Today’s new word: ipseity n. selfhood; individual identity. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write a poem that starts from a regional phrase, particularly one to describe a weather phenomenon. Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge: Write a lone poem. Perhaps the poem is about a solitary wanderer or person who just prefers to goContinue reading “I is for ipseity- Poem: Whatever It Is”
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H is for horripilation- Poem: Things that are love/ Things that are not love
Today’s new word: horripilation n. a bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose bumps. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write your own Sei Shonagon-style list of “things.” The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge: Write a love poem. All you need is love.Continue reading “H is for horripilation- Poem: Things that are love/ Things that are not love”
G is for grig- Poem: The Horror Show
Today’s new word: grig n. 1. a cricket or grasshopper. 2. a small or young eel. 3. a lively person. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Think about the argot of a particular job or profession, and see how you can incorporate it into a metaphor that governs or drives your poem. The provided list ofContinue reading “G is for grig- Poem: The Horror Show”
F is for fainéant
Today’s new word: fainéant n. an idler. adj. idle; indolent. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write a poem that emphasizes the power of “if,” of the woulds and coulds and shoulds of the world. Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge: “After (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the newContinue reading “F is for fainéant”
E is for eleemosynary- Poem:Donations Eaten by Bureaucracy
Today’s new word: eleemosynary adj. 1. of or relating to alms, charity, or charitable donations; charitable. 2. derived from or provided by charity. 3. dependent on or supported by charity. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: “Write a poem that incorporates at least one of the following: (1) the villanelle form, (2) lines taken from anContinue reading “E is for eleemosynary- Poem:Donations Eaten by Bureaucracy”
D is for dysphemism
Today’s new word: dysphemism n. 1. the substitution of a harsh, disparaging, or unpleasant expression for a more neutral one. 2. an expression so substituted, as “cancer stick” for “cigarette.” National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write your own sad poem, but one that achieves sadness through simplicity. Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge:Continue reading “D is for dysphemism”
C is for cathect- Poem:Call of the King Fisher
Today’s new word: cathect vt. to invest with mental or emotional energy National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write something that involves a story or action that unfolds over an appreciable length of time. Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge: Write an animal poem. The poem could be about an animal. Or it couldContinue reading “C is for cathect- Poem:Call of the King Fisher”
#NaNoWriMo Day 30: The Final Image
Congratulations! You made it to the last day of the challenge! Did you finish your draft? Did you get your 50,000 words? Either way, you still have today, and tomorrow, and all the days after that. Push hard today, but remember, this is only the beginning of the writing adventure. The adventure of finishing, editingContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 30: The Final Image”
#NaNoWriMo Day 16: An Ordeal for Secondary Characters
Day 16 Word count: 31,256 words Word count goal: 32,000 words Mapping the Hero’s Journey: Ordeal Save The Cat: Bad Guys Close In #vss very short story A master of circular logic, Ben was sure he could cure a broken heart. It included a revenge fantasy and never falling in love again, but Alice wasContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo Day 16: An Ordeal for Secondary Characters”
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