In my last semester of college, on the first day of my poetry class, I watched curiously for my new poetry professor. He came through the door maneuvering on crutches; his legs were bent and his knees turned in as he made his way to his desk at the front of the room under the […]
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Many years ago, I watched one of those court shows. In it, a girl in her teens was suing an established author. I believe the girl had won a contest (sponsored perhaps by the author) and won mentoring from this lady author. The girl sued the author because the author ended up writing the exact […]
I once read an article about the Beatles- an interview with Paul McCartney. He said that at first when they were starting out, their songwriting wasn’t very good. But because they loved it, they stayed with it. After awhile they became quite good at songwriting! (Ya think?) When the Beatles were at their height of popularity, […]
“Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I’m always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it’s very shocking to the system.” ~Flannery O’Connor From Goodreads ― Flannery O’Connor, Mystery and Manners: […]
“…Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words…” Time. Just once, I’d give anything to have been a fly on the wall of Robert Frost’s office; poised on the window near where Mr. Frost sat, watching as he bounced things around in his head, perhaps chewing on a pencil end […]
Some things I do to have extra writing time: I dye my own hair. I realized that by the time I drive to the Hair Salon, wait for my turn, wait for my hair color to set, get the extra color rinsed out, and pay and return home, that I’ve used up a good amount […]
Stories that move forward smoothly keep the reader reading! Cause and effect writing keep the pace. So which below is better writing? Terrified, he ran to the police station. He knew that a crime was about to happen. A crime was about to happen. Terrified, he ran to the police station. Which is cause and […]
For Christmas, my husband surprised me with an AlphaSmart 3000; basically a typewriter with memory~ He got it used (included a USB cable to download work to a printer or computer) on Ebay- for $29.00 . Suffice it to say, writing is more prolific when there are no internet distractions with all those articles, Facebook scrollings, and […]
For writers, I believe that facebooking vs. blogging is equivalent to fish guts vs. steak. In more ancient times, fish innards such as Garum, and liquamen were considered delicious as condiments and soup flavorings. (A surviving fragment of Plato Comicus speaks of “putrid garum” when Martial congratulates a friend on keeping up amorous advances to a girl who had […]
Close your eyes and see The singular life that’s yours~ Smile in wonderment… Michele Marie
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