The author is engaging in a 365 Day poetry challenge on Facebook, rekindling their passion for poetry despite falling behind. They find poetry therapeutic and have just completed poems for Days 4 and 5. Incorporating song lyrics into their latest piece, “Roadmap to Writing,” the author explores creativity and self-doubt.
Author Archives: B. Isabel Writes
Day 11 Poem
I’m a little behind with writing and posting my poems, which is not surprising. With four of my own books I’m revising and one I’ve been hired to edit, my schedule has been locked. I haven’t forgotten about the challenge, and I haven’t given up, but I admit to already being off-schedule. The prompt listContinue reading “Day 11 Poem”
Day 5 Poem
Day 5 of poetry writing challenge following the prompt “Paternal.”
New Poems? Four, Maybe More.
Follow along as I attempt to write at least 250 new poems this year. Here are the first four.
Bucket List Travels
I am sure I’ve talked about this before, but since this prompt came up in the list, I’m going to talk about it again. Though I have been on a mission to see all 50 US states with my mother because that’s always been her bucket list item, I have only ever had one dreamContinue reading “Bucket List Travels”
Reading, Writing, and Games on My Phone
Which activities make you lose track of time? It should not be a surprise to anyone who’s followed me for longer than an hour, but I have ADHD. It did not show itself in any significant way until perimenopause started, but that’s a whole different story. The point of this post is that I amContinue reading “Reading, Writing, and Games on My Phone”
The Art of the Pen Name
I know the prompt asks about a nickname, but I haven’t used my family nickname in so long, I think there’s only maybe a handful of people who occasionally call me that. My pen name, on the other hand, that one has a fun story. You might be saying to yourself, “Don’t you have twoContinue reading “The Art of the Pen Name”
Long Live The Row
Who do you spend the most time with? Storytime… Two years ago, I was in the process of revising my first full-length novel, which was The Maenad, and I was getting my start on TikTok. I’d found a few other indie authors and had done some writing sprints with them here and there. Then IContinue reading “Long Live The Row”
The Moments that Matter
Being an author is not easy. Being an indie author is even harder. We create worlds and characters and scenarios that we hope will find their way into the hands of others who will love them as much as we do. Most days, though, it feels like we’re screaming into the void trying to getContinue reading “The Moments that Matter”
Skip the ‘Zon
As if the distributors indie authors have to go through aren’t already getting over on us, Amazon has chosen to decrease the royalties we receive on any book priced $9.99 or under on June 10. This leaves us with two choices, accept the decreased royalties, which are already minimal, or raise the prices readers haveContinue reading “Skip the ‘Zon”