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Summer’s Here (In Case You Hadn’t Noticed)
I’m delighted to have a new poem accepted. You can read it here, but you have to scroll down to the bottom of the page. I’m even more delighted to have discovered a new market for light verse. Not new, … Continue reading
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Tagged humorous poetry, light verse, Melissa Balmain, poetry, poetry publishers, publishing, summer, writing
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I’ll Take It
I’m please to say that my limerick was chosen as a runner up in the Saturday Evening Post‘s Jan./Feb. limerick contest. They don’t print the runners up in the magazine, but you can read my entry here, although you’ll have … Continue reading
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Tagged Christine Cooper, limericks, poetry, publishing, quotes, Saturday Evening Post, success, the writing life, winning, writers, writing
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Befuddlement
I’m in the process of bringing out a new edition of my poetry book, Fault Lines. The original edition was brought out by a micro press that is now defunct. That version was not available on Amazon (print or e-book) … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, book covers, books, cover designers, e-book formatting, e-books, friends, Lifelong learning, poetry, publishing, technology, the writing life, writing
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The Only Fix
I’ve been wanting to bring out a second edition of my book of poetry, Fault Lines. I needed to correct some typos, update the bio, and add some credits to the “Acknowledgements.” Most importantly, the first edition, brought out by a … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, editing, persistence, poetry, productivity, publishing, the writing life, writing
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Rediscovering the Joy
Sometimes I just get burnt out. Or stuck. Or bored. With my writing, I mean. My projects are bogged down, I don’t know how to fix problems, the original idea seems lame. Writing is not fun. Well, of course not. … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, burn-out, creativity, ideas, mothers, poetry, publishing, the writing life, writers, writing
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New On The Blog
On someone else’s blog a few days ago, a commenter said he wanted to re-blog the post, but didn’t know how. He went on to say that that would be his new goal, to learn how to do that–in effect, … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, authors, bloggers, blogging, Lifelong learning, poetry, skills, the writing life, writing
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The Gift That Keeps on Giving
A few days ago, I attended an awards ceremony for a poetry competition. This was at a very small, private organization and the competition was in-house only. But from the beaming pride on the faces of the winner and two runner’s … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, competitions, encouragement, gratitude, poetry, publishing, the writing life, writing
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You’re a Writer, So . . .
. . . you get the same reactions we have been getting since the creation of dirt. We get questions: where do you get your ideas? We get “help.” “Boy, we should team up and I’ll tell you my life … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, authors, networking, poetry, publishing, the writing life, writers, writing
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