Renga and Haiku: A Japanese Poetic Challenge
“A young shoot has borne Beautiful flowers, Growing upon An aged plum tree.” –Basho, The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches (tr. by Nobuyuki Yuasa) Many […]
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Book Review: The Sword in His Hand
“I believe there will be justice, Torsten, for all the terrible wrong that has been done to you. But until you can forgive, you will never be free. You will […]
Book Review: Aroma of Beauty
“Beauty could not rebuild our cities, but it helped to rebuild our humanity and to bring us closer to one another. Beauty could not bring back family and friends, but […]
Learn to Write Picture Books: Write2Ignite Master Class
Eric Carle: “Let’s put it this way: if you are a novelist, I think you start out with a 20 word idea, and you work at it and you wind […]
Exploring the Ethics of Ghostwriting
Ghostwriting exists throughout the publishing world–everything from memoirs to blog posts to speeches might be produced by a ghost. As social media and self-publishing grow, the demand for content also […]
Disney Pixar’s “Soul”: The Point of Life
“You know, lost souls are not that different from those in the zone. The zone is enjoyable, but when that joy becomes an obsession, one becomes disconnected from life.”–Moonwind, Soul […]
Tending the Flame: 3 Ways to Stay Inspired with Your Writing
“I only write when I’m inspired, so I see to it that I’m inspired every morning at nine o’clock.” ~ Peter De Vries When we talk to writers about inspiration, […]
2021 Reading List: The Top 10 Books on My TBR Shelf
Tsundoku Japanese word for the bookworm’s art: collecting untouched books like dust *** Avid readers have a habit of buying books faster than they can read them. As a result, […]