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I'm going to the Finding the Writer Within Online Event, and I want you to come too. My session “Submit Your Writing Like a Pro” launches on August 10. You will not want to miss it! Click here to sign up for free! We'll be doing Writing Exercises […]
I remember the first time I dipped my toes into the publishing world. It was 15 years ago. Excited and terrified, I spent hours online searching for local writing groups and didn't have much luck finding anything in my rural area. What I found online was an enormous […]
The time has come to think about publishing. You have at last, a "body of work", which represents many hours of writing, revision, submissions, acceptances, critiques, rejections, more revisions, editing- blood sweat and tears. You've been published on sites esteemed or obscure, your church bulletin, or Paris Review. […]
It's not too late to make a plan for poetry month! Whether you want to sign up to write a poem a day or unofficially just plan to crank out some poetry in April, there are plenty of prompts and resources to keep you going strong all month. […]
Today, I’m immersing myself in reading poems to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and listening to my favorite community radio station KRCL streaming online as they play music and speech excerpts in his honor. You can also listen to the entirety of his “I Have a Dream” speech here […]
This list of poetic forms compiled by Robert Lee Brewer of Writer’s Digest includes links to each of his articles for each of the forms. Each article includes the requirements of the form, as well as examples, other related links, and definitions when needed. I also like Brewer’s […]
Big thanks to Bekah and Shannon Steimel for this lovely interview and feature of my poem “Resurrection Party” which was originally published on Tinderbox. Read below to see what other local poetry projects I’m up to and make sure to check out all the poet interviews on Bekah’s […]
When I got a "real world" job after years of intermittently waitressing and staying at home, I stopped writing. Not because I wanted to. I found myself so drained of inspiration that I simply couldn't put pen to paper. Instead, I spent my days rushing to get my […]
Exceptional list and a great reminder of how easy it can be to contribute to the greater literary community!
You can now order a signed copy of my chapbook Footnote, and for the next couple of weeks all proceeds ($6 per order) go to one of three charities of your choice: ACLU, Lambda, or Utah Humanities. Click here for to order Footnote Once sold out, regular unsigned […]
