My day 21 poem for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from Napowrimo.net—to write a poem that ‘incorporates overheard speech.’ I actually have written several such poems lately—including my Day 20 poem (which used my dropbox list of recent files as the source for the title), my Day 18 poem (which incorporated an invented word from 1989 or 1990), and another poem written three days ago that ends with a quote from Pulp Fiction. My title for this poem came from a post I saw on tumblr… Continue reading
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E-book sale: Ten days left!
April 20th. The month is quickly disappearing.
My tax-relief sale (because I just paid my taxes, and need some relief!) on my Smashwords catalogue of e-books now has just 10 days to go. Through April 30th, all titles are available for $1.99, in your choice of ePub or Kindle formats. No coupon codes to enter—just click on the Buy with coupon button.
My new book, This Is Not the Book That Will Save Your Life, goes on sale on Smashwords (and, presumably, iTunes and Barnes and Noble’s Nook store) tomorrow, April 21st—one week ahead of the paperback and Amazon Kindle editions. On Smashwords, it will be part of the aforementioned tax-relief sale Here is the link: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/717550
For the full list of available titles, click on this link (you may have to scroll down a bit): https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/kevinjoconner.
Thanks, and happy reading!
(20 April 2017)
National Poetry Writing Month 2017, Day 20
My day 20 poem for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from Napowrimo.net—to write a poem that ‘incorporates the vocabulary and imagery of a specific sport or game.’ Continue reading
National Poetry Writing Month 2017, Day 19
My day 19 poem for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from Napowrimo.net—to write ‘a poem that recounts a creation myth.’ Continue reading
National Poetry Writing Month 2017, Day 18
My day 18 poem for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from Napowrimo.net—to write a poem incorporating neologisms, or made-up words. Having recently done that in a couple of poems, I wasn’t feeling particularly enthusiastic about this one—but I dug out a couple from years back (the oldest dating back to 1989 or 1990), and went from there… Continue reading
National Poetry Writing Month 2017, Day 17
My day 17 poem for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from Napowrimo.net—to write a nocturne. The phrase solitaire shroud had been stuck in my head for about an hour or so; with a slight adjustment, I used that as the basis for my poem… Continue reading
National Poetry Writing Month 2017, Day 16
My day 16 poem for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from Napowrimo.net—to write a poem in the form of either a letter to someone or back-and-forth correspondence. Continue reading
E-book sale: Two weeks left!
April 15th! Taxes are not due until the 18th this year (though I filed last week), but it’s still a symbolic date for many of us.
My tax-relief sale (because I just paid my taxes, and need some relief!) on my Smashwords catalogue of e-books has two weeks to go. Through April 30th, all titles are available for $1.99, in your choice of ePub or Kindle formats. No coupon codes to enter—just click on the Buy with coupon button.
My new book, This Is Not the Book That Will Save Your Life, will be included, going on sale April 21st—one week ahead of the paperback and Amazon Kindle editions. (Here is the link: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/717550)
For the full list of available titles, click on this link: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/kevinjoconner.
Thanks!
(15 April 2017)
National Poetry Writing Month 2017, Day 15
My day 15 poem for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from Napowrimo.net—to write ‘a poem that reflects being in the middle of something.’ Continue reading
National Poetry Writing Month 2017, Day 14 (Part 2)
Bonus round! This set of poems for Day 14 for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from the Facebook NaPoWriMo page—write five haiku on the same topic. I’m going back and forth on the proper order for nos. 2 and 3, but will leave them be for now. Continue reading
Ordinary Average Thoughts 