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.
Tag Archives: Poetry Editor
The Importance of Alpha and Beta Readers
Getting outside feedback on your writing is immensely important – because it lives in your head, you’re likely to overlook things that someone else won’t. This is where alpha readers and beta readers come in.
There’s Something All Good Editors Will Do… and You May Not Like It
Sometimes when you approach an editor for copy editing, they may make a suggestion you won’t want to hear.
“That’s Not Poetry!”
Welcome to my defence of and roundabout love letter to free verse and other styles like it.
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 So Far
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!
Editing Adverbs
A common piece of advice writers get is to ditch the adverbs in their projects. But is that right?
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.
Do I Need to Hire a Professional Editor?
It’s common for writers to wonder if they should hire a professional editor for each stage of editing. So… should you?