Writer. Gothic Soul. Woodland Spirit.
The image at the top of this post is a page from James Joyce's Ulysses, which I finished reading this year. I used my not-so-fancy editing skills to circle the phrase, "Wicklow, rightly termed the garden of Ireland." This is the phrase that first sparked the idea to use Wicklow as my pen name. I've... Continue Reading →
This month did not go as expected, but I could not have asked for a better experience. I had gone into July hoping to write 60 poems for my poetry book, all from the point of view of the fictional persona I use to write many of my poems. She started as a character in... Continue Reading →
My goal for July's Camp NaNoWriMo was to write a total of 60 poems. Ideally, the poems would work together to tell a story about two unnamed characters amid a bit of apocalyptic gloom. While I have been writing every day, I've averaged only about one poem a day rather than the necessary two. Since... Continue Reading →
Sometime after I turned 30, the realization hit me that this is my life. I'd been waiting for something better to come along before I committed to anything. I always thought that if I was brave enough to take that first thoughtless leap, someone or something would be there to catch me and carry me... Continue Reading →
I'm not going to write a daily update every day this month, but I wanted to talk a wee bit about my poetry writing process. I'm new to poetry, so I'm learning as I go. Documenting it on this blog will allow me to look back some time from now and see what I've learned.... Continue Reading →
Unlike the official National Novel Writing Month in November where the goal is to write a 50,000-word novel, the Camp NaNoWriMo sessions in April and July of each year allow writers to set their own goals, whether they're editing or writing. I have so many drafts of novels that need editing that I promised myself... Continue Reading →
Michelle Wicklow 