Posts Tagged writing life
National Poetry Month and Jake Arnold
Posted by Ron Hayes in National Poetry Month, Poetry, Ron on April 26, 2015
Two Poets Left!! Our celebration of National Poetry Month at 5writers.com slowly winds down with our penultimate poet, Jake Arnold of Denton, Texas. As a reminder, 5Writers is celebrating National Poetry Month by offering one poem for each day of the month from ten different poets. Each poet has graciously shared with us three poems each: […]
National Poetry Month and Desmond Collier
Posted by Ron Hayes in National Poetry Month, Poetry, Ron on April 20, 2015
We continue our celebration of National Poetry Month with a very special pair of poets. In this back-to-back double post, Tracie Morell and Desmond Collier, two highly successful poets from Erie, Pennsylvania, are the only Mother-Son combination to be featured here at 5Writers this month. As a reminder, 5Writers is celebrating National Poetry Month by offering one […]
National Poetry Month and Dominique Locke
Posted by Ron Hayes in National Poetry Month, Poetry on April 2, 2015
A Note To Our Subscribers: For the next month our posts at 5Writers will increase from six to ten; therefore the number of notifications you receive via email will also increase. Please know that it is not our intent to spam you, nor is it permanent increase. It is temporary and will only happen for the month of April […]
Sharing is Caring: Relationships Essential To Writing
Posted by Ron Hayes in Relationships In Writing, Ron, Ron Hayes on February 13, 2015
by Ron Hayes Earlier this month, Brad showed us some great ways of injecting our established personal relationships into what we’re writing. And while Jenny gave us all great advice on how to establish and maximize relationships when the writing’s done, I’d like to change gears a little and talk about how the relationships you […]
Po-Biz: What NOT to do (and what you should) in 2015
by Ron Hayes Welcome to 2015! Thank you so much for tuning in with us for another year. I’m very excited at the things we’re planning for you this year, starting with this month’s guest blogger. Be sure to check back with us throughout the month to make sure you don’t miss it! As we […]
My Year of Nothing
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in 2014: Looking Back, Darlene on December 30, 2014
Jerry Seinfeld is famous for his “show about nothing,” which some would argue is actually about everything, a group of friends experiencing the absurdity and hilarity of everyday, mundane life. That’s something. I dreaded writing this post. I could have gotten out of it if I’d lied and claimed I was still swamped at work. […]
For Sally Keith…
by Ron Hayes …Whom I Failed To Thank Properly and In A Timely Fashion. Thank you again for… well, you know. We writers wield an awesome power: we grapple with immortality. Through our work and our words we take a stab at having tiny little bits of ourselves outlast our mortal shells and live on […]
Mining The Past to Gild The Present: How I Got Here
Posted by Ron Hayes in Growing Up A Writer, Ron Hayes on September 15, 2014
by Ron Hayes We are all, every one of us, the sum of our parts. Each of us carries around with us the bits and pieces of the places we’ve been and the things we’ve seen and the people we’ve known. For those of us who write, we have that most magical of gifts in […]
On Words Alone: Can A Man Survive Solely On Poetry?
by Ron Hayes Poetry doesn’t pay. Let me be the first to welcome you to Planet Earth if that happens to be news to you. (Welcome! May I suggest buying a book or two while you’re here?) As writers, we all know that the fruits of our labors are hardly fruitful enough on their own […]
What’s In YOUR Belly? What Writers Can Learn From Athletes
Posted by Ron Hayes in Ron, Writing Advice on July 19, 2014
by Ron Hayes I can’t help but love the way Brad Windhauser recently invoked the excitement and the intrigue and the infectious nature of the 2014 World Cup (congrats Deutschland!) in his post about inspiration and staying motivated as a writer. While I am not at all a sports writer myself, I am a sports […]
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