No, there’s nothing inherently inappropriate with this type of poetry. Well, maybe there is, but not in the sort of way you’re thinking. At least, there doesn’t have to be. There could be, if you wanted there to be, is what I’m saying. A burlesque poem is one that takes a comical look at somethingContinue reading “Writing Prompt Saturday- Write a Burlesque Poem”
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Market- Pod Castle
Filling out the ‘Pod’ trilogy of great places to send submissions, this week we’ll be looking at Podcastle. This is a fantasy market, and one that I am very eager to send things to, since Fantasy is sort of what my main focus is. You know, with that fantasy series I’ve been working on forContinue reading “Market- Pod Castle”
Check This Out- All Indie Writers
Alright, so I spent a minute and a half on this site, and signed up for the newsletter. Then I realized that if I was going to explore the site and get a post written on the site, I’d better set a timer or I was going to get lost in the archives. All IndieContinue reading “Check This Out- All Indie Writers”
The Writing Life- The useful desk
As I write this, I am sitting in my armchair, with my tablet on a lap desk. I am the poster child for not sitting at a desk when I write. Really, I sit at a desk all day at my dayjob, and the desk I have at home is not a great one. WhichContinue reading “The Writing Life- The useful desk”
Favorite will be in a podcast!
Just wanted to let you all know that my story, Favorite, will be the Every Day Fiction Podcast on Wednesday, Feb 11! Here’s a link to check it out. http://www.everydayfiction.com/features/podcast/. Hope you all get a chance to hear it.
Red Pens
Why do we use red ink for editing? Is it a sense of tradition, dating back to when pens only came in three colors? If so, why do we keep doing it when we’ve got so many options? I actually can’t bring myself to write in red ink, only edit. I can write deadlines in it, too.
Writing Prompt Saturday- What do you hate about your first draft?
Alright, this is something I do with all of my fist drafts. I unload. I am furious at my first draft! I spent all that time and ink, slaving over a hot notebook and keyboard to make it perfect and for what? It’s not perfect. It’s not just as I want it to be. It’sContinue reading “Writing Prompt Saturday- What do you hate about your first draft?”
Markets- Pseudo Pod
Awhile ago I posted about a site called Escape Pod. This is a sister website, Pseudo Pod, that’s all about horror. I am a huge fan of scary, macabre, and anything creepy and crawly. So, I love this one. Genre- Horror. Word count- they want either flash fiction of around 500 to 1,000, or longerContinue reading “Markets- Pseudo Pod”
We’re on Facebook!
There is now an official Paper Beats World Facebook Page! To compliment the Paper Beats World Pintrest page, and the twitter feed. I’m also going to start doing more with said twitter feed, but not much more. So, what’s going to be on the facebook page that you can’t find here? Lot’s, eventually. I’m goingContinue reading “We’re on Facebook!”
Check This Out- The Pomodoro Method
If you’re getting into the thick of your editing process, you’re in danger of running into one of two walls. Maybe you’re getting immersed in the process and forget about other things, like eating or personal hygiene. Or, you’re so daunted by the whole process that you’re waiting until you’ve got ‘real time’, to getContinue reading “Check This Out- The Pomodoro Method”
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