Author: poetryfest

Submit your Poetry to the Festival. Three Options: 1) To post. 2) To have performed by an actor 3) To be made into a film.

Real Writers Persist. Always. — A Writer’s Path

by Lauren Sapala When writers first start out writing they tend to concentrate on all the wrong things. The big question always seems to be: Do I have talent? This is followed closely by: How do I get an agent? When I was a new writer I also agonized quite a bit over […]

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How to Defeat Your Writer’s Block — A Writer’s Path

by Ryan Lanz For some, writer’s block is a very real and forbidding thing. I personally know authors who treat this as a superstition that no amount of garlic and rabbit feet will save them from. There are countless blog posts on how to beat writer’s block–and yes, we’ll go over that too–although […]

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How to Balance Quality with Quantity to Write More, Better — A Writer’s Path

by Meg Dowell Writing a lot and writing well at the same time? It’s not easy, but it’s possible. I know of writers and overall content creators who publish a new piece of content every day — and their work is usually good. But not always great. I also know of creators who […]

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Where Writers Get Stuck: Planning — A Writer’s Path

by Allison Maruska A subgroup of writers (myself included) proclaim they are pantsers, meaning they write by the seat of their pants with little planning beforehand. But even pantsters have to do some planning. In fact, it would be more accurate to call ourselves plantsers. Planning is taking an initial idea and developing […]

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What’s Missing From Your Self-Editing — A Writer’s Path

by Ryan Lanz For some writers, editing strikes fear into their hearts. Okay, perhaps not fear, but some discomfort. At least a stomach ache, right? Before you reach for the antacids, let’s discuss the different methods of editing and introduce some ways that might make it less intimidating.

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13 Habits of Ridiculously Prolific Writers — A Writer’s Path

by Meg Dowell Sometimes, writing less leads to deeper, more creative thinking. Have you ever wondered how some writers manage to write thousands of words every day — while you can barely squeeze out 500 words after an hour of trying (and failing) to focus? How do so many successful writers publish so […]

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What Good Music Can Teach Us About Writing — A Writer’s Path

by Andrea Lundgren I was thinking about this the other day while on hold. I was waiting for a break in the music that signaled that someone was going to rescue me from the unending monotony, so when the music would change from stringed instruments music to a pause, I’d get excited…only to […]

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Just Set a Start Date — A Writer’s Path

by Meg Dowell Do you find starting a project is more of a struggle than finishing one? Do you struggle to meet deadlines because you always start much later than you planned? I’ve tried to overcome this barrier in my writing for years. And while some procrastination can be a good thing, there […]

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The life and poetry of John Magee — Kirkby on Bain

From the Petwood Hotel, Woodhall Spa: You’ve no doubt heard the famous poem ‘High Flight’ – a favourite among aviators and astronauts – but what do you know of the author? For our first aviation charity talk of 2020, Simon Devenish of the John Gillespie Magee Jr Foundation will talk about the life and poetry […]

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