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World of Writing - Author Interview I first met today's guest through an online writer's group that we both attend occasionally, where members read their work and get feedback, or we discuss an aspect of the world of writing. It's kinda fun! :) Stephen Porter, a fellow Canadian author residing in Toronto (ON), is our featured guest today. His first book, Teaching in the Spirit , is a guide to help teachers bring more meaning into the classroom.  The Quick and the Quirky  - his second book - is a collection of short stories which, he tells me: " ...range from science fiction to noir and several genres in between ".   https://www.amazon.com/Quick-Quirky-Stephen-F-C-Porter/dp/0995960321 . ..check out Steve's blog at:  https://stephens-scribblings-and-scrawls.blogspot.com/ Q: How have your books gotten published? My first book was handled very professionally by Ingramspark Publishers . So my formatter, Joan Franstchuk, suggested I go with them again. When my manu...

Quote of the Day  ©BrummetMedia.ca "Trip over love, you can get up.  Fall in love,  and you fall forever."   ~ Author unknown . ~~ Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

Media Appearance Drop by this poetry website to access on of Lillian's more recently written poems, titled Elephant Visit.   https://festivalforpoetry.com/2022/03/19/poem-elephant-visit-by-lillian-brummet/ ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~  

Recommended Resources It's all about birds today... Bird Sounds offers a collection of over 600 bird songs! Check them out at: Bird-Sounds.net - FLAP Canada 's mission is to inform bird-enthusiasts of bird collision and other threats and ways to avoid them. - The Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas of Canada site has an online directory that provides summary information for each of Canada's 597 important bird Areas. http://www.ibacanada.com ~~ Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

World of Writing - Poetry Interview We have the honour of featuring poet Thomas Page today. Thomas is the head editor of the Academy of the Heart and Mind . He is an MFA Candidate studying poetry at the University of South Florida . He is also branching out to children’s, literary, and horror fiction in his work. He invites our readers to drop by the  Academy of the Heart and Mind blog @   https://academyoftheheartandmind.wordpress.com and to visit him anytime via: https://twitter.com/thomaspagepoet . You may also want to revisit the April 28th blog post where Thomas was in to share information about running the popular blog.  Q:  Do you feel like there is a discernible difference between poetry and prose? A: I think that both poetry and prose have similar elements of composition. Both require writers to consider what story they are telling their audience. The discernible difference comes in what this story is. Poetry tends to be more lyrical in nature in the sen...

Brummet Media Channel Pat from the UK asks: " How much of a story do you have in mind before you start writing it? "  Watch this 8 min video now to discover the answer!  https://youtu.be/qA45az9wk1A ~~   Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~

Quote of the Day  ©BrummetMedia.ca "Nature is refining, elevating.  How cunningly she hides every wrinkle  of her inconceivable antiquity  under roses, and violets, and morning dew!  Every inch of the mountains  is scarred by unimaginable convulsions,  yet the new day is purple with the bloom of youth  and love."  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~ Visit the Brummet's   Main Website Find them elsewhere online  HERE   ~~