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Escape the Dead Spots: Stephen King Quote:
“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn’t carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
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Like Stephen King, I carry a book with me. Do you? Do you keep a book in your car for when you get stuck in gridlock? Do you carry a book with you to the doctor’s office and the motor vehicle office?
Sometimes restaurants get jammed. The meal seems to take forever to arrive. Do you have a book with you for those occasions? If you don’t, may I recommend one of my books set in the Adirondack Park Region of New York?
The temperature reached ninety degrees in Central Florida today. Wouldn’t it be a perfect week to escape with me? Pull up a heavy Adirondack chair and read about the experiences of the members of the Potter’s High Manga Club.
Please go to www.MelodyDeanDimick.com. Click on My Books. Choose one of my books to get you through the boring times in your life. You’re in for an vicarious adventure.
Enjoy!
A Poem This Morning
The conference is over, and my mind is back on writing ✍️
As I was waking, the poem that has been wanting to be written worked it’s way to the front of my mind.
I grabbed a tablet, searched through my pack-rat purse, found a pen 🖊 and wrote.
I think the poem is a decent first draft, but it will require revising and editing.
Do thoughts and ideas for poems, songs, or books come to you when you’re in bed? I recommend you get up and jot down your words before you forget them.
It’s National Poetry Month. Submit a poem to the Florida Writers Association Collections contest. Go to floridawriters.net for details.
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Hudson Meets the Peace
Tomorrow join me at the Port Charlotte Conference Center for a great conference. Authors, Agents, Publishers. What more could you want?
Podcast
Good Morning,
Thank you for following my blog. As you know, podcasts are ubiquitous. Is it time for you to have one? You don’t have to be Garrison Keillor to have your own podcast.
Are you going to the Florida Writers Conference in October? If so, consider signing up for a podcast. I did last year. To hear mine click the link. http://floridawriters.libsyn.com/melody-dean-dimick
Thank you, followers for listening. Thank you, Alison Nissen, for producing my podcast. If you want your own podcast, consider attending the Florida Writers Conference.
Please Join Me in Port Charlotte
Next weekend, April 13, I’ll be speaking in the afternoon. Details in the coming days. It’s not too late to plan to join me.
A Book of Poetry Telling a Story
Good Morning,
Thank you for visiting my page. Today I’m putting the finishing touches on my presentations for “The Hudson Comes to the Peace” to be presented at the Charlotte County Cultural Center in Port Charlotte on April 13, 2019.
One of my two sessions is titled “Writing About Controversial Subjects–in Prose and Verse. For the verse portion, I shall be talking about the novel in verse. Have you ever read a novel in verse? If you like poetry, consider reading or writing a novel in verse.
For details on writing the novel in verse, please come to my session in the afternoon of April 13.
Have you written a poem for National Poetry Month? Wish to share it? Contact me. Go to my website www.MelodyDeanDimick.com and click on Contact Melody.
I revised a poem yesterday. I’ll be reading it this Sunday (April 7) at 2:10 at the Casements in Ormond Beach, Florida. Hope to see you there.
It’s Poetry Month
Good Morning!
Thank you for visiting my page. It’s National Poetry Month. Have you written a poem yet? I’m struggling with a poem. Some poems take longer to write than others. It’s difficult for me to let go of a poem once I’ve written it. For me, writing poetry is about revising poetry. Brevity, an important component of poetry, doesn’t always come quickly for me. Finding the precise word requires many rewrites.
Please join me this Sunday at the Casements in Ormond Beach for a Poetry Reading. Scroll down the list that follows to learn more.
Official Program, 9th Annual
NATIONAL POETRY MONTH FESTIVAL
APRIL 7, 2019
Sponsored by CHI Creative Happiness Institute, Ormond Mainstreet,OBAD
Ormond Beach Arts District, and Tomoka Poets
1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
All styles of poetry. Special guest features. Open mic.
Free & open to the public.
1:00 Thanks to our sponsors: Dr. David B. Axelrod, Volusia County
PoetLaureate and Director, CHI.
1:10 Maryann Westbrook, President, Tomoka Poets. Kyra Brokoph, poet.
1:20 Mary Grantham, English Professor. Author of When the Sun Sails.
1:30 Live Poets Society: Robert Blenheim, Cherelyn Bush, Vicki
Iorio, Llewellyn McKernan, Ellen Nielsen, and Jesse Owens.
2:00 Marc Davidson, author of Notable Wonders.
2:10 Melody Dimick, author of Backpack Blues: Inspire the Fire Within.
2:20 Young Poets: Victoria Mullins, author of Angels Don’t
Understand Love. Abigail Truelsen author of Cortez.
AuroraPerna, forthcoming chapbook.
2:30 Hazel Sparrow, poet, project director of Bachata, Merengue,
Salsa anthology.
—Buy 50-50 raffle tickets, 6 for $5. Print your name/phone # so we can
call you when you win!—
2:40 Robert Calabrese.
2:50 Rosemary Volz.
3:00 Stephanie Salkin, Flagler County Art League Poetry Competition.
3:10 Poet and slam coordinator, Kevin Campbell aka NoirJente; Roger Duvernoy and local poets.
3:30 Open Mic, hosted by Tomoka Poets’ Maryann Westbrook.
[Sign-up sheet at raffle table. 3-minute limit, please.]
4:00 Conclusion.
This event made possible in part by funding from the Cultural Council of Volusia County.
CHI, 1104 Jacaranda Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32118.
Website,www.creativehappiness.org.
CHI is a 501-c-3, non-profit, charitable organization.
Our motto: “Be Creative, Be Well.”
Please join me for this great event. If you want to enjoy, understand, and participate in the the art of poetry, come to a free event at the very beautiful Casements on Sunday, April 7 from 1-4. Address: 25 Riverside Dr, Ormond Beach, FL 32176. I’ll be reading from Backpack Blues: Inspire the Fire Within at 2:10 p.m.
Enter the Contest
Good Morning,
Thank you for visiting my blog. Sorry to have been away for so long. This morning I’m here to urge you to join the Florida Writers Association Collection Contest. If you’ve always wanted to see your name in print, this is the perfect contest. There is a youth division (FWAY) and an adult version (FWA).
This year’s topic is Writers@Work. What comes to your mind? Could you write to that prompt? For details go to https://floridawriters.net/competitions-awards/collection/
My Tips
Tips for Publishing Poetry and Finding an Audience
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