing... So far the poem "After Twenty Years" has resonated deeply with me. So I started more research. And I came upon this Poem Talk from Kelly Writer's House.  .I have a feeling I will be thinking about her work "Wait" most of the day. It will require my own close read. My initial feeling is to want to resist political poetry. I'm not sure why and must consider in greater detail. How do you feel about political poetry? Best, C |
It must be the approach of halloween. That, or there is something really wrong with me. I was just inspired to write a POEM! "A Serial Killer's Lament." *LOL* |
Sometimes I feel like sending my poems out is a bit like throwing spaghetti on the wall. You don't really know if the noodles are ready until the stick. And sometimes you have to throw a lot of noodles to get just one to stick. Other times, it feels like trying to nail jello to the wall. Just *not* going to happen. I have an annoying tendency to want to self-publish (on my blog or something) the poems no one else wants. But I have a feeling there's a reason no one else wants them. Or maybe they were just not meant to be a poem, maybe they were meant to be a story. Or maybe they are waiting for the right words or experiences to catch up to them. Or maybe just the right editor. In other news - I'm reading strange stuff these days. 100 Sideways Miles. Afterworlds. Trying to decide if I want to do Nano. I think I am. Maybe. Why not add a third half finished unedited novel to my collection? Nothing like more spaghetti.... I really need to finish something! |
| A fellow WDC chatter, Jonas David, has published his short story to Kindle (including Kindle Unlimited). It's Sci Fi and a fun read. If you subscribe to kindle unlimted, you should check it out! Jonas David Story .Even though sci fi is not my usual genre, I enjoyed this story and thought it was very imaginative. Please leave a review if you happen to give it a chance! (I think Kindle Unlt has a free 30 day trial, and I'm finding it well worth my money so far.) Thanks |
| This weekend I learned one of the students from our former "Just Fiction" group has published (4) books recently! That makes author #4 (John Biggs, Mary Jo Springer, and Melanie Moffitt were the others, although technically Mel had published before class! I was so excited! The third student, Angelica Kate, said she had some of the books already written before class, and used Just Fiction to help get them in shape. I asked her which of the books she had out was her favorite, and she said her first book,Loving Abby. .I read it over the weekend, and it was thrilling to see someone I know find some success! It was a light easy inspirational romance, and I thought she did a great job on her first book. She is self publishing with Kindle. She said she also enrolled in Kindle unlimited, which allowed her to find additional readers she might not find otherwise. I feel so inspired. After she told me about Kindle unlimited, I did a little research, and it looks interesting. One of the web sites I read seemed to have a good take on things. .Hope everyone is writing. Best wishes, C :) |
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