Comments on: Opening Doors Through Poetry and Short Fiction https://diymfa.com/writing/opening-doors-poetry-short-fiction/ Tools & Techniques for the Serious Writer Sat, 16 Sep 2017 16:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Brenda Joyce Patterson https://diymfa.com/writing/opening-doors-poetry-short-fiction/#comment-4019 Sat, 16 Sep 2017 16:02:00 +0000 http://diymfallc.wpengine.com/?p=30870#comment-4019 In reply to Daisy Brown Herndon.

I’m so glad, Daisy. I loved and read this site for years before I joined the team. Hope you’ll find as much writing inspiration and encouragement as I have. 🙂

]]> By: Daisy Brown Herndon https://diymfa.com/writing/opening-doors-poetry-short-fiction/#comment-3981 Mon, 31 Jul 2017 19:56:00 +0000 http://diymfallc.wpengine.com/?p=30870#comment-3981 Welcome, Brenda. Great article. My first time on this site and I’m going to stick around.

]]> By: Rebecca Hunter https://diymfa.com/writing/opening-doors-poetry-short-fiction/#comment-3936 Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:29:00 +0000 http://diymfallc.wpengine.com/?p=30870#comment-3936 In reply to Brenda Joyce Patterson.

Thank you so much, Brenda! <3

]]> By: Brenda Joyce Patterson https://diymfa.com/writing/opening-doors-poetry-short-fiction/#comment-3935 Fri, 23 Jun 2017 03:08:00 +0000 http://diymfallc.wpengine.com/?p=30870#comment-3935 In reply to Rebecca Hunter.

Thanks! That’s my favorite exercise when I’m looking for the way into a new project. Besides I love reveling in beautiful words. By the way, I really like your romance series, Stockholm Diaries, Rebecca. I love your complex heroes. Can’t wait for the next book in your One Night series.

]]> By: Brenda Joyce Patterson https://diymfa.com/writing/opening-doors-poetry-short-fiction/#comment-3934 Fri, 23 Jun 2017 02:56:00 +0000 http://diymfallc.wpengine.com/?p=30870#comment-3934 In reply to Pat.

Pat, you’re right about discipline in writing small forms. It forces us to be precise in meaning and word choice. Thanks for the compliments.

]]> By: Rebecca Hunter https://diymfa.com/writing/opening-doors-poetry-short-fiction/#comment-3933 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 18:29:00 +0000 http://diymfallc.wpengine.com/?p=30870#comment-3933 Love your simple, practical exercise: “Read the anthology with a small notebook and your favorite writing instrument by your side. You’ll want to read with an eye for well-constructed turns of phrase, passages with visceral descriptions and so. Make notes of what catches your interest.” Writing these kinds of things down is a great way to really take them in!

]]> By: Pat https://diymfa.com/writing/opening-doors-poetry-short-fiction/#comment-3931 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 20:20:00 +0000 http://diymfallc.wpengine.com/?p=30870#comment-3931 Brenda, what a talented and gifted writer you are. I look forward to reading your ongoing works.
It also takes a disciplined writer to write small.

Best,
Pat

]]> By: Brenda Joyce Patterson https://diymfa.com/writing/opening-doors-poetry-short-fiction/#comment-3930 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 19:45:00 +0000 http://diymfallc.wpengine.com/?p=30870#comment-3930 In reply to Sara Letourneau.

Thanks for the great welcome, Sara. I’m thrilled to be a part of the DIY MFA team and looking forward to writing about my beloved poetry and short stories. 🙂

]]> By: Sara Letourneau https://diymfa.com/writing/opening-doors-poetry-short-fiction/#comment-3929 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:21:00 +0000 http://diymfallc.wpengine.com/?p=30870#comment-3929 As a writer who’s just coming back to poetry after 3 or 4 year, I can’t tell you how delighted I am to see a poetry column here now! 🙂 Very excited to see what else you have in store for us, Brenda.

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