Books Expressed

Do you find yourself writing at 12am…..jotting down metaphors, connecting them into stanzas? Does poetry consume your heart, mind and soul? Are you a poet seeking to ‘hone’ or ‘enhance’ your craft? Maybe you’re looking to network with others that share your passion? Have the above questions aroused your creative curiously? Then look no further then PoetryAsArt.com, an innovative creation of husband and wife duo Lance and Michelle Toohey. In which the Toohey’s combine both of their creative abilities together as Lance is the poet, (his style is similar to John Keats) toying with phrases and words of old, sonnets of lost and present love, you will find yourself lost in his garland of expressions. While wife, Michelle, adds visual life to her husbands’ sea of emotions, her airbrush style of modern art will give new meaning to poetry as art. “Poetry and art was combined after Michelle decided to create airbrush prints

for some of my works, she is always seeking inspiration for new works and

this became an easy way for her, I present her a poem and she gets out her

paint and just goes wild” says Lance Toohey.

Lance wrote his first poem in 1964 and his second in 2004. Incredibly different from most writers, Lance had a chance to hibernate has creative abilities and unleash a book of poetry entitled ‘An Amorous Aussie – Sensual Poetry’, that would even make the Browning’s and Sir William Shakespeare gasp at his ability to breathe life into words.

The Toohey’s have built their new site around this very concept of poetry as art. Just recently they decided to take their site a step forward as Lance and other members of an old poetry site he was affiliated with, cease to exist, Lance and the other members long to recapture the lasting friendships they shared. The old site functioned as a family, offering constructive feedback and support to fellow members who were looking to enhance their writing skills. “After the old poets.com closed down, everyone I spoke too missed the

friendships that were created there, we all went off in different directions

and so many great friendships created on that site just seemed to vanish. I

was determined to try to do something about it and the only way I could

think of was to start my own site” said Toohey which was how the new PoetryAsArt.com was formed. The Toohey’s would like PoetryAsArt.com to be a “home” for friends to visit, to chat, to express, to give help to new writers, in all to be a place that when you log in you know a friend with the same passion as yourself is at the other end. Through the site you can also have your very own poetry and art immortalized on canvas or Choose from any of Michelle’s selection of airbrush designs, which makes a unique Valentine’s or Mother’s Day gift.

Nicole Hester-Francis
http://www.articlesbase.com/poetry-articles/thoughts-from-the-soul-create-vivid-portraits-of-colorthrough-a-unique-website-132985.html

I need some books to improve my language skills,and to be able to express myself much better than normally.However,this isn’t about grammar&co,this is about the style….Just the way you say things.I need that for the Journalism class,so I thought some books for wannabe writers or Journalists would be welcome.Mainly books that can be bought on Amazon.

I would recommend reading as many books as possible in the genres that you like to write, as well as about the craft of writing. When you are reading other fiction books, pay attention to how the authors structure their work.

Here are some of my favorites about writing:
1) "Writing Down The Bones" by Natalie Goldberg
2) "Bird by Bird" by Anne Lamott
3) "On Writing Well" by William Zinsser
4) "How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy" by Orson Scott Card
5) "On Writing" by Stephen King
6) "No Plot? No Problem!" by Chris Baty
7) "Eats, Shoots, and Leaves" by Lynne Truss
"The Elements of Style" by Strunk and White

Also, take a look at a few websites where authors gather. Some of them have very helpful articles and forums. Holly Lisle has a fantastic website that has articles on both the business and writing aspects, including an excellent article on worldbuilding that I highly suggest for any fantasy writer:

http://hollylisle.com/fm/

Forward Motion is a wonderful, helpful community:

http://www.fmwriters.com/

Absolute Write is one of my favorite author communities, with a vast pool of resources and helpful people:

http://www.absolutewrite.com

Write every single day. Set a target for yourself. For instance, my goal right now is to write 1,000 words a day. I get this done before I go on the internet, read, watch TV, or goof around. To begin, maybe set an easier goal for yourself– try 250 words each day. Write in a journal as well, if you feel so inclined!

When you get ideas, find a way to record them as well. I have a spiral notebook that I keep just for that purpose. This way, when I want to begin a new project I can read through my notes and find just the right idea!

