Back in August, I highlighted some of my favourite craft books, poetry, and picture books of the year thus far. Now I’m back with a part 2.
Category Archives: Poetry
Questions to Ask Beta Readers
Last month, I talked about the importance of beta readers and how they can help you. But something I’ve discovered is that they can help you even more when you give them guidance as to how to help. This includes asking them questions.
Winter Writing Prompts
Looking to write about winter for your poetry and/or children’s books? Look no further! Here are 15 winter writing prompts to get you started.
Writing to Market & Writing What You Want
My advice: be aware of market trends, but always write what you want to. But… isn’t that contradictory? Not necessarily.
“That’s Not Poetry!”
Welcome to my defence of and roundabout love letter to free verse and other styles like it.
Fall Writing Prompts
Fall (or autumn, depending on your taste) is almost here in the northern hemisphere! Here are 15 writing prompts to inspire you this season.
Writing Children’s Poetry? Here Are Some Things to Keep in Mind.
Have any of you thought about what writing poetry for children vs. for adults looks like? Here are a few things I advise for the former.
Reading Highlights from 2023, Part 1
Part of being a poetry and picture book editor is reading in the genres you work on. So I thought I’d share some of the highlights of what I’ve read so far this year!
How Poets Engage Readers
A lot of poets out there may ask themselves, “How can I engage my readers?” There are plenty of ways to go about this, but there are three I always advocate for.
What Do Poetry Editors Do?
I was browsing through some of the most asked questions about poetry editing recently, and this one came up: What do poetry editors do? Well, it depends.