Last year’s A to Z Challenge became a year long focus that changed how I approach art, poetry, and writing fiction. I like to combine the A to Z Challenge with the daily poetry prompts from NaPoWriMo and Poem-a-Day, so last year I picked the simple topic of “Abstract Nouns.” Abstract nouns are nouns thatContinue reading “2023 A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal”
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#Writober 2019 Day 4: Escaping the Cage
#OctPoWriMo Today’s theme “Cage – Pewter, Silver, or Gold” has to do with feeling caged, even in a beautiful, shiny cage. The poetry form Tetractys looks like fun. It is a form of counting syllables that can be used forward and backward. Hem No More Hem inside expecting available Not this time: without respect: IContinue reading “#Writober 2019 Day 4: Escaping the Cage”
See into the future: No more missed opportunities
Happy New Year! I know I’m a week late to the party, but I’m finally feeling like getting started, so better late, right? A new year, a new project I have an exciting new project for this year inspired by a tweet from Julie Reeser (@abetterjulie) asking about end of year processing and planning. SheContinue reading “See into the future: No more missed opportunities”
Planning For #NaNoWriMo: Plotting with Tarot
This will be my third adventure into National Novel Writing Month. My first two were “wins” as in I wrote 50,000 words in 30 days, however, they have stayed in their not-quite-fully-realized draft state since their conception and that is not what I hope for this year’s novel. Like my very first novel, this ideaContinue reading “Planning For #NaNoWriMo: Plotting with Tarot”