Discuss: Your Current Focus
http://www.nprberlin.de/ The great thing about getting a group of writers together is that you get to hear how unique everyone’s current project is. Oftentimes, you’ll find many different genres in one...
View ArticlePick-a-Poem: “Particular Falls”
http://riverwalkmamas.com Hello, blog readers, and welcome to another week of our Pick-a-Poem series. In these weekly posts, I like to profile a new poem from someone you may not have heard of before....
View ArticleEditor’s Notes #156
Image source: http://editorialiste.blogspot.com Hello, blog readers! I hope that you’ve all been having a good January and that the winter weather hasn’t been too harsh wherever you’re living. This...
View ArticleWriting Advice: New Environment
http://lagemoyen.blogspot.com As writers, we often spend a lot of time decorating our workspaces and tailoring them to help inspire us. There are lots of posts out there on the internet that suggest...
View ArticleDiscuss: Get Away from the Desk
http://www.nprberlin.de/ I know what you’re thinking. It’s cold and horrible outside and you don’t want to leave the comfort of your desk. I feel the same way, believe me. But yesterday’s advice post...
View ArticlePick-a-Poem: Erin Belieu
http://riverwalkmamas.com Hello, blog readers, and welcome to this week’s Pick-a-Poem post. Each week we pick a poem by someone whose work you may not have read before and feature it here on the blog....
View ArticleDear Hollywood, Please Don’t “Cumberbatch” Chris Pratt
Everyone loves Chris Pratt. How could you not? You have to. I’m pretty sure it’s in the Constitution. He has brought a lovable energy to the character of Andy Dwyer on Parks & Recreation, and he...
View ArticleWriting Advice: Book Adultery
http://lagemoyen.blogspot.com When you read the title of this post, you might be wondering what “book adultery” means. It’s a term that I found on the incomparable Chuck Wendig’s Terrible Minds blog,...
View ArticleWhite Controversy
Who will win big at The Oscars? The Oscars are one of the biggest nights for the entertainment industry. The Oscars are the biggest awards for films. That being said they have a great influence on film...
View ArticleDiscuss: Sticking With It
Yesterday I wrote about the value of finishing projects. Although we all know in the back of our minds that we should finish what we’ve started, we sometimes find it hard to resist the new project...
View ArticlePick-a-Poem: Rebecca Foust
http://riverwalkmamas.com Happy Wednesday, blog readers! I hope you’re all having a good week so far. If your week is starting to lag, and you feel like you might need some poetry to perk you up, then...
View ArticleMonsters, Vegas, and Greek Gods
Lighting Thief Book Cover Hello readers and welcome back! Today we are going to be talking about Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. This is a throwback for me because I first read...
View ArticlePhobias: Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
Everyone probably has a fear of something, but have you ever wondered how to describe it in one word? There are many phobias that describe fears that people have in one word. And those words can be a...
View ArticleKelly’s Book Bucket List: Cloud Atlas
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-ctfMPBcL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg Do you ever read a book and think that everyone else in existence needs to read it immediately? I certainly do. Over the...
View ArticleEditor’s Notes #157
Image source: http://editorialiste.blogspot.com Hello, blog readers! I hope you’ve all been having a great couple of weeks. If you’ve been reading the blog, then you know that we’ve had a lot of our...
View ArticleAdvice: Forgetting How to Write
http://www.bekkahwalker.net Sometimes we forget how to write. And I don’t mean that we physically forget how to use a pen or move our fingers across the keyboard. No, this is a different kind of...
View ArticleDiscuss: What Works for You?
http://www.nprberlin.de/ Yesterday I wrote about the unfortunate occurrence of forgetting how to write. This means that you sit down to write and simply can’t find the typical flow that you normally...
View ArticleBefore They Were Famous: Stephen King
http://bit.ly/1DfAyKP One of America’s most beloved horror and suspense writers, Stephen King has published numerous best-selling titles including The Shinning, Misery and the Dark Tower series. The...
View ArticlePick-a-Poem: Langston Hughes
http://riverwalkmamas.com Hello, blog readers, and welcome to another weekly featured poem. Normally, we feature poetry from someone you may not have read before, hoping to introduce you to a new poet...
View ArticleSpider-Man Comes Home
http://bit.ly/1D14Geg I know what you’re thinking. “Here we go, nerd man is going to spew more love all over Marvel.” Well, you’re damn right I am! I’ve been waiting years for this to happen, don’t you...
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