The Poet's Survival Guide
"The Poet's Survival Guide" contains 14 essential chapters for new or
established poets trying to earn and make a living with poetry. Poetry
journals and magazines are well known for paying in copies,
which is nice if you like most poets enjoy reading. However, this doesn't pay
the bills. If you are able to explore all forms of the craft, your odds
increase as to your likelihood of getting published ... and paid!
The Poet's Survival Guide will give you an insight into the tools you need
(and probably already have) to make a decent living or a fair amount
of extra income at writing poetry or writing in forms similar to poetry.
This ebook for poets includes links to poetry publishing and writing resources.
The readers who buy poetry and/or just read it are few and far between,
but there is a market for it out there. More importantly, there can be a
market for you as a poet in your own home town. Plus there are other ways
you can use your skills for writing poems to earn money with poetry related
writings. The nice thing about poetry is that the investment of time and
work for the poet or writer is minimal compared to something like a novel
or screenplay which can take years to finish - not to mention how much
longer it can take to get them published. People who read poetry tend to
make up a diverse audience which means they also tend to be widely read.
Why not take your poetry and parlay it into other writing venues besides
poetry as well as into paying poetry publications?
From Chapter 7 -- "Poetry Slams, Readings and Reviews": Poetry Slams,
Readings, Reviews and Open Mike nights are not just about performing
your poetry or about being seen. They are first and foremost a way for
you to build an audience and to get free PR for your work. With the
Slams, Readings, and Open Mike nights you want to make sure that you have
a chapbook for sale! This is a great place to have your favorite loved
ones, friends, or co-workers who owe you a favor set up a space to sell
your chapbooks. People will buy poetry books, and chapbooks at these
venues. They're there in the first place because they like poetry for
the most part. It's hard to find an audience for poetry, so these are
perfect places to maximize your potential poetry sales.
This short story is based on various people I know and have known who have or have had
Alzheimer's Disease. The main character is technically not a loved one of the
character suffering from Alzheimer's, but in this story she tries to cope and
deal with what is happening to her ex boyfriend who is in the early stages of
the disease. 14 pages.
Tuesday is Wednesday, Vol. 1
From my popular poetry blog "Tuesday is Wednesday" comes the first volume in
a compilation of a variety of works including social commentary and
environmental poems plus Route 66 haiku -- here it is!
Sugar and Wine & Other Short Stories
"Sugar and Wine and Other Short Stories" contains the title short story plus 5 others. Justin Bourne is a divorced accountant in North Carolina who has inherited the
care and maintenance of his deceased Grandparent's 75+ year old farm.
On a routine visit to clean up after the last renters have vacated
the premises of the ancient farmhouse, Justin discovers some "love letters"
written to his Grandmother, Emma Mae, when she was a young girl in the 20's,
30's and 40's. The letters are from a boy named Cory who lived a few miles
up the Sugar and Wine road on a farm with his parents and brother, Gus.
Cory and Emma happened to meet at a church social picnic by Chancel's Creek -
a creek that weaves throughout the letters and the farmlands. Cory and Emma
continue to see each other even in the face of possible scandal. And, when
Emma goes off to College, Cory continues to write to her. As Justin goes about
the business of re-renting the old farmhouse, he delves
deeper into his Grandmother's past by reading the letters and makes a starling
discovery. In the letters, Justin discovers the truth about his Grandmother's
first love, his own heritage and learns something about himself in the process.
From The Mixed
Up Mind of a Real Live Genius
Narcotics Detective Sergeant Jordan Warner, a child genius who has had several jobs and earned many college degrees, discovers her biological father is a former pop star from the seventies. When her biological father, Riley Bourne, comes to Jordan's hometown of Cherokee, North Carolina to play a concert at the local Casino, Jordan ends up arresting him. Jordan refuses to drop the charges even though her Captain insists. Riley gets assigned to community service with Jordan assigned to watch him. As far as Jordan knows, Riley doesn't know anything about her. But what if he does? And what if his being in Cherokee is no accident? "From The Mixed Up Mind of a Real
Live Genius" is a comical take on the question of paternity and just how far
the apple really falls from the tree.
