Samuel Taylor Coleridge said, “Prose = words in their best order; – poetry = the best words in their best order.”
Winners of the Group Poem Contest
Jennifer King, poetry instructor and director of the Downtown Oakland Senior Center, gave us the final vote for the winner of the group poem title contest. The title is ………… “Cadence” by Violet Carr Moore!! I asked for a second and third place designation too. Vi also won the third place for “Time”. Vi is […]
What’s in the Background of your Scenes?
Jordan E. Rosenfeld’s book, MAKE A SCENE, offers many writing tips. I particularly liked her paragraphs about Foreground and Background. She says that like paintings, scenes can have backgrounds, but she meant more than setting. Plant “subtle messages and emotional layers in the background through actions” while the reader’s attention is on what’s happening in […]
Gruelling Exercise for Writing Fitness
In my writing class, I presented an exercise to analyze a story that had won third prize in a university contest. The author had an unusual writing style that the students found confusing, as did I in the first read. It took me three reads to understand the possible goals the author had for the […]
Contest Entries for Poem Title Review in Process
Entries to the poem title contest are being reviewed by a group of writers. Results should be in by the end of next week. Go to my Contest page if you’d like to see which one you would choose.
Quote and Prompt for today
Sunday, July 14, 2013 The air teaches you the power of invisibility. ~ Dr. Pillai Harry Potter had an invisibility cloak. Can you write one into your story? Or use it as a metaphor? Or write a new story with air as a character teaching the power of invisibility?
Free App Download Details
Some people had trouble downloading the MyBreath Lite app. Nirinjan gives the following details if you experience difficulty the first time. There are 2 ways that you can download the MyBreath Lite app. Download Directly From Your iPhone or iPad – Note that you need a wireless connection because the app is quite large […]