Blog Jog Day ! & Writer Interview #13

-- Quote of the Day --

"You can tell more about a person 

by what he says about others 

than you can by what 

others say about him."

~ Leo Aikman

-- BlogJog Day ! --

Thank you for stopping by my Blog!

Today is BlogJog Day – an event sparked by Carol Denbow the author of six books and editor of eleven blogs and websites. BlogJog Day is a special event that encourages people to explore blog sites they may not have been aware of before. As part of the obligation for participating in this we are to offer a couple of links for you to consider:

Please do enjoy and explore all that my blog has to offer, then jog on over to http://www.jeffreyballen.com

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http://www.learningtoeatallergyfree.com

If you would like to find other blogs or find out more about this event, go to http://blogjogday.blogspot.com

-- Internet Service Issues --

Apologies to all who missed yesterday's Authors Read radio episode - we have been having Internet service issues with Shaw Cable all week long! - lol - Nothing worse than that for a writer! 

Today's episode of Authors Read features -  Ebony Haywood is a poet.  In 1996, her poem, "There Was Once a Potato," won first place in the Los Angeles branch of the NAACP ACT-SO poetry competition - and is now available as a childrens illustrated book. Join us to hear Ebony read from this work by clicking on the hyper-link above. Airs at 9:30 (pacific)

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-- Writer Interview #13 --

Today we have poet Brittney Lake joining us to share her thoughts on poetry, and the publishing industry in general... 

Q: Are you happy and satisfied with your publisher?

A: I am very satisfied with my publisher. I’m a new author, and my publisher has been so helpful and patient.

Q: Would you self-publish?

A: I’m not that brave. I really don’t know much about the business. I’m a writer—not a publicist. I wouldn’t know where to begin.

Q: Do you feel like you can do more with poetry than prose?

A: I just feel like poetry is so powerful. I’m telling stories with just a few words. This makes each word more meaningful and important than they would be in many other forms of literary work.

Q: What is the main focus of your poetry work?

A: I think that many of my poems are focused around Black American heritage and lifestyles. I have poems that range from inspirational to sexual. They are about different subjects, but I’ve focused on what I know best, the Black American community.

Q: Do you still have the first piece you wrote?

A: Yes, it’s probably the only poem that I have memorized. It was a poem that I wrote almost ten years ago while I was in 8th grade.

Q: What is your typical workday like? 

A: I try to write in my journal every day, but I’m not always inspired to write poetry. I keep a journal with me at all times. There are times when I just sit on campus and watch students. I don’t really have any goals; however, when inspiration hits, I stop everything that I’m doing to write.

 

Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio shows and free resources and more at: www.brummet.ca