Category Archives: My Writing
New Poetry Journal
When I returned from Chicago, I finished my poetry journal.
AWP
The Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Chicago was amazing. From Thursday to Saturday, writers, editors, literary magazines, and presses came for professional development and networking. It was my first AWP; I ran to sessions, explored the book fair, and of course, bought some books. I learned a lot from the sessions I …
A Hundred Poems
Reading a short story a day took a short vacation. It’s not a habit yet, but it’s one I would like to have. I’ll keep trying. Whenever I write poems, I write down the numbers and keep track of how many I write. I’ve done this since 2010. In 2010 I wrote 254 poems, and …
Poetry Project, Short Story a Day
The Poetry Project is over as of today. I learned a lot by mining the bracelets “I love you” and “I know” every day for two weeks. Though I am surprised it took a week for fear and logic to enter the poems. The project was a success because there are some poems I would …
Lily Blooms and All
The lily bloomed. I made sourdough. And crocheted a wine bottle cozy–my first ever. With less than a week left for the poetry project, I’ve been able to write a poem a day about the bracelets. It has been an interesting project to work on every day. I think my next two-week poem-a-day project will be about hands. I …
New! Lily and Poetry Project
I bought some bracelets from a seller on Etsy. The words on the bracelets are “I love you” and “I know” from Star Wars. I started wearing them every day and thought, “Why not write a poem every day using the bracelets as inspiration?” For two weeks I’ll write at least one poem a day. Today is …
Another interesting week
I finished another journal this past week. When I was a kid I wrote in journals/diaries about every three years. Since I started journaling regularly in January 2011, I’m on my fourth journal. Hopefully the new one lasts for four months. Reading a short story a day has not been successful. It isn’t a habit …
Reading a short story a day
So I wanted to read a short story every day after watching “On Writing Horror 2: Creating a Schedule.” I’ve read one short story every other day. It’s a start. One from a literary magazine and the other from a collection I’ve been meaning to read. Friday I received my Kindle Fire in the mail. …
Goals for 2012
Every year I like to pick a word that is the center of my goals for the year: 2008 was Passion, 2009 was Improvement, 2010 was Writing, 2011 was Writing and Publication, and 2012 is … Writing! But what else would I like to do in 2012? Travel? Translation? Create! The word for 2012 is …
Last Day!
It’s the final day of 2011. Celebrating New Year’s is one of my favorite holidays because it’s a time to reflect on the past and make new goals for the future. So 2011 was an odd year. I sprained my finger, moved to an apartment, published two poems, learned to make different breads, read more books, wrote a …
Suzanna and Writing 