The Writer’s Life bids Traci a fond farewell with best wishes on the next phase of her writing journey, with heartfelt gratitude for her time with Her Circle Ezine!
Weekly Writing Prompt
Welcome to this week’s writing prompt! Let’s think about secrets this week…
Dust
Lauren visits the exhibit Swept Away: Dust, Ashes, and Dirt in Contemporary Art and Design at the Museum of Arts & Design and experiences art created by that which we discard: “I realized just how much weight dust, excess and overflow carry. The ‘leftovers’ remind us that our bodies were present in a certain space and document our time spent in that particular space.”
The Long Preparation of the Self to Be Used: On Happy Poems
Traci discusses happiness and grief and the language and meaning of both for the poet: “Happiness is a moment; pain endures in us. If we transform that pain into language, if we adapt our prayers to the possible, then perhaps we clear the way for happiness, for those moments that come into the daily. I do not need poems for these moments. I need no language for happiness except “thank you.”
Listen. Write. Listen.
Jyl relates her experience with listening to others as a starting point into finding her way into her own stories: “I listen-write-listen. I make myself into a writer, starting with other people’s words… Writing other people’s dialogue, gave me a voice, and a way into telling my own stories.”
Indie Publishing: 7 Mistakes I Won’t Make Again
Terri shares the 7 biggest indie publishing mistakes she’ll never make again: “The industry is evolving and we’re all more or less feeling our way. Still, it’s foolish make the same mistake twice. Having learned from past errors, I’ll make adjustments. Here are 7 mistakes I’ll be sure to avoid.”
The Privilege of a Lifetime: Friends & Remembrance
Traci shares the experience of the launch of her new book of poems, Our Lady of the Ruins and brings to light some of the bigger lessons: “There is no way I could have predicted the person I have become. My dreams have always been smaller than the experiences I’ve been lucky enough to have. I’m so grateful the world gives me more than I ask for, in poetry and in life.”
Weekly Writing Prompt
Spring! Welcome to this week’s featured writing prompt! Enjoy the inspiration and share your work here!
Write What You Know: Really?
Naomi challenges the oft-uttered writing adage write what you know: “I want to write about places I have never been, events I have never lived through, people who look, think, and act nothing like me. And why shouldn’t I? And how many great books would never have been written had their authors not abandoned this rule?”
Joy the Baker: The Self-Taught Cook
Lauren takes a look at a different form of creation this week: “I’ve always been really puzzled about why chefs, home cooks and food writers aren’t considered artists. In my mind, imagining and conceiving of a meal that appeals to all of the senses, as well as writing about cuisine is, in fact, an art form.”
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