Author: Lisa Rodrigues
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The Cattening
The wisdom of old wives holds true Beware! Beware! The CatteningLilith will have hold of you Before you know it’s happening You cannot read in kitten’s eyes Whether she’s from hell or EdenAs vicious as the serpent was Lilith’s servants do her bidding It begins with good intentions Big, beautiful blue eyesThe most delicate of
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Why I’m reading writing guides
I recently had two short stories rejected by publishers – two rejections each, so four rejections in total. This was my first attempt at submitting fiction, so I shouldn’t have been surprised, but I was. I thought my fiction was good, and I was spoiled after a success with submitting poetry. I thought I had
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Review of Joe Moran’s ‘First you write a sentence’
This book should come with a warning label: ‘May cause paralysis from information overload’. I found a lot in this book useful, particularly for poetry which often runs in a few short sentences. But it’s unusual because it mixes together technical advice with long anecdotes about the history of writing, with no clear delineation between
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