Category: Writing Resources

NEW site for CRWROPPS (Creative Writers Opportunities List) + interview w/ founder Allison Joseph

The CRWROPPS list serve has moved to a new site! The new CRWROPPS blog is athttps://creativewritersopps.blogspot.com/. Make sure to bookmark the blog and check it regularly or to follow via your Blogger Reading List so you don’t miss the many opportunities for creative writers posted regularly every week. […]

From What to How: Valuing the Reader's Experience in Our Poems – guest blog post by Marj Hahne

A poem is a body of words, not a body of thoughts and feelings. Before you keep reading, check in with your own perspective: Agree? Disagree? A useless distinction? A valuable aha? "Both," you think? After all, who among us hasn't had poetic language spill from our heart, […]

From What to How: Valuing the Reader’s Experience in Our Poems – guest blog post by Marj Hahne

A poem is a body of words, not a body of thoughts and feelings. Before you keep reading, check in with your own perspective: Agree? Disagree? A useless distinction? A valuable aha? "Both," you think? After all, who among us hasn't had poetic language spill from our heart, […]

Missing the Mark – guest blog post by Mike Griffith, The Blue Nib poetry editor

Guilty pleasure confession: I love classic KISS.  Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, and Paul Stanley. Yeah, the whole make-up, pyrotechnics, costumes, stunts, and usually loud songs KISS. They were my first rock band and they will always have a special place in my overly-nostalgic heart. This week I've been […]

Do I need a Strategy to Submit Writing to Literary Magazines and Journals? via Int’l Women’s Writing Guild

I’m pleased to announce I’ll be presenting a session at the upcoming International Women’s Writing Guild conference coming up this October in New York City! In preparation for the event, they recently published a new article I wrote about submission strategies on their blog: Do I need a […]

My session "Submit Your Writing Like a Pro" is now available! – free registration

My session is now available! If you’ve already registered you should have the email already and if you haven’t, you can still register! Click here to sign up for free! It's easy to come along. You don't need to pack a bag, travel halfway around the world, find […]

My session “Submit Your Writing Like a Pro” is now available! – free registration

My session is now available! If you’ve already registered you should have the email already and if you haven’t, you can still register! Click here to sign up for free! It's easy to come along. You don't need to pack a bag, travel halfway around the world, find […]

Finding the Writer Within – free online workshops & I’m presenting! Aug. 5 – 14, 2019

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 […]

Finding the Writer Within – free online workshops & I'm presenting! Aug. 5 – 14, 2019

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 […]

How to Plan a Book Reading That Delights Your Audience via Jane Friedman

Excellent tips and suggestions in this guest blog post on Jane Friedman’s web site. It’s an excerpt from the writer's guide book How to Read for an Audience: The Stuff Nobody Teaches You, co-authored by public speaking coach and creative mentor James Navé (@JamesNave) and author and workshop leader […]

Trish Hopkinson