So, guys, I was cleaning/reorganizing my room for the billionth time the other night (it's actually a type of stress reliever for me, believe it or not)... and I stumbled upon some things that I, deep down, knew that I had but, neither deeply nor superficially, really remembered. Okay... they're my old "song" notebooks. And …
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Songs to inspire your poetic flow
I know at least I'm in need of some major inspo right now. So, here I've compiled a list of songs that can inspire whatever subcategory of poetic feel you've just been looking for! You can take these into your brain a few different ways... number 1, you can straight shoot up on them while …
Song or poem? Guess!
Hey y'all, remember when I tried out a lil' game I made called "song... or poem???" a few... actually, months ago here? Well, whether you do or don't, we're gonna play the guessin' game again! It's simple, really- I just write out two quoted lines of either a (well-known, usually) song or poem, and then …
Don’t look out the window.
Time for a raaandom poem. Guys, I was just listening to the equivalent of two Evanescence albums while writing (finally) a little more on my latest book in the works, and then I was like... you know, I feel actually kind of "inspired" right now. I think I'll write a poem. So I pulled this …
Writing Playlist Suggestions for Every Mood
Hey, happy Friday y'all!!! I'm in a really super good mood today because I just turned in my FINAL assignment for school this semester... last night! And now I have, like, all this time for writing and painting and vegging... and blogging, too! So, I am here today, blogging, on my first day of winter …
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Song… or poem???
Hey homedogs, it's me... again! So, I've had this idea for this... mini-game type of thing, and I think today is the day I guess I'll debut it. Who's ready to play your new favorite game... "song... or poem???" So, here's how it works. I'll write out a line or two of verse, and then …
A writing (or absolutely anything else) playlist!
Hey, guys! So, I've always seen a lot of blogger-made music playlists floating around every once in a while... and, actually, I thought it might be fun to try to make one myself, too! Now, I'm a pretty musical-ly-eque kind of person; I'm that friend that knows a specific song lyric for every situation; I …
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Poem preview: A child’s life song
Hey hey hey, it's been a while since we've done one of these! So, I really like this poem and I wanted to preview it over here before it shows up in Holding onto Stars tomorrow... and, sadly, I have a feeling it may be one of our last true poem previews. But, we should …
Two Black Cadillacs
Song analysis time! So, today I'm bringing you all solid proof that songs can tell solid stories. And, in honor of the CMT Awards that showed last night, Two Black Cadillacs by Carrie Underwood is my proof. Now, the lyrics for this piece are pretty straightforward and... well, they really do tell a story, so I'm …
Comin’outtamycageandIbeendoin’justFINE…
Happy Wednesday everybody! Today, I've got another grand song/ story analysis for you... it's... Mr. Brightside by The Killers!!! I'm pumped because I know literally all of the words and I could even type all the lyrics out myself... but I won't do that because then I won't feel like typing anymore afterwards. Anyway, let's …
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