I think of myself primarily as a fantasy writer, yet thanks to my B.A. in creative writing, I’ve dabbled in poetry, flash fiction, short stories, and nonfiction. Though I’ve been writing since I learned how to pick up a pencil, everything I wrote until high school was prose, most of it intended as long fiction.… Continue reading Why I Self-Published My Poetry Collections
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Reclaiming By Erasing: A Guest Post By Lest I Know Your Weakness Author Taylor Ramage
Forgive Us Our Trespasