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In Praise of the Short Poem
by Wayne H. Swanger In Praise of the Short Poem I find myself writing more and more short poems, that is, poems of fewer than ten lines. My first thought…
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“Exposed” by Byron Hoot
Exposed Byron Hoot I cannot read certain authors without feeling ashamed. As if all my flaws are exposed. The gift of writing is the double-entendre: what is said, what is…
Focused Writing Time
by Ann McCauley If we seriously want to write, we need to have tunnel vision to focus on our projects. There is simply no substitute for hard work. And don’t…
Writing Memoirs with Nancy McCabe
I initially started writing my memoir Can This Marriage Be Saved?, about my youthful, ill-advised, ill-fated marriage, to make sense of my life. Sometimes when people asked me what I…
A Few Words About Writing
by Ken Raybuck Watershed Books is a wonderful and magical place located conveniently in downtown Brookville, PA, my hometown. I am not kidding when I say that. It is certainly…
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A Notebook is a Writer’s Best Friend
Michael Dittman On Halloween’s Eve 2018, I watched as workers felled a giant oak across the street from my house. When I moved to this small city outside of Pittsburgh,…
On Hemingway
by David Drayer Have you ever heard of Ernest Hemingway? Of course, you have! Everybody knows Hemingway. Like Shakespeare, even if you’ve never read him, you know him. Which is…
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On Writing My Poem, “Rickett’s Glenn”
Octavia Knight Rickett’s Glenn differs from all my other poetry in so many ways. Firstly, it was written in a completely different headspace, provided by a new setting, free from…
Book in Progress #11: Marketing
Joe Taylor You think you know what you know, until you find out you don’t. I learned some lessons selling my first book, “I’m Just Lucky To Own My Own…
Book in Progress #10: Reaching Out
Joe Taylor Results have exceeded my expectations. I should feel grateful. Instead, I feel thankful. Of the 78 copies of “I’m Just Lucky To Own My Own Car” that I’ve…