Writing
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A Pier No More
an original poem by Christina Ward We were an old pier, standing in the sea,pilings caked with barnacles, ravaged by the currents,our foundation weak. We waited for the tides to displace us,unplug us from our feeble grip on shifting sands…for the sea to bring us to our knees. The sandy currents burn with salt lifenibbling our shins… Continue reading
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Learn to Write Better Poetry
a lesson If there’s anything I’ve learned about writing poetry, it’s that you’re never done learning how to do it. Anytime I find a new angle, a new inspiration, or technique, it feels like my first day as a poet all over again. I pick up my imaginary feather quill, dip it in my imaginary… Continue reading
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Swallow Me Whole
a poem of Contemplation Beneath this earthso many souls. In this groundright where I stand,my bare-heeled ache on the grit;do they linger here? Do their solemn hazes pass me by as my breath drifts meone day to the next?Am I aware ofthat chill, that pressure in the airshifting, disturbing,a moaning whisper to myhuman ears?Does it shift me? I turned on… Continue reading
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Being Vulnerable in your Writing
sometimes–this is a good thing There is a fine line in writing between being vulnerable, open, honest and being over-exposed. We walk this line, a tightrope of credibility with a chasm of wide-mouthed readership, an ocean of clappers below us, waiting to give us feedback. What if that feedback is in thought? The thought that… Continue reading
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Medium is a Great Way to get Your Poetry Noticed
Here’s how! Hiya Fiddleheads! (That’s what I call my writer friends these days–out there nurturing your dreams and rising in the sun!) If you are interested in promoting your poetry, your articles, your photography, then this is the post for you. Where have I been lately? I have been on Medium, making a little money… Continue reading
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Selling Your Writing for Pennies
Starting somewhere hurts the heart a little bit Let’s face it; Writers do NOT get paid their worth. In light of my current health situation, I have not been working for the past few years. I rely on peddling craft items occasionally, and mostly on selling myself as a writer…for pennies. But we have to… Continue reading
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I am Writing a Book!
And it is kicking my butt Writing a Book Takes A Lot Out of You! Some of you all know, who are loyal followers of my blog, that I have been very busy writing a book. The idea formed when I was fresh out of college in 2007 and has not left my mind since.… Continue reading
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Writing a Book IS WORK
It’s not for the faint of heart or the weak of resolve My father always told me: To be a success you either need to do something no one else wants to do, or do something everyone else wants to do and do it better than everyone else. –My Dad Yikes. Take one look at… Continue reading
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Want to Write a Novel but Can’t Stay Motivated? Here are Some Tips
I am not going to sugar-coat it; that first novel can kick your tail. But it doesn’t have to be so incredibly daunting that the great idea for a novel that you dreamed up one foggy afternoon six years ago, can’t be brought to fruition. The idea is there. Perhaps the characters have been mingling,… Continue reading
About Me
Christina M. Ward is an author and freelance writer from the beautiful state of NC where she resides with her two furbabies. She’s edited over 50 poetry collections from around the world, published three of her own, and is working on her second novel. Christina is the sole owner and operator of Fiddleheads & Floss Writing Services through which she does freelance SEO content writing and editing.
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