Here we are at the final days of April. Since the month ends on a Tuesday, I went ahead and added the last couple days. For these pages, I decided to take a look at Submittable and look at journals with deadlines at the end of April and beginning of May that do not chargeContinue reading “The Planner Experiment: The last days of April”
Category Archives: Writing Life Update
New Book: America’s Emerging Writers Anthology
Hi all and happy holiday season. I apologize for disappearing for a bit, but the transition from my time in New Orleans to home in the midst of NaNoWriMo kicked by butt. It was all I could do to get my 50,000 word win, YAY. I still haven’t gotten back into the swing ofContinue reading “New Book: America’s Emerging Writers Anthology”
#OctPoWriMo Day 4: The Guilty Man and other animals
The Guilty Man and other animals Trapped Cornered Wild eyes darting All claws and fangs Each hair erect Sprouting from goose flesh Jaw tight Muscles twitching Blood rushing from core to extremities Flush and frothing Fight or flight The uncontrolled response Is the same
OctPoWriMo Day 3: In Security
Today’s OctPoWriMo theme is Insecurity. It is a very fitting theme for my day. In Security A crushing blow of insecurity Why again? The shock. My love wants free I hope I feel the joy and release “The single life,” he said with such ease I see his view. Now I don’t have to care.Continue reading “OctPoWriMo Day 3: In Security”
Reading as a writer: Deconstructing a scene
This summer my wonderful local book store, A Good Book in Sumner, Wa, not only had a Summer Reading Bingo card, but came up with a Bingo card for writers as well. It looked daunting at first with squares like: Write your manifesto (turn your excuses upside down); Write seven days in a row; andContinue reading “Reading as a writer: Deconstructing a scene”
Happy May! A recap of my April adventures and what’s next
I want to start by saying thank you to all of the organizers of NaPoWriMo and A to Z Challenge and the poets of dVerse. And the poets that included my poems in their lists, especially David Ellis at Too Full To Write. I also want to thank everyone who read my poems and leftContinue reading “Happy May! A recap of my April adventures and what’s next”
New Gator McBumpypants Picture Book Now Available!
Gator McBumpypants in Shelley Comes Out Of Her Shell is a sweet story about the challenges of making new friends. It also covers themes such as empathy and knowing when to ask for help. Last year, I designed and made a little box turtle. I had an online contest to name the turtle and theContinue reading “New Gator McBumpypants Picture Book Now Available!”
Throwing Stones: I made my #NaNoWriMo Cover
THROWING STONES: Tshepo Mwendi blames fire fighters for the loss of his parents and his home. His grief, turned anger, fuels his singular mission: to make fire fighters suffer as he has by showing the world they are inept (thus taking away their funding leading to their non-existence). To achieve his goal he throws stonesContinue reading “Throwing Stones: I made my #NaNoWriMo Cover”
Experience Writing 