(Look for this week’s #WeeklyWriterWisdom questions after the jump.)
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Weekly Writer Wisdom: September 12, 2017
Poetry & Song: “Eve of Spring” and Anathema’s “Lightning Song”
Do you listen to music while you write? Has a specific song or music artist ever influenced one of your stories, poems, etc.? This has happened with a number of my published poems. Thus, Poetry & Song is a limited-run series where I share one of my published poems and the song that “helped me write” it. I also offer insights into why I chose that particular piece of music, as well as any other inspirations for the poem.
After the amazing response to the first Poetry & Song post back in May, I knew I’d have to write another one down the road. Today happens to be a good day for that, because… um, well, September 5th is my birthday. (*blushes*) But that’s all the attention it’s getting. Instead, the joy and gratitude I always feel on this day gives me reason for blogging about “Eve of Spring.”
What? You say spring was five months ago? Who’s counting, though? 😉
Today I’m sharing “Eve of Spring” and the life-changing song I listened to as I wrote it. And together, both pieces were among the saving graces that helped me through one of the most challenging periods in my life.
Weekly Writer Wisdom: August 1, 2017
This week’s Writer Wisdom quote comes courtesy of Live.Read.Write and Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge’s Poemcrazy. Look for this week’s #WeeklyWriterWisdom questions after the jump.
Weekly Writer Wisdom: July 18, 2017
The 2017 Blogoversary, Part 2: The Writerly Wisdom Giveaways
Last week was the launch of this year’s 8th blogoversary “party,” with a giveaway featuring ten unique fiction books I highly recommend. (Sunday, July 9th was the actual blogoversary.) Today, it’s time for conclude the celebration… with two more giveaways! And since both prizes are writing-related, I’m calling them the Writerly Wisdom giveaways, after my semi-weekly Writer Wisdom quote series.
So which books are options for the first giveaway? (Hint: Check out the banner image above.) What did I find so enriching or inspiring about each one? And, what is the mysterious second giveaway? Read on to find out!
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Weekly Writer Wisdom: July 4, 2017
Weekly Writer Wisdom: June 27, 2017
Weekly Writer Wisdom: Neil Gaiman’s “Make Good Art” (June 13, 2017)
It’s the time of year for college / university and high school graduations in the US. So I thought I’d put a “commencement” spin on this week’s Weekly Writer Wisdom, with one of the most inspiring, entertaining, and craft-pertinent speeches I’ve ever heard from an author – and it’s by the one and only Neil Gaiman. 🙂
(Look for this week’s #WeeklyWriterWisdom questions after the jump. If you’d like, click here to read a transcript of Gaiman’s “Make Good Art” speech.)