Also, never forget how important it is to edit and rewrite! When you finish a short story or novel, I suggest setting it aside for a month. Don’t look at it or think about it (if you can help it). Work on another project. Once that time has passed, go back and read what you wrote. Try to be objective– are there parts that need to be expanded? Cut out? Rewritten? How is the grammar and spelling? Editing could (and should) take more time than the original draft!

Writing a novel or our biography is dream that many of us hold in our hearts, your book does not have to be your dream. All you need is to dedicate some time to learn how to bring out that story inside you. A new e-guide, Bring out the Novel Inside You, has been written to help you make your dream come true. Here is some great advice from this e-guide.

Writing is one of the most fulfilling careers known. Any author will tell you that you can’t find a more interesting, challenging and successful business than creating one’s own biographies, novels, technical information or advertising.

And, now you can do all this while sitting at home. Yes, YOU can create something that can provide you with entry to one of the most highly paid, in-demand businesses in the world.

Writing is, by no means, only for the highly educated. In fact, some of the most highly paid authors didn’t finish high school. If you’ve survived this far in your lifetime you have the qualifications.

Writing is a matter of thinking, developing ideas in your mind and putting those ideas down on paper.

Nor do you have to risk your work in the slush-piles of the so-called publishing companies and their editors. There are many ways to get your books published. Don’t make your study of this information seem more difficult than it really is.

Today’s world, seemingly, is ready for almost any idea and you just might have one of the best. Until recently, the large publishing companies were very particular, shall we say, as to who was good enough as an author to bother editing and publishing.

First of all, the writer had to be already known and the publishing company published his book as if it were intended for the vaults of historical artifacts.

In reality, everyone has a life, a method of thought, a sense of story telling that is as different as our DNA.

? If we aren’t born to the same parents

? If we are raised with different cultural aspects

? If we have different educations

? If we have different interests and hobbies

? If we see humor differently, or

? If we’re as uptight as a bottle of pop that could blow in a second if shaken

…. Then, how could we possibly be so alike that only one writer, writing one book, could cover all the ideas and interests to satisfy all the people in the world?

Now, that’s boring!

The publishing companies of old made small (or, sometimes, large) fortunes by declaring that publishing your book would cost a fortune.

Since no one seemed to challenge that, or figured out a better way to do things like they are done today, it may have been expensive.

But, today, anyone can write his own book, his own unique way, and publish it himself and see it on the shelves of the largest book selling companies in the world.

That’s absolutely true!

I’m going to tell you all about that in Bring Out the Novel inside you, because I know there are those who want to see their actual book sitting on the shelf in their living room.

There is nothing like seeing that hardcover book standing erect between two book ends and your name, as author, emblazoned on the spine. Wow!

However, if your intent for writing great tales of interest is to sell them, I’ve got your method in this book also.

Both methods are good, so read all about them, use them and make your living doing so.

My extended experience as a college professor of the fine arts was mainly with the high hope that some big, famous company which published books, would find my little manuscript and clamor to become the publisher.

Believe me, it wasn’t easy to be a writer in those days.

But, those days, as they are called, were much easier and slower days of living – nothing like today.

Things happened slowly. News traveled much slower and the East knew before the West by months.

Today, you have to be up and at ‘em.

Individuals are outspoken about their own ideas and what they want and like. No-one tells today’s writers or anyone else, what NEEDS to be done to be done right.

I think that, by 2008, the whole world has caught on to that concept.

So, the field is wide open for writing what and how you desire.

Along with that, the field is becoming wide open for what you want

your book to look like and how you want to express yourself.

In fact, if you want to do it all, including designing the cover, etc., then I’m going to lead you to the right place for that.

You could see your hardback book on your shelf in a matter of weeks and you’ll see your paperbacks and ebooks in just days.

More of that in the ebook.

Right now, we have to know the right way and the wrong way to compose any kind of book.

It matters not what your style is, but it does matter whether or not you are correct in the writing.

You must avoid misinformation, misspellings and awful grammar.

Don’t get scared now. You’re not going to have to parse sentences and conjugate verbs.

For more expert advice on all these points and much more detailed information, that could have your novel published in just a matter of weeks, you can order your copy of Bring out the novel inside you today.

Elizabeth St Denny Mfa
http://www.articlesbase.com/self-publishing-articles/have-you-always-wanted-to-write-your-own-biography-701169.html