Okay, guys, so... I got a fun lil' surprise for y'all! Today is a poem preview today for Holding onto Stars... AND a special vlog upload day!!! So, here's what I did. I made a short lil' vid of me reading one of my own poems, one that I have not published yet. I plan that …
Perfection: Poems vs. Stories
Here's something to think a bit about. The words of your poems are perfect before you physically write them; those of your stories are perfected after they've been written. Yes, I came up with that... haha. But, seriously, think about it. When you decide to sit down and write a poem (or rather don't decide …
Poem Preview… My Words
Okay y'all, so I'm back with another one of these poem previews from Holding onto Stars over on Wattpad! This one I really wanted to post here on my blog, too, because I think it's very writer-relatable. And... that's what our community here is all about! So, anyway, here it is. It's a little poem …
It’s been 6 months…
...since I self-published my first ebook, Cartoon! (Okay, really not that long... but that's the scene I first thought of, haha.) And yes, it's still available for download, and yes, it's still completely free! So, for the longest time after I first published it, I grew really tired and sort of annoyed with doing self-promotion …
“The person who originated or gave existence to anything.”
Hey guys, welcome back! And today I'd like to discuss with y'all... what really defines an author. So, to answer this probably very vague question, I first visited my go-to info website, Wikipedia. And, here's what good ol' Wiki had to say about the definition of an author... An author is narrowly defined as the …
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Teardrops on a pillowcase
Hey y'all, I'm back with another poem preview! And this one is one of my favorites so far... It's called "Teardrops on a pillowcase". Teardrops on a pillowcase All troubles life had made Reflected there upon her face - Concealed deep inside her eyes Was a world of wonder wanting to hide - Cased inside …
“If you’re bored, then your readers are bored, too.”
Oh, a tale as old as time... Now, I'm usually on the fence or on the opposite side of it when it comes to agreeing with these "writing rules" that I stumble across on Pinterest all the time... but, I have to say, this is one I actually 98.4% agree with. If you're bored while …
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Vlog #2!
Yay, I did another vlog! These things really get addictive after you start doing them... So, this time, I decided to do a lil' poetry reading like I had mentioned previously. I chose to read aloud "The Black Art" by my personal favorite poet Anne Sexton, a poem about what it really means and feels …
THE 100th Post!!!
YES, IT'S ACTUALLY UPON US ALREADY! This is THE 100th blog post!!! So, I thought about just sitting down today and reviewing all of our progress here on this blog and give y'all some of my thoughts on what you can expect from me here in the future... but then I was like... nah. Instead, …
A special poem preview day…
Hey y'all, I'm back with a very special edition of poem previews from Holding onto Stars! Not really special as in... celebrating anything or a holiday edition or anything... just special because tomorrow I plan on publishing a number of poems, not just one. They're all haikus and shorts, though, so... that's why, haha. I …
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