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 →
Do I Dare Disturb the Universe?
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot is one of my favorite poems. I first read it in my eleventh grade English class, where I was fortunate to have a teacher who made me learn to love studying and analyzing literature. I had always loved to read, but English classes in school... Continue Reading →
Camp NaNoWriMo Day One Progress
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 →
My Plans for Camp NaNoWriMo
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 →