Feeling Accomplished

I am proud to announce that I have put together my first chapbook. I am still in the long process of editing. I have been working on this project off and on for about three years now so I am feeling pretty excited. I am not sure I will even do anything with. I just enjoy the feeling of semi-completion. After the final round of edits I will be able to put this body of work to the side and actually be able to say that I have finished something whole.

What is poetry?

There are many definitions of poetry from the concrete dictionary definition to the definitions we as writers give. I would define poetry as a way of painting emotions and concepts with words. How would you define poetry?

National Poetry Month

Welcome to National Poetry Month! I am a day late on my introduction post (we had a family birthday yesterday) but I am super excited it is finally here! I hope everyone is filling their days with poetry. I am participating in the poem a day challenge. I have written a poem of negation so far and am about to begin the second poem of the month. Best wishes.

Work Ethic

I have been working a lot lately. I have written several pieces, however, I have strayed away from poetry and am writing more non-fiction. I am working on several submission pieces. I am most attached to the piece I am working on for GreenPrints (a magazine about gardening). The piece is about my Great Uncle, his love for gardening, and the impact this had on me as a child.

I am also in the beginning steps of what I hope will be a fruitful Freelance writing career. This is something I have never tried before so I am not fully aware of what to expect. I am excited to begin this adventure and I hope this will help my work to grow.

I will be posting pieces on here from time to time. I am hoping to expand this blog so that it might be more substance and less of a hit and miss hobby. On a similar subject, check the poems section from time to time. I will be posting poems that have been previously published there.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.

I'm Back

It has been a while since I have posted anything. I am going to try to post on here everyday from now on. 2014 was a busy year for me, even if I did not fully keep up with my blog. I moved, gained a stepdaughter, had a new baby, and my son started preschool. I wrote but I did not submit.

Right now I am reading some back issues of literary magazines and writing at least a page a day in my journal. I am going to be updating the other pages of my blog soon.

New Year

I am busy working on my first collection. I am throwing pieces out right and left and the poems that remain are taking a serious beating. Hopefully I will have some idea of where I stand soon, but as of right now I have a mess.

Happy New Year everyone. I hope this year brings you lots of joy and success. :)

Checking In

I have had my nose to the grindstone this year as far as my first manuscript is concerned. As November comes to a close I feel as though I am reaching the editing point, or at least the editing point of the final product. I have to admit, when it comes to editing, that I find I do this consistently and constantly and throughout the entirety of the process, however, I am dreading the final editing process. I have looked at these poems until my eyes have started to cross, and therefore, I am going to step away from this collection for a while, at least for the remainder of the year. I have several other projects that I am currently working on and am more excited about jumping into. Or, perhaps, I will simply immerse myself in the pleasure of reading for the remainder of the year. Whatever the case, I feel as though I have accomplished a great deal this year, and to be truthful, November and December are not the easiest months for me. I have several submissions pending and am hoping to here some more good news before the year's end.