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15 Minutes a Day
8 November 2007 @ 09:25 | Writing Tips | 9 Comments
That’s all Shannon Hale asks of herself right now . She’s the LDS Newberry Honor-winning author of several young adult fantasy novels (and Austenland). I am a big fan–I love her polished, lyrical writing, and I love that she’s an LDS mother taking care of her kids and her passion for writing at the [...]
Want to write for Segullah? Read Segullah!
11 October 2007 @ 17:14 | Writing Tips | No Comments
We’ve been busy reading over the great submissions we’ve received for Roots and Branches, our Spring issue. As I sift through these writings, I think about the women behind them. Every one of them tried to put words around an important experience. Every one of them cared enough about their writing to [...]
Weak Words Made Strong
18 April 2007 @ 23:46 | Writing Tips | 12 Comments
I gave my first and only poetry reading when I was seven years old at a ward talent show. I wore my yellow bathrobe and a pair of black glasses I made out of a pipe cleaner, so that I would look distinguished. And I recited my second-grade poetry, dancing around for emphasis [...]
Unleash Your Inner Poet!
15 March 2007 @ 08:58 | Writing Tips | 24 Comments
At Segullah, we are always on the lookout for good poetry to publish. So, what exactly is good poetry? I think most of us are better at enjoying it than defining it, but here are three of my favorite attempts, all from the poet, Carl Sandburg:
“Poetry is the opening and closing of a [...]
Happy Literary?
11 January 2007 @ 00:24 | Writing Tips | 13 Comments
Zero. That’s how many women have admitted to being happy so far in response to this post. And should we expect anything different? After all, Segullah blog is associated with a literary journal. And aren’t literary types usually depressed?
The beginning from the end
21 December 2006 @ 02:04 | Writing Tips | 5 Comments
Want people (e.g., Segullah editors) to read your stuff?
Want them to walk away saying “wow”?
Two words: beginning, ending.
Don’t Leave Home Without It–Writing Tips from Melonie Cannon
9 November 2006 @ 13:54 | Writing Tips | 8 Comments
Take a moment today and open your purse. Really
examine its contents. Let’s open mine, shall we?
