goldenwordsmith http://goldenwordsmith.com All About Writing Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:07:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Writing in Fall http://goldenwordsmith.com/2011/10/18/writing-in-fall/ http://goldenwordsmith.com/2011/10/18/writing-in-fall/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:30:48 +0000 putraz http://goldenwordsmith.com/?p=60

Fall Trees, originally uploaded by ArnK.

There’s an energy in fall that matches its colors—crisp, cool, high-color. Each season has its own writing energy. It doesn’t matter what you write, this energy is concentrated in the words. Another interesting thing about writing and seasons is freelance writers are always thinking six months ahead for their articles, so seasonal topics we think about in October are Earth Day, Easter, Spring Equinox, Mother’s Day, start of summer vacation….

Quite different from this amazing photo.

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Coffee and Croissant, originally uploaded by nyoin.

It’s all you need to get your day started! I used to work in a huge hotel with a classic bakeshop. At 3am we were pulling croissant dough from the proofer, punching it down, rolling it out, cutting the triangles that would form the croissants, rolling them, letting them have another rise, then baking till golden. This card reminded me of those Octobers I kind of missed because I worked the night shift.

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Whether you’re doing NaNoWriMo, or even if you’re not, if you’re writing a story, you can’t go wrong with Larry Brooks and Victoria Mixon. Here are two masters who will help you define your story and get it written. Highly, highly recommended!

 

Get a sample chapter here.

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NaNoWriMo enthusiasm, originally uploaded by Inkygirl.

For those of you planning to participate in NaNoWriMo this year, you have just under a month to get ready. Some of the things you can do:
1. Make a calendar ahead of time. I know someone in Austin who makes a huge calendar, and it is the cover for all her notes and scribbles; it is her organizer for the whole month. With this calender you can map out what you’ll focus on for each day, what you’ll eat, who’ll you’ll write with, and when you’ll rest.
2. Map out your plot and structure. Character studies‚—short or long.
What’s your story about?
3. Sign up for NaNoWriMo here.
4. WordPress supports NaNoWriMo. Find out how here.
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Today’s featured lit mag is 32 Poems. This is a very unique journal, with some instruction, poetry giveaway, news, and lots of good poetry. Thanks!

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Garden Path With Reader On Bench, originally uploaded by aeschylus18917.

Here find one of the greatest poetry sites online http://poetry.org . This is a link to their National Poetry Month page:

http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/47

You can also order a poster about the month. It’s great for teachers.

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Cherry Blossom, originally uploaded by davidyuweb.

It is that time again! One of my favorite months for the beauty shared, and beauty revisited. I will feature poets’ blogs this month in honor of the occasion.

Warmest,
Kerrina

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I am so happy to announce one of my poems, “Ruby and Sapphire”, from Chopin With Cherries: A Tribute in Verse, was featured on the Chopin With Cherries blog.. This same poem was translated into Polish in WYSPA Literary Magazine.

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This week my featured blog is overdue and well-deserved! Aussie Joanna Penn’s blog “The Creative Penn” is featured. It will take some time to browse through her vast amount of information, but it’s worth it. Everything from book cover design to marketing to podcasts.

Thanks Joanna!

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2007-12-23-067_1 London Hammersmith Bridge Fog, originally uploaded by Martin-James.

The featured Blog of the Week is the blog by YA Fiction author Lia Keyes. Her site is always changing, is full of interesting snippets on writing and her projects. She is the creator and host of ‘ScribeChat’ on Twitter Thursday late afternoons. Find out more on her blog: http://www.liakeyes.com.

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