Writing that Perseveres
Believe it or not, my writing has benefited from my use of social media. And this isn’t just some weird coincidence; there are a variety of upsides to getting involved in the author side of social media that I haven’t seen discussed, which is pity, because social media doesn’t have to be a complete time … Continue reading How Social Media has Improved my Writing
"Crafting" When the little girl ruined her grandma’s floral pillow It was taken apart by the scissors Renewed by the sewing machine and shaped by the stuffing // The stain that was made by a stray blue marker was turned into a sigil A mistake made a charm on the teddy bear’s stomach // "Crafting" … Continue reading Two Poems: “Crafting” and “Doll-face”
It’s ironic that, for a blog post about becoming more of a plotter than a pantser, I’m writing this with no set outline. I guess old habits die hard, eh? Hypocrisy aside, how much and how little I plan has drastically changed during my writing journey. My first “novel” (I use the term loosely, because … Continue reading Why I Changed from a Pantser to a Plotter
Fluidity is missing in all of my prose There’s no found home in words That break the backspace bar The keys hiss and splinter fingertips No rhythm reaches my chapped lips Each poem has been vexed By a cabin fevered winter Not a single prose worth The ink stolen from a printer * There’s so … Continue reading Poet’s Block (poem)
Poetry has been my safe haven since middle school, but I’ve only recently returned to it. As I mentioned in my previous blog post (if you have not yet read it, you can find it here), the art form had been a huge source of relief during my mental health struggles between the winter and … Continue reading Poet’s Block (and how to fix it)
