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Author: Maya Bairey
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Romance vs. Women’s Fiction
Romance centers on a love story with a happy ending. Women’s fiction follows a heroine’s personal journey. Learn how they differ and overlap.
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It’s Never Too Late to Publish Your Story
A lot of writers tell me they feel like they’ve missed their chance. Maybe you’re in your sixties, finally dusting off the poems you wrote while raising a family. Or you’ve been journaling through decades of life experience, only to hear that publishing is “too complicated” or “too late.” That’s not true. Some of the...
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Carolyn Martin Reads from Metrophobia
Award-winning poet Carolyn Martin debuts her latest collection, Metrophobia: An irrational fear of poetry. With wit, tenderness, and sharp observation, she busts the myth that poetry is only for scholars, inviting readers into a world where daily life becomes funny, fierce, surprising, and sacred. In this launch reading, Martin shares favorites like “Metrophobia,” “Chores,” “Q&A,”...
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Poetry for the Rest of Us: Carolyn Martin’s Metrophobia
Most people hear the word metrophobia and think fear of cities. Carolyn Martin hears it and smiles, because she knows it means an irrational fear of poetry. Her new collection, Metrophobia: An Irrational Fear of Poetry, is here to prove that poetry isn’t something to fear at all. It’s something to laugh with, lean into,...
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Small Presses Are Quietly Changing Everything
Traditional publishing makes a lot of writers feel like they’re doing it wrong. Maybe you wrote a novel in your fifties, or kept poems in a drawer for twenty years. You’d like to be seen, to have your words read. And now, you’re hearing that unless you have an MFA, a huge social following, or...