Crafting Poetry One Syllable at a Time
Posted on November 1, 2017 by Colleen M. Chesebro
This is the cover of The Meadow Fairy for NaNoWritMo – the actual cover will be revealed later. I’ve put Abby Forester right in the middle of paranormal activity in Colorado Springs, CO!
Today’s the day! NaNoWritMo has begun. I’m taking the entire month to work on The Meadow Fairy. I’ve had new revelations and will rework the story in a compelling new direction… so stay tuned.
In order to win NaNoWritMo, you must write 50,000 words in November. This comes to about 1,667 words a day for 30 days. I tend to fluctuate my words so I feel like I can do this.
Remember: Colleen’s poetry challenge will continue – check this post for the prompt words for November. AND, don’t forget you can’t use the prompt words! You must use synonyms! Have fun and good luck. I’ll check the post each evening and continue to tweet and comment on your poetry. ❤
I intend to check in each week and give an update on my progress and share some fun tidbits along the way. All comments will be answered in the evenings.
Thanks for your support. ❤ It means the world to me.
Fairy blessings to you all! ❤
Category: Authors Supporting AuthorsTags: Abby Forester, NaNoWritMo, The Heart Stone Chronicles: The Meadow Fairy
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“A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone’s knowledge of himself and the world around him.”
—Dylan Thomas
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Colleen M. Chesebro is an American Poet who loves crafting paranormal fantasy and magical realism, cross-genre flash fiction, syllabic poetry, and creative nonfiction. Colleen sponsors a weekly syllabic poetry challenge, called Tanka Tuesday, on wordcraftpoetry.com where participants learn how to write traditional and current forms of haiku, senryu, haiga, tanka, gogyohka, tanka prose, renga, solo-renga, haibun, cinquain, Etheree, nonet, and shadorma poetry. Colleen's syllabic poetry has appeared in the Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal, and in “Hedgerow, a journal of small poems.” She’s won numerous awards from participating in the Carrot Ranch Rodeo, a yearly flash fiction contest sponsored by carrotranch.com. In 2020, she won first place in the Carrot Ranch Folk Tale or Fable category, with her story called “Why Wolf Howls at the Moon.” Colleen is a Sister of the Fey, where she pursues a pagan path through her writing. When she is not writing, she is reading. She also loves gardening and crocheting old-fashioned doilies into works of art.
Oh, that is a beautiful cover! So the finished product, should be magnificent. Have fun, writing. ❤
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This is a frame from PhotoFaceFun.com and Abby in the middle I found on Pixabay.com. It’s not good enough quality in pixilation to use but Wendy Anne Darling will dream something magnificent up, I know. ❤
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The cover is gorgeous, Colleen. Why not keep it?
Good WriMo luck!!! I was all revved up… and work this week has drained me of the will to do anything. Sigh. I’m trying to find the trail back to what i was feeling last week… But I have a BS meeting with my manager this afternoon. So my word count for day-1 might stay at zero.
However, I’m cheering you on! WriMo-mo-mo! Hugs.
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The cover is from http://www.photofacefun.com/ and I don’t think I can use it because it isn’t very clear. Abby in the middle is a design from pixabay.com which those images can be used for commercial purposes. This is how I envision Abby. The hair and eyes are perfect. OH NO! A meeting with the manager is always stressful. Let me know. Now, you can do this. I want to hear this story you have devised in your brain. LOL! Unfurl those wings and get your fairy on! You can do this! ❤
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Good luck!
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Thanks so much. I’ve got to get this book drafted. It’s all in my head and needs to come out. 😀
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Best of luck, Colleen, with your November writing.
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Thanks for your support, Robbie. I’m so lucky to have you spurring me on. Woo hoo! ❤
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Good luck with NaNo! I love that cover, too!
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Oh, Jacquie. It’s a photo frame from Photofacefun.com. Great for publicity but the pixilation is not very good. Thanks for your support. I’m off and writing! ❤
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I went over and checked it out, fun site!
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It’s fun for book promo’s. You should try it. ❤
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Good luck with NaNoWriMo, Collen, I am sure you will reach your goal. I love the cover of the new book too. Looking forward to keeping up with your progress. 🙂
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Oh, I wish I could use this cover. It’s doesn’t have the right pixilation and is from photofacefun.com (a photo frame). I’m sure Wendy Anne Darling will come up with something close. I’m off and running. Hugs and thanks for your support. ❤
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I am sure Wendy and you will come up with a cracking cover, Colleen 😉
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Oh yes. I’m excited beyond belief to have my book cover as a semi finalist in the AuthorsDB 2017 book cover contest. A great honor for Wendy as the graphic artist. ❤
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Congratulations to both of you xx
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Thanks, Judy. Wendy studied to be a graphic designer. I hope it pays off for her. ❤
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I am sure it will ♥️♥️
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Good luck! I agree that the cover looks very good but I know what you mean about the quality of the images (it has happened to me before but I’m sure the final one will be gorgeous as well). All the best! (I’ve only done NaNoWriMo once and I didn’t find the word count too difficult to keep up with, although I was working at home. I was also writing a book in a series and I found that useful, as I didn’t need to do as much research and could just pretty much write…)
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I’ve got all my research (I hope) and tied up the ends from book 1 in the prologue and chapter one today. Thanks for your support. Onward and upward as they say! 😀
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Write on, Colleen! All the rodeo riding you did in October worked those writing muscles and you are in fit shape for NaNoWriMo! See you on the other side of 50,000 words!
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Missing you. My blog has now shifted to self hosted site with a new name ‘Atrangi Zindagi Ka safar- celebrating life’ https://atrangizindagieksafar.com/
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Missing you too💜💜💜💜 good luck 💜💜
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I applaud you for taking on the NaNoWritMo challenge.
I wish you a November full of great ideas and speedy writing for your book.
I’m cheering you on (with a play on the old ‘2 bits, 4 bits cheer)
‘2 words’
‘4 words’
‘6 words’
‘a chapter’
‘Colleen’s writing
faster and faster’
~Yeah Collen Go, go, go,~
~shaking poms poms and throwing confetti~
😀
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oops I spelled ‘yay’ wrong.
Sorry about that.
I’m still cheering you on.
😉
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No worries. I knew what you meant. Thanks for being there. Hugs! ❤
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Aww, E.C. that touches my heart. Thank you so much. Hugs and love to you! ❤
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That’s cool! Hang in there, Colleen! A fun and inspiring way to create something new!
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Hugs and love to you, Erika. Thanks for your support. ❤
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You are welcome, Colleen. Huge hugs back 💖
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Good luck Colleen!
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Thank you, Ritu. Much appreciated. I did well today. ❤
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Good going!!!
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Thank you, Michelle for your your kindness. ❤️
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Thank you very much for always posting best information. Sorry, the last weeks i had some delay, but now (i hope) its all ok. 😉 Michael
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I appreciate you always, Michael. You are the best at sharing. Thank you, again. ❤
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Good luck Colleen. 🌼
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Brigid, thanks so much. My brain is working overtime. ❤
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Best wishes on your writing journey this month, Colleen. I look forward to your reports. ❤
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My first sneak peek is tomorrow. 😀 Thanks for your support, Viva. ❤
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Great cover! Love the colours. Feel free to pop over when you’re ready to chat about your new book, Colleen!
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Thanks, Kev. This is a temporary cover for NaNoWritMo but it will surely be the inspiration for the new book. I’m NaNoWritMo-ing book 2 now. Thanks for the invitation and I will definitely take you up on that for sure. ❤
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Excellent… Look forward to hearing more!
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Many thanks for your sharing kindness, Traci. ❤
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