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I wrote an ekphrastic (also ecphrastic) that I posted here! I actually just sent it off to a local library contest. :) I share your sentiments on the deadlines. I ...

^^I agree with Clau there. I used to throw a bunch of my stuff out because it didn't come out right the first few times. Now I have a million ...

Yay! *high-five* Good luck, Brad! Colleen :D :D

1. Have you critiqued at least two things by other people? That's a forum rule. Don't worry, it's not hard. It's so annoying when people don't pay attention to that ...

Oh, yeah, it's huge in poetry! It has a lot to do with showing vs. telling. Telling is like saying, "I am sad," which doesn't do much for the reader ...

I agree with you, Claudette! Structure is always a part of good poetry, regardless of rhyme and rhythm. A poem doesn't have to have rhyme or a set rhythm, but ...

Oh, yes, some of the best ideas are at night. I couldn't fall asleep last night, so I did math homework until 3:30 AM, wrote some poetry, and read East ...

Cool! :D I'm not the only person who gets my best ideas while in the shower... Well, you don't have much else to do in the shower, besides wash and ...

Another annoying thing is when people explain work. I usually see this in poetry. Like, "Oh, I wrote this when I was 12 so it's not great" or "This is ...

Strunk and White's The Elements of Style . ...or was that too obvious? Of course it's not too obvious! least, I didn't know it existed until my freshman year of ...

Snoink - I'm a poet. I don't add more. I suppose that if you want to add more you end up writing it on the wall in your sleep. The ...

I've seen plenty of poor, idea-drained writers say, "HOW do I get ideas for what to WRITE?" It's a scourge on literary society, this inability to think of something to ...

So what do you do if you love it and find everything perfect? Describe why you like it. This forces you to look at the story critically and very often, ...

The best ideas often come when I'm doing homework or when I'm in the shower. It's a little easier to open up a Word document and type or write on ...

One question: How did you find your publisher? Ha, I should be asking my mom this; she's a published poet. I never share my work with her, though. I don't ...