Writing

How I Overcame Doubt and Published My First Poetry Book

So, I begin with “why do anything at all when some project or task exhausts more energy than others—is it all just a means...

November 13, 2022

Poetry Book Marketing Tips for Self-Published Authors

Marketing is a concept I have feared for a long time. It still holds negative connotations among consumers of the way it pervades our life...

November 11, 2022

How I Self-Published My Poetry Book: A Complete Guide

The publication stage of a book’s journey is the least enjoyable part of the process. However, ensuring the book meets the requirements for market success...

November 9, 2022

How I Collaborated on My Poetry Book Design

Since childhood, I have had a knack for visual art with sketches of superheroes and video game characters. Still, when I dabbled in web design...

November 7, 2022

How I Published My Poetry Book: Editing Collaboration Tips

If there are a couple of expenses worth paying for publishing a book, that’s professional editing and book design. However, we have incredible editing tools...

November 4, 2022

How to Write and Publish a Poetry Book: My Step-by-Step Process

“Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.” —T.S. Eliot When I start writing a book, specifically a poetry book, I begin with two foundations...

November 2, 2022

How I Turned Poems into a Published Book: A Detailed Outline

Sometimes I need help with capturing the few ideas that are the best. The key to a great idea is how well you know about...

October 30, 2022

Publishing a Poetry Book: My Proven System for Success

The System! Here we are in the final stretch and the part that separates the amateur dreamer from the professional – systems. Systems are much...

October 22, 2022

How I Used S.M.A.R.T.E.R. Goals to Write and Publish My Poetry Book

SMARTER BETTER FASTER By now, we’re all familiar with the purpose of goals to help us aim at something. Sometimes when we have an aim...

October 20, 2022

How to Write and Publish a Poetry Book: 4 Essential Goals for Success

If there is one thing I’m proficient at, it’s scrambling for information to no end in heaven and hell. What I call my strength is...

October 18, 2022

How I Wrote & Published My Poetry Book | Research & Self-Publishing Tips

The importance of research to publish a book If you’re thinking about writing a book, you’ll need to do your research. This is true...

September 12, 2022

How to Write and Published a Poetry Book: From Idea to Execution

How I decided to write and publish a poetry book When I was younger, I always loved writing poems in high school. They were a...

September 5, 2022

Perfecting Poetry: The Art of Writing and Revising Poems

“Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.” —T.S. Eliot What is revision? Revision is the process of editing and improving a piece of writing....

August 22, 2022

Poetry Writing Process: Finding Inspiration and Overcoming Writer’s Block

Why is inspiration essential for a writer? Inspiration is the one thing that all writers need to produce great work. It can be hard to...

August 15, 2022

How to Choose the Right Poetic Form for Your Poems

What’s the history behind the poetic form? Poetry is a literary genre that uses phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and meter, among other aesthetic and rhythmic language...

Poetry Writing Tips: Using Word Lists to Inspire and Perfect Your Poems

What is a word list? A word list is a collection of words that are related to a particular topic. Words on a list can...

How to Write Narrative Poems: A Step-by-Step Guide

The Outline of a Poem When starting to write a poem, it can be helpful to have an outline. This can be a more formal,...

How to Develop a Theme in Your Poetry Writing

What is a poetry writing process? Poetry can be written in several ways, but there is not one correct process for writing poetry. However, there...

How To Use Freewriting to Unlock Your Poetry Writing Skills

What is free writing? In free writing, you write whatever comes into your mind. There are no rules or guidelines, and you don’t have to...

Writing Poetry – How To Turn Your Ideas into Art

What is poetry? So, what is poetry? It’s the oldest form of literature, dating back to before the written language via oral exchange of song...

The Role of Writing in Personal and Societal Change

“The scariest moment is always just before you start. After that, things can only get better.” —Stephen King January 1st, 2019 marks the day of...

January 30, 2022

How Writing Helps Me Understand Human Nature | The Art Of Living

Why Write “I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means.” —Joan Didion Why...

January 23, 2022