The Books I’ll be stuffing my nose into this month. What’s on your TBR shelf?
Writing
Wordy Wednesdays: A Writer’s Words
It’s that time of the week again, where I introduce you to five words you may or may not be familiar with. This week’s theme is a writer’s words. Amalgamate – (v.) to combine, unite, merge, or mix to form a single thing. The sisters will amalgamate their savings to buy a yacht. Loquacious – (adj.) …
Q&A with Emily Rodgers
Emily Rodgers is a Pittsburgh-based adjunct English professor at AI, Duquesne University, and the Community College of Allegheny County. Outside of her role as an instructor, Rodgers is a musician who is both singer and songwriter in Emily Rodgers Band. She has been praised by NPR All Songs Considered, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Burgh Sounds, Pittsburgh City-Paper, …
Five Ways To Use Rejection To Your Advantage:
Life is full of rejection. Last one picked during recess? Rejected. Didn’t get into the college you wanted? Rejected. Turned down for a position you wanted because they “went with someone more qualified”? Rejected. Sooner or later, rejection feels less like a sharp word or a slamming door and more like a punch in the …
5 Magazines Accepting Submissions
We all know how hard it can be to get anyone, especially publishers, to simply look at our work. Thankfully, this has yet to deter us from trying. Here’s a list of five publishers currently open to submissions: