1 PICK A THEME
Choose themes for the year, or a them for a blog or book on poetry. Philosophical, comic, historic, news and contemporary, famous people, politicians, presidents, anything you want to learn, anything you want to teach, recipes in verse.
2 PLAN A REGULAR WRITING TIME
Write early in the day, at lunch time, or at night. You may be able to schedule publication of your posts. Where are most of your readers? In which time zone? Do you want to attract more of them? Or to target others?
3 PLAN A PLACE TO WRITE
A desk. A poetry notebook by your bedside. A poetry notebook in your pocket. Write the page numbers, titles, index, and your vital name and address or email in case you lose the book and want it returned.
4 CHOOSE A TITLE
Have a page of titles. You could even write the titles for every month for a calendar, or every week, or every day of the years.
5 PLAN PRESENTING OR MARKETING
Read a poem at a meeting, as a time filler if the speaker is late.
6 Check syllable count
7 Check intonation
The most popular is dum dee dum dee
But if you start with the word a or the your sentence becomes dee dum, dee dum
8 Move the drama to the start and end of each poem and verse
9 Surprise
10 CLARIFY AND FOCUS
If you have two stories, events, ideas, maybe you have two poem. If not, you need a link.
11+
Add facts or links. Author details. References. Credit to photographer for photos.
Useful Resources
https://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Mai
https://www.wiki-calendar.com/
About the Author
Angela Lansbury is a travel writer and photographer, author and speaker, fashionista. Please share links to your favourite posts or one or more of the blogs
Books include Wedding Speeches and Toasts (Ward Lock/Cassell)
Quick Quotations (Lulu.com)
travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com
dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com
For one hour online individual tutorials or group workshops contact
annalondon8@gmail.com
