There were no awards given out at some beautiful ceremony, or trophies sitting high on top of pillars with my name engraved in the gold colored metal—but, I did it. I finished another writing challenge, and now I have pages of poems that I actually like, and some of them I even feel pretty proud […]
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Expressions Blog by Marie Elrich
Expressions Blog by Marie Elrich “The Expressions Blog is dedicated to encouraging writers and readers wherever they are in their lives. I write about my own experiences in order to inspire you in one way or another.” – From Expressions Blog Marie Elrich has been writing since she was two years old. She picked up her mother’s […]
Khoti Sarque Blog
Featured Bloggers in the A-z Challenge Over a dozen Writers of Kern writers have picked up the gauntlet, knocked the battery off the shoulder, taken the slap by the proverbial glove and committed their writing to the A-Z Blog Challenge 2016. Twenty Six posts in 13 weeks is their goal. This is a diverse set of […]
Pitch Session
I’d flown 3,000 miles to New York City for one thing – the Writer’s Digest Pitch Slam. For three minutes at a time, I would have an agent’s undivided attention. I could pitch as many agents as the 90-minute session would allow. For weeks, I had devoured “how-to” books on publishing. I’d even spoken a […]
Homage to My Critique Sisterhood
I was welcomed first by Annis then one by one so many others. Had I been a shy person I know that Annis gentle yet encouraging hug would had pushed my fears aside. As it was, my extrovert self said: I am where I need to be. Our critique group was formed that first meeting. […]