A new poem is published, and I write about the three part trick to writing...
creativity
Poetic conditions
Some thoughts on creativity amid interesting times, and a new poem out now by me, thanks to @ayaskala
Writing things in motion
This is a quick note to mention writing things are in motion. I have an article for the Submittable blog coming out this week, and a tiny morsel of flash fiction has been accepted for publication in issue 20 of Speculative 66 which is out the week after. These events are very welcome. These are … Continue reading Writing things in motion
Making it real
It's not unusual for me to have ideas bubbling away and then dismiss them out of hand even before a plan or action can take place to make them concrete. But occasionally I do more than talk. For instance, I established my Medium account for my short stories and essays. But I've had this idea … Continue reading Making it real
Thou art that
I wasn't going to take part, and then I vacillated for a while, then I decided to, so I did. Yes, I will be entering this year's Sketchbook Project run by the Brooklyn Art Library. I am justifying my entry to myself because when I saw the listed themes to work to, I had an … Continue reading Thou art that
Writing the dark side
In a writing group a member explained she had been criticised by a teacher for creative writing which featured a bleak theme. She was told no one reads dark stories. This is clearly wrong. I think her teacher meant "I don't read bleak stories." Of course our group came up with examples that contradicted her … Continue reading Writing the dark side
Writing? Tell ’em you’re dreamin’?
You know how other people's dreams are usually boring? I'll try not to be. But remember, you volunteered to read this. I don't often recall dreams. Pretty sure I undergo the usual REM and sleep cycles, so I know I dream. But the other night I dreamed and I remembered. It hasn't faded away yet … Continue reading Writing? Tell ’em you’re dreamin’?
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