Small Reads for Brighters Days
Hey, guess what! My most recent writing project for Capstone Press is a guide to writing poetry, aimed at 4th-8th graders. And it covers ALL sorts of poetic forms and moods. (The title is rather a long story.) And in addition to a few classics, it features poems generously, graciously donated by many poets you […]
Great Writing Book of the Day:?From Where You Dream, by Robert Olen Butler. I like a logical, linear approach to writing, but trying Butler’s?technique has led me to more emotional depth in some of my projects. In fact, this book is probably most needed by?those of us who struggle with the emotional side of storytelling.?Quick […]
My Writing Book of the Day: How to Query an Agent or Editor?(Kindle ebook), by Lisa Bullard and Laura Purdie Salas. Quick quote about writing the hook portion of your query letter: “What I discovered is that you cannot possibly describe an entire book in that amount of time. So don’t even try. Figure out […]
I’m trying to share more about the process/background for some of the nonfiction books I write, since I realized I was kind of neglecting them on my blog! Picture Yourself Writing Poetry came out last year from Capstone Press. It was really cool to write since?y’all know how much I love using?images to inspire poems–and […]
