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More Than Two Sides [Poetry Friday]

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Happy Poetry Friday! Welcome, everyone! (Wondering what Poetry Friday is? Click here.) Before moving on to my poem this week, I have a question for you. Do you know of one or a few kids ages 4-6 who would like to be in the book trailer for my first fiction picture book? The book comes […]

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Revising a Poetry Collection, Day 3

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Yay! It’s day 3 of the 4 days I set aside for revising my current poetry collection. I did day 2 last week at Barnes & Noble, and it was a tough one. I was trying to work in setting and sensory words, without making my poems any longer (I spent revision day 1 trying […]

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An Actual Writing Day!

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Between freelance work and family obligations (especially over the summer, when I practically wear a chauffeur uniform), I don’t get much time to work on the writing I love. That’s why I am so excited to have carved out several chunks of days to work on a poetry project. I’ve finished draft 2 of this […]

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