Assonance

A few weeks ago, alliteration was the poetry topic. This week it's assonance. According to the Oxford Dictionary: Assonance (noun) in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non-rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible. I received this bit of assonance from Parker … Continue reading Assonance

New Year Goals

Do you start each new year with resolutions or goals? When the year comes to a close, I like to look back and see what I've accomplished. I don't have a paying job, but I work every day. What am I doing? Writing poetry, short stories, blogs, my novel, my how-to-write poetry books, putting together … Continue reading New Year Goals

Mission Possible

National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo is in full swing! This is a challenge to write 50,000 words of a new manuscript in the month of November. Some writers modify this challenge to finish novels or even several projects. This is my intent this year. I have two novels that need finishing (I hope for … Continue reading Mission Possible

Moving and Back to Writing

I’ve been missing in action lately. I apologize. We are moving. In fact, we’ve been moving over the course of the last three weeks, and we still have more moving to do. This explains my absence. I know, excuses, excuses.We now live 200 miles south of our previous address, and the unpacking and searching for … Continue reading Moving and Back to Writing

Plate Spinning

Projects. How many spinning plates are you holding? Sometimes, I think I have too many, but I tire of one project and move on to another. What about you? Some people think that having too many means you’ll never finish one. That’s a possibility for sure. Perhaps I should schedule a project for each day … Continue reading Plate Spinning

End of National Poetry Month

The end of National Poetry Month is tomorrow. Writing poetry every day with several friends this month has brightened my life. I have hardly missed a day of writing all year, but writing with friends is so much more enjoyable. Have you been writing poetry this April? Would you like to share? I’d love to … Continue reading End of National Poetry Month

Write Poetry with Me

Tomorrow is the start of National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), so I’m getting this post out early. As usual, I am taking up the challenge. Last year was the starting point for a series of books I’ve been writing called A Poetic Journey. The sixth book is in the writing stages now. Each book comprises … Continue reading Write Poetry with Me