Paula Chinick, present president of California Writers Club, Tri-Valley Branch, and Vi Moore, past president, celebrated with us at Paula’s house after the Las Positas College book launch on May 11th.
Harlequin Accepted my Short Story
My short story titled, “The Crumpled Card”, has been accepted for publication by Harlequin for their 2013 Christmas anthology called, A KISS UNDER THE MISTLETOE, edited by Jennifer Basye Sander. It will be available later this year.
Creative Exercise Quote
Jody Hedlund says, “Constantly using our creative muscles is the key to keeping them in shape and preventing writer’s block.” Check out the visual for the quote and other quotes for writers on my Writing Board at Pinterestdotcomslashjkleistc
Iambic Group Poem Needs a Title
Here is the Iambic Group Poem, Glen Meisenheimer guided us to produce at the Poetry Workshop last week. There were 12 participants, but we forgot to title it. Any suggestions? The time she waits on none who tarry long Instead she dances t’wards her scheduled end. Ignoring worries; seeking pleasure’s song, She hopes to make […]
Poetry Community on Line
Glen Meisenheimer told poetry workshop participants about https://www.allpoetry.com It’s free to join and you can receive feedback on your poems. Look for Glen’s poems. He read some of his funny limericks and his poem about a young student in Viet Nam that he helped receive an education. I joined the site, submitted a poem and […]
Poetry Workshop
I attended a poetry workshop this morning with Julie K. Royce, author of PILZ, Paula Chinick, author of RED ASSCHER, and Carol McLean, poet and essayist. Glen Meisenheimer demonstrated how to write a poem in anapest and iambic meters. As a group, there were twelve of us, we wrote a joint poem for each and […]