Writer. Gothic Soul. Woodland Spirit.
At least they had the decencyTo hold the office Christmas partyDuring work hours, though we'd probablyAll be celebrating even moreIf we got to head out those doorsA little early, even four o'clock would be fineThis place takes up enough of our timeAs it is, but I can't complainFor Secret Santa, I drew his nameI got... Continue Reading →
Twelve shopping days left to Christmas But get your online orders in now You'll have to cross your fingers And hope the gifts arrive somehow Eleven sequins missing From your ugly Christmas sweater You shouldn't have put it in the wash But at least now it smells better Ten holiday recipes You said that you... Continue Reading →
In March, I used a poetry prompt of the phrase "My March." The poem received wonderful feedback on Instagram, and a couple people suggested that I write similar ones for the other months of the year. Easily distracted procrastinator that I am, it has taken me until December to complete one poem for every month,... Continue Reading →
As with all the posts in this series, this one comes with a disclaimer that I am by no means an expert when it comes to self-publishing. I put a lot of work into my books, but once they're published, I move onto the next project and put almost no effort into promoting them. I... Continue Reading →
If you're going to spend any money on producing your book, cover design is the place to do it. As much as we writers know the book is all about the content, readers do judge a book by the cover. However, while I have sold some copies of my books, I'm under no impression that... Continue Reading →
Hello again, finally! I first drafted this post 3 months ago, but I was nervous about posting it because I felt like I was constantly saying, "I don't know what I'm talking about." In my experience, formatting an e-book is the most difficult part of publishing (aside from getting people to buy the book, of... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the second post in my Publishing a Poetry Book series! Last week, I talked about what things to include in your manuscript. If you missed that post, you can check it out here. I am a book formatting nerd. Even when working on my NaNoWriMo novel drafts that often will never move past... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the first post in my series on self-publishing a poetry book. I wanted to share how I went about publishing my book as a way to demystify the process for anyone else interested in putting out a book of their own work. I went completely DIY and paid no money except for the... Continue Reading →
This is one of my favorite topics to talk about, though it seems like my answer changes from time to time. The short answer is that I write for escape. I've always been disappointed by life, so through writing, I could experience all the things I never got to do in real life. Of course,... Continue Reading →
I started my first WordPress blog in January 2008. I knew almost nothing about the world of blogging. I thought if it as nothing more than an online journal, so I wrote about what was going on in my (not at all interesting) life, which was basically reading books, listening to music, and writing. The... Continue Reading →
Michelle Wicklow 