Conversations With Colleen: Meet Author, Sally Cronin

December 6, 2018.Reading time 17 minutes.

Hello everyone! This week I’m happy to bring you an author we all know and love, Sally Cronin. Sally is a fixture in our blogging community who supports authors in every stage of the game. Her blog, Smorgasbord Blog Magazine, is a blog magazine for lovers of health, food, books, music, humor, and life in general. […]

Colleen’s 2018 #Book #Reviews – “Open a New Door,” by Authors, Robbie Cheadle & Kim Blades

December 5, 2018.Reading time 10 minutes.

December is Poetry Book Review Month IN THE AUTHORS WORDS: “Open a New Door is a poetic peep into the lives of the poets, Kim Blades, and Robbie Cheadle, both of whom live in South Africa. The book is divided into four categories: God bless Africa, God bless my family and friends, God bless me […]

Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 113, Happy December! Poets Choice of Words

December 4, 2018.Reading time 14 minutes.

WELCOME TO TANKA TUESDAY! Hi! I’m glad to see you here. Are you ready to write some syllabic poetry? PLEASE support the other poets by visiting their blogs and leaving comments. Sharing each other’s work on social media is always nice too. PLEASE NOTE: This challenge is for Tanka, Haiku, Senryu, Haibun, Etheree, Nonet, Shadorma, […]

Colleen’s #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge Recap No. 112, “Cold & Safe”, #SynonymsOnly

December 3, 2018.Reading time 11 minutes.

Welcome to the Tanka Tuesday Poetry Recap featuring the work of poets from around the globe. If you would like to participate in this challenge, you can learn the rules in the menu item called Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Tuesday Guidelines. PLEASE NOTE: Don’t forget to count your syllables. Use this site: howmanysyllables.com. Click on the workshop tab. […]

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – Weekly Round-Up – Christmas book promotions, Music, Humour, great food, and fantastic guests

December 2, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Smorgasbord – Variety is the Spice of Life. I’ve shared this article from Sally Cronin’s blog. There is an amazing group of books, food ideas, Christmas ideas, etc. Happy Sunday and ENJOY! ❤ I cannot believe that it is December and we are less than four weeks away from Christmas Day. I […]

Exposing Your Work on #LisaBurtonRadio

December 1, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

C. S. Boyack is the creative genius behind Lisa Burton Radio. He’s shared a fabulous roundup of free promotional opportunities for authors and bloggers that you will not want to miss. ❤ Hi, all, and welcome to another edition of Lisa Burton Radio. This week is a special edition, because it’s geared to all you […]

Rodeo #3: Travel with a Twist Winners

November 30, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Originally posted on Carrot Ranch Literary Community:
By Sherri Matthews Well, we asked for travel stories with a twist, and we got ‘em. Thank you so much to all who entered, 29 in all. You’ve taken us around the world (twice), to Rome and through most of Europe, to Morocco, Lima, on sun-drenched holidays including…

“The Wild Hunt,” A Nonet Poem

November 30, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

This week, I’m adding another poetry format to Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge that is similar to the Etheree, except there are nine lines instead of ten. Everyone loves the Etheree, and I just couldn’t wait till the beginning of the new year to add a similar form. ❤ Many thanks to Jane Dougherty for the […]