She woke up yawning
Turning to the phone ringing
Singing that song
In her head she finds herself humming along
Caller ID says mom
It was who she expected
Wanted was another name
Her thoughts before the ring
Was that things would never be
The same
But it wouldn’t hurt
To see his name
“Morning mom, it’s kind of early.
Couldn’t you have waited till later?”
Apparently not
“Your well being was greater.”
So they banter
Daughter speaking about her week
Mother berates her
Daughter gets frustrated
“Okay mom, I’ll talk to you
later…”
She lays in bed thinking
About the conversation
And maybe her mother was right
There was no reason for her to
Have reservations
For the date
Had already been made
The morning was still young
And the sound beside her
Made her turn to face the other figure
In the picture
He was to some a … Continue reading
Month: January 2012
Poetry Writing part 2: Practice
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Self Publishing Made Easy prt.2: Printing to PDF
Self Publishing 2
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Self Publishing Made Easy prt.1: Creating the Document
Self Publishing 1 [Click the link to download the sample document. There might be some minor differences.]
*This post was created on a PC using Firefox as of right now I do know there is a problem with the images on Safari which may or may not be worked out.
Paragraphs
Page Break (Insert tab)
Justification
Page Break / Section Break (Page Layout tab)
Title page & Copyright Page
Book Size & Margins
Header & Footer
I won’t be trying to turn you into a professional with this series but I will be able to give you a guide so that you can begin to help yourself. Self publishing, whether it be in print or electronic may seem like a daunting task but in fact it’s quite straight forward. Of course I’m expecting you to be able to produce your own quality content. The question or possible problem I’m going … Continue reading
Poetry Writing part 1: Poetic Devices
With everything in this world that has a body there is always the framework that makes it up. Poetry is no different and one of the things that make up poetry we term “poetic devices”. Poetic devices are similar to what short stories would call “literary devices” and in some ways have the same functions. With literary devices there is more room for them to develop in the longer storyline of a short story, whereas poetic devices may go unnoticed by a reader due to their subtlety. The strange thing is we use most in speech and writing naturally but sometimes it takes seeing them to comprehend their true impact. The following is a short list of those devices and the context in which I understand their definitions. There are many resources available with detailed lists but the idea isn’t to overwhelm with information but to give enough examples so … Continue reading