The Invisible Voice

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."--Henry David Thoreau

Due to the lack of resources, I am going to postpone my poetry book "Love Vs. Anti-Love". However, if I can figure out a way to develop a book cover or find someone that can, I will publish my latest set of poetry that I am currently calling "The Invisible Voice". It's a metaphorical title symbolizing the first publishing from an author.

I'm planning on submitting a couple of transcripts to a couple of local newspapers and maybe ask a professor to read over some of the poems so I can gather some quotes and use them as advertising. If I gather enough reviews, I might submit a copy to the local PBS station to gather some more publicity. Also, gathering quotes is good b/c if they do specify that your poems are not that great, then you won't have to spend $34.99 on listing your work on Amazon.com.

I have a couple of examples of my work on my website and I will update the site to include the new poetry book. I have received many favorable comments from classes and I do have a couple of connections in the literary world. I don't believe that it will receive a lot of press, but it's worth a try right? After all, how many famous poets and authors do you know of that have never tried and have ended up with published works before they died?

I have finally made it over another wall of writer's block. I am slowly approaching the huge climax. Now, if I can just find some time...

Poetry Cover Completed

I have been currently working on my poetry book. The front cover design has been created, so now all I have to do is select the poems, write a narrative, and sign up for an account on a chosen self-publishing site and everything should be a go. I just need to decide on whether or not I have enough poems for the sections that I have created. I may end up writing more poems for the "Love" section since most of the time I write poems when I'm filled with an overabundance of emotion (which mostly relates to anger and sadness).

My novel is coming along quite well, but I need to get over another bump in the writer's block road. I have been looking into options for promoting my poetry and I have a few ideas already in mind. I hope this works out and doesn't fall flat on it's face.

Month Update

It has been a while since I've updated this journal, but I've had writer's block for a while. During the month my grandfather passed away. I have only met him once, but I always wanted the opportunity to meet him again. He had a great impact on my life. In fact, if not for him and my step-grandmother's gift of "Creative Writer", I don't know if I would have ever started my career in writing.

I had writer's block because I had a monster that I couldn't figure out what to do with. Not to mention my life had become rather busy near the end of January. However, I hope to at least get somewhere with some of my projects soon, since I'm beginning to approach a climatic part within the book.

One of the speakers for a project mentioned the novel I was working on and I had one person already wanting to know when it will be published. I'm hoping to publish it within a few months (since life became busier and sadder than I expected). I am debating about where to publish it, but I may have someone that can make a design for the title.