The Cat and the Carroll A. Deering
and Other North Carolina Poems
The Cat and the Carroll A. Deering and Other North Carolina Poems" is a book
of selected poetry about North Carolina featuring the title poem and the
"The Footprints of Nathaniel Batts." Other selections include: "Two
Arrows And A White Doe," "The Ballad Of Frankie Silver," "Laura Foster,"
"Blackbeard's Swamp," "Walking Into The Sun," "Third Shift In A Furniture
Factory," "Sleeping In A Hammock," "Mist Of The Blue Ridge," "The Legend Of
Nags Head," "Cloud Painting," and "Mountain Roots."
From "The Footprints of Nathaniel Batts": "The ghost of Nathaniel Batts
wanders Albemarle Sound -- / appears only on stormy nights / shuffling
through the surf, as the seagulls / help him search for his lost love /
who's canoe sank in a storm on the way / to his island - with fields,
orchards, / and trees and a lone house / where he lived and died as the
first settler who came and stayed in North Carolina...."
From "Blackbeard's Swamp": "Legend tells that Blackbeard / landed here /
near New Bern / and that / his ghost still / walks the swamps / of eastern
North Carolina / leaving bloody footprints...."
From "Walking Into the Sun": "Walking; late sunset; North Carolina. /
The red bricks mute the sun's glare. / The asphalt exhales at every street
corner. / Cats and dogs play in the streets before / running to their homes
in this / Southern town where the Blue Ridge Mountains / rise all around."
Please note: Chapbook (hard copy) SOLD OUT.
That's why this is only listed
under Ebook publications.
Please note: 50% of the proceeds from the sale of "The Cat and the Carroll
A. Deering..." will be donated to animal -- specifically cat -- charities
and organizations. Thank you for your support!
Red Headed Eskimos
"Red Headed Eskimos" is my sixth collection of poetry. It explores a variety
of subjects, touches on humanity, the surreal and nostalgia. 28 poems. 53 pages.
From "The Cement Oasis": "Out on the patio in the sun's glare / A procession
of painted bodies / With skins of different hues / Sandwiched together. In hot
oils / And tropical scents they lounge. / The sunglass stare / Is practiced
with pride -- / Near pools without water." From "Gravity Fueled Gasoline":
"Friday at noon the parking lot, / fast deserted especially near the back, / cars
pour out into ant lines of traffic, / green, yellow, red the colors of freedom."
From "Ice Chips": "All squirrels should / have minty fresh / breathe or at
least take / a trip down the / river at Devil's Elbow / somewhere in the /
middle of Missouri on a / hot July day...."
Average Bears
"Average Bears" is a chapbook of poetry published by Assume Nothing Press.
Poetry selections include title poem plus "Liquid Passport," "Porcupine Rain,"
"The Architect of French Fries," "Digging Into the Past," "Paper Thickness,"
"Fisherman's Gift," "The Opposite of You," "The Desperate Seriousness of
Musicians," "Life Down Easy," "Leaf Dance," "Driving Toward Key West,"
and "A Parkway Ballad." 45 poems. 56 pages. From "The Architect of
French Fries": "The French Fry is erasing the ketchup. / It dips back and
forth in the fingers. / Putting up absolutely no struggle / As it is sent
to its doom...." From "Liquid Passport": "When you shove the needle / into
your vein, you can't / pull it out immediately. It's better / to wait and
think of the // numbers to count to ten / or ignore conclusion and his /
persistent cousin who always seems / to come knocking on Sundays...."
"I enjoyed your image of a french fry erasing ketchup.
That's perfect!"
Jalina Mhyana, Editor -- Rock Salt Plum Review
Hemlock Suicides Planned by Well Dressed Men in Suits
"Hemlock Suicides Planned by Well Dressed Men in Suits" is a chapbook of
poetry published by Assume Nothing Press. Poetry selections include the
title poem plus "Grocery Store Headline," "One Fly's Journey to the Electric
Chair," "12 Flamingoes & 2 Clowns on Horses," "Occupying Space,"
"Gone Missing," "The Law of Dance," and
"The Silent House." REVIEW of "Hemlock Suicides ..." from "MUSE'S
REVIEW" - Reviewed by Andrew C. Angus -- "This chapbook of LB Sedlacek
contains a 27 poem collection that deals with the harsh realities of city
life such as divorce, crimes, murder, suicide, corporate environment, etc.
Sedlacek is a poet who is not afraid to write poems about the burning
social issues of our time .... a social commentary who writes social
views in the form of poetry."
