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Carol S. Mann
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Bits and Pieces
“He knew everyone had flaws. People fell from grace all the time. But some people fell further than others.” From “Ferrelli’s Fall” (Creek Songs).
Tag Archives: imagery
What a Difference a Line Makes
Are you a poetry reader? I am. And, when I read it, I often find a feeling of peace and calm. Poetry takes us places –into our feelings, our thoughts, our memories. Into our joys, our sorrows. Into other cultures … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Finding Ideas: The Creative Process, Inspiration, Looking for Inspiration, poetry, Reading, Writing
Tagged Anthologist Ruth Gordon, Dylan Thomas, Emily Dickinson, feelings, finger paints, free verse, image, imagery, images, mood, poetry, poetry reader, poetry workshop, T.S. Eliot, writing poetry
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Writing that lights your marquee …
The house is quiet. I’m reading a really good book. In fact, I’m buried in it. As I read, I come upon a sentence that sends an Oh! to a little niche in my brain. There the sentence lights up like a … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Books, Creativity, fiction writing, novel, Reading, Writing
Tagged Alice Mendelssohn, analogy, apartheid, Botswana, creating an image, description, Eleanor Morse, great sentences, heightening meaning, honing and idea, Ian Henry, imagery, Isaac Muthethe, shedding light on a character, South Africa, White Dog Fell from the Sky
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Written Beneath the Palms 