Scott Owens on blog by Robert Brewer, editor of Writers Digest

  Below is a link to an article by poet and editor, Scott Owens, and includes some of his poetry.
http://robertleebrewer.blogspot.com/2012/01/bending-rules-or-poet-has-to-be-poet.html

If you are not familiar with Robert Brewer, he is editor at Writers Digest.


I subscribe to Writers Digest and to Writer Magazine. I enjoy the articles and find them useful for my classes with beginning writers and seniors who want to write about their lives.

Robert Brewer is from the Atlanta area and many of us enjoyed his workshop at the Blue Ridge Writers Conference in 2011 in Blue Ridge, GA. 

Time to Cut the Clutter with Rebecca

Coming home from vacation means unpacking, doing laundry, and getting back into the groove of responsibilities. The first day back I felt like I had run a race and all the adrenaline had drained from my body. I just wanted to lie in bed all day, but I couldn’t do that. I used the time to pay some bills. But felt limp and useless.

As my little family has dwindled down to Tiger and me, I don’t feel a need to be here all the time. I would pack up and take another trip tomorrow if I could afford to go. 
The bright light in this house right now is Rebecca, my assistant and houseguest. She has that amazing quality of youth – boundless energy. She absolutely loves to cook – and she does. She has made pasta dishes, stuffed peppers, a wonderful quinoa dish, pork medallions with apricot sauce, and today she made the best meatballs I’ve ever tasted. How delightful to eat a meal that I didn’t make and to have such nice company when I eat. 

This is Rebecca driving us to Florida. She is an excellent driver.

Beginning Monday we will continue our de-cluttering. She is efficient and wastes no time. I hope that what I keep will be much easier to find when I want it. I like that she labels every thing and puts all like thinks together. 
I feel a bit like the children when Mary Poppins dropped in. She made everything much better and then she flew away just as Rebecca will leave me as she continues her travels this year.
I recommend her to anyone who needs help de-cluttering closets or organizing their belongings. Just contact me if you want to reach her.
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I am planning my class at Tri-County College starting in March and also setting up a schedule for Coffee wit the Poets and Writers Circle.
We have Robert S. King teaching at Writers Circle in March. Bob Groves reads at Coffee with the Poets. Other dates I still have to reconcile with the instructors. I see a bright and interesting year ahead.

I’ll not teach at Writers Circle as I plan to get another book of poems out this year. I hope it will be successful, in that many readers will find something that touches their spirit and makes the book worth while.

The dreary days of January will be made happier with our plans for the future,  watching for new experiences and opportunities. Already I see new things in the offing and I can’t wait to make those things happen.


www.glendacouncilbeall.blogspot.com 
www.profilesandpedigrees.blogspot.com

Writing Class begins March 15 at Tri-County in Murphy

Beginning March 15, join me in a writing course at Tri-County Community College in Murphy, NC. The course is part of the Community Enrichment Program.

Time: Thursdays, 6:30 pm until 8:30 p.m. -- March 15 - April 26

The college is about half way between Hayesville and Murphy, NC.

Call to register: Main Campus Community Enrichment (828) 835-4313

Write What You Like: This class is designed to fulfill your writing dreams and projects, whether it’s fiction, memoir, or articles. You’ll also get feedback on your work and learn revision tools. Receive the knowledge and inspiration you need to put your words on paper. Each week, writing prompts will generate material for new writing or further a piece in process. Through examples of accomplished writers, you’ll learn techniques to aid you in your own writing.


Instructor: Glenda Beall  

Back home from a nice vacation

Please forgive me for falling behind in updating my Schedules and Workshops pages. I have taken some time off this winter and had my first real vacation since 2009. But I am back home and will catch up on everything shortly.

Had a great time in sunny Florida and came home to warm weather here in the mountains. I'm not even unpacked yet, so be patient with me. I'll get caught up soon.

Thanks for stopping in and reading my blog. I appreciate each one of you. Please let me know if you have any questions about upcoming workshops and classes. Contact me at Nightwriter0302@yahoo.com

Beautiful Tampa Bay with Skyline bridge in distance

Register for Workshop with Robert S. King on March 17

Robert S. King will teach at Writers Circle on Saturday afternoon, March 17, 1:00 - 4:00. His subject will include how to prepare your poetry manuscript for publishing.
We have had poets asking for such a class and I hope everyone will register early.

The cost is only $25.00. Robert is a professional poet who owns Future Cycle Press where he publishes some of the best poets.
Send your check to Writers Circle, 581 Chatuge Lane, Hayesville, NC 28904.
Space is limited.

Read more about Robert at www.futurecyclepress.com

The Cure was worse than the Virus

Computers have become such a part of our lives that we can hardly live without them, it seems. A nasty virus hit my laptop last week and I finally had to take it to be cleared out. Little did I know the technition would clean out my entire hard drive causing me to lose everything except the data they saved and restored.
When my computer was returned to me, I had none of the Microsoft Office programs including Word. My printers don't work now and I am having a devil of a time trying to download drivers and get things going again. Hopefully Rebecca can help me get things back to normal in a few days.
Barry had Photoshop installed on this machine and now it is gone and I can't find any software to reload it.
Well, enough venting for now. I am thoroughly enjoying my assistant, Rebecca, who is staying with me this winter. She is a lovely young woman with an easy going manner that makes having her here a real joy for me. She likes helping others and is quite efficient.
Read her blog, Renaissance Rebecca, listed on the sidebar of Writers Circle.

NEW YEAR'S EVE

New Year’s Eve



With Champagne toasts
rowdy revelers
prepare for another
bright new year.

Loved ones, dear friends,
from years gone by
appear to me
at midnight.

Nostalgia
grips me in its glove.
Auld Lang Syne
evokes my tears.

This party is a wake
for the passing of time.
Celebrating is not in me.

--------Glenda Beall, 2011