Tag Archives: writing process

While Trying to Write the Perfect Post

Posted on 11/24/2019 by

I was doing some research for today’s blog post and discovered that you can buy a former US nuclear missile site.  Turns out that there are a bunch of people out there who’ve done that and have posted extensive YouTube … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Time

Posted on 11/17/2019 by

Last week I rushed through a post in about 30 minutes.  This week I’ve been starring at a blank page for thirty minutes.  I’ve started and deleted four posts. Writing is like that sometimes. In the workshop I finished two … Continue reading →

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Submit

Posted on 11/03/2019 by

Today I’ve spent my writing time doing what I’ve been promising myself I’d do for months. Yes, I’ve actually gone on to submittable.com (the website most poetry magazines use to manage submissions) and submitted five of my recent poems to … Continue reading →

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When You Have No Power You Go Swimming in the Dark

Posted on 08/25/2019 by

This line has been going through my head all week.  It’s been a mantra.  Over and over it plays, demanding to be taken places from innocence to tragic.  It’s the creative process.  A word, a phrase, a sentence can all … Continue reading →

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