Category: Poetry

Tribes

How can a tribe help with writing?

Rhyme Time

See information about upcoming workshop! Save Dec 2 from 5 to 7 pm.

Questions

A member of one of my writing groups always asked, “What do you want the reader to come away with?”

Sound Off

Contronyms are words that are their own opposites.

Musicality

The Mirriam-Webster site lists musicality as,
“the quality or state of being musical : melodiousness.”

Kaleidoscope: Kenosha

You are gifted with a different sort of blog this week. My muse insisted this be the message. I look forward to hearing from you. Stop in and chat with me Tuesday at Vintage & Modern Books from 12:30 – 2:30.

Join (a group)

As solitary as writing can be, we also long for folks who think somewhat like us.

Horror

I’ve made it all the way to my 8th post without making a recommendation. Here be my first…

Exercise

Punctuation, creative ideas, chronological writing, detailed writing, concise writing (paring it down with repeated removal of extraneous words), and other exercises make us a more balanced writer.

Darkness

A piece would be boring and unfulfilling without some sort of chiaroscuro (light vs dark) to bring out the characters, the story line, and our own investment in reading.