Cover Reveal: Word Craft ~ Prose & Poetry

Posted on August 19, 2020 by

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Help Me Celebrate!

Grab a piece of cake!

While I’m waiting to hear from my editors, I thought it was time to share the cover of my newest book creation, “Word Craft ~ Prose & Poetry. This book will discuss the basics of how to write the Japanese and American Syllabic poetry forms we use in my weekly Tanka Tuesday challenge.

I’ve collaborated with my friend, Wendy Anne Darling of Bookxeedo Book Covers, in the creation of this book cover. I love it! Some of these images have slipped into my blog, as well. How exciting! Can you tell I love the color orange?

I’ve done quite a bit of research on the eleven forms we use: haiku, senryu, haiga, tanka, gogyohka, haibun, tanka prose, cinquain, Etheree, nonet, and shadorma. There’s a bit of history, and explanations of how the forms are written. The Japanese forms are explained along with the differences between syllables and sounds in the Japanese language. I break it all down into simple terms.

At the end of each chapter, I’ve cited examples from the poets who participate in the challenge. Sometimes, we learn best from seeing what other poets write.

I’m thrilled to have content editing advice from our own American Haijin, Frank J. Tassone who kindly is reviewing my writing directions for the Japanese forms. I’m indebted to our lovely poetic community who support each other in all we do.

Look for this book in the coming months! I’ll share a few special offers when I get closer to publication.

Image by imazite from Pixabay

Don’t be shy! Grab a piece of cake and help me celebrate the cover of my newest creation!

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119 Comments on “Cover Reveal: Word Craft ~ Prose & Poetry”

  13. Colleen, I am thrilled for you and your book cover looks excellent very eye catching and of course I will take a piece of cake…. ….. Yumm….. Love and Blessings and well done you.. ❤

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  15. Pass on the cake, I think it’s not gluten-free LOL. But I love it! That’s the cover! Looking forward to the book!!! I’ll feature you when it comes out ❤

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  23. Great cover Colleen:) Congrats! I’m looking forward to your book. And thanks for the cake it was yummy.

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  34. Congratulations, Colleen! The cover is gorgeous. My sister Cleo’s favorite color is orange too! I want a piece of that cake. I can’t wait to get this book. ❤

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  37. I look forward to purchasing your book when it comes out, Colleen. You’ve introduced a lot of poetic forms that are unfamiliar to me. I look forward to learning more about them. Thanks for the cake, too. Delicious!

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  39. I want a huge slice of that cake, Colleen, but I’ll refrain and try not to drool on your cover. It’s gorgeous! I love the clean, professional look. It’s looks exactly how I’d picture a book on writing. Congratulations on a job well done. I can’t wait to read this. If you want an early review for your release, I’m happy to get you one. Just let me know. 🙂

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  40. Yaaaaay! OMG, I’ve been waiting for this one! It’ll be the first craft book I’ve ever read (unless you count Strunk & White, which I had to read in high school)!

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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.

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