@LidyWilks
Happy IWSG Day!
For today's post I'm celebrating my birthday month, lamenting my pain in figuring out a 500 piece puzzle and answering the QOFTM, "Do most of your story ideas come from one place (the news, dreams, etc.) or do they hit from all over the place?"
https://pavingmyauthorsroad.wordpress.com/2026/06/03/iwsg-day-birthdays-story-ideas/
Happy IWSG Day!
For today's bloghop I've answered the QOFTM, "What was the most inspiring feedback you received from readers, including agents, editors, and beta readers?"
https://pavingmyauthorsroad.wordpress.com/2026/05/06/iwsg-day-best-feedback-ever/
Happy Poem In Your Pocket Day!
It's the last day of April and National Poetry Month. It's also Poem In Your Pocket Day!
Today's poem I'm sharing today is a new poet to me. And possibly a new favorite to add to my list of favorite poets.
Come visit my blog to hear "Down to My Elbows (ending on a line by Shakespeare)" and other poetry by Jose Olivarez. Enjoy!
What poem are you carrying in your pocket today?
https://pavingmyauthorsroad.wordpress.com/2026/04/30/happy-poem-in-your-pocket-day-9/
Happy National Poetry Month 30th Anniversary IV!
For the final week of poetry month, I'm sharing a poem by Nikki Giovanni. Come visit my blog and find out what her poem now means to me.
PS Don't forget to stop by April 30th for Poem In Your Pocket Day!
https://pavingmyauthorsroad.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/happy-national-poetry-month-30th-anniversary-iv/
Happy National Poetry Month 30th Anniversary III
It's the third week of National Poetry Month. And there's only ten days left. For this week, since I was unable to choose one, I'm sharing both poetry by Emma Lazarus and WB Yeats.
Come visit my blog to find out what these two poems mean to me.
Thanks for stopping by!
https://pavingmyauthorsroad.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/happy-national-poetry-month-30th-anniversary-iii/
Happy National Poetry Month! And Happy 30th Anniversary!
To celebrate poetry month, today a I'm sharing a second poem that has had an impact on my life.
"How Do I Love Thee" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
https://pavingmyauthorsroad.wordpress.com/2026/04/06/happy-national-poetry-month-30th-anniversary/
Happy IWSG Day! Happy National Poetry Month! And Happy 30th Anniversary!
This month to celebrate poetry month, I'm sharing five poems that have impacted my life in some way. The first one shared on IWSG day, is The Hearse Song.
I've also answered the QOFTM, 'If you have a playlist (or could put one together) that either gets you in the groove to write or fits with one of your books, what is it? What type of music or what songs?'
See you every Monday this month for next four poems. And Poem In Your Pocket Day on April 30th!
https://pavingmyauthorsroad.wordpress.com/2026/04/01/iwsg-day-playlists-national-poetry-month/
For March's IWSG Day, I talk about my continuing storage issues. And celebrate my youngest's birthday.
As well as answer the QOFTM, 'What elements do you include in your book launch? Or what do you have in mind for your future book launch? Or what advice do you have to offer to others planning to launch a book?'
https://pavingmyauthorsroad.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/iwsg-day-storage-still-full-birthday-wip/
For February's IWSG post, I talked about my storage issues (again). And shared pictures from my vacation cruise to the Bahamas.
As well as answered the QOFTM, 'Many writers have written about the experience of rereading their work years later. Have you reread any of your early works? What was that experience like for you?"
https://pavingmyauthorsroad.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/iwsg-day-storage-again-post-cruise/
Happy New Year!
It's the first IWSG bloghop of 2026. For today's post I talk a bit about my Christmas and New Year's. Meeting goals and even a bit of my lament over Stranger Things. As well as answer QOTM, ' Is there anything in your writing plans for 2026 that you are going to do that you couldn't get done in 2025?'
https://pavingmyauthorsroad.wordpress.com/2026/01/07/iwsg-day-new-year-same-goals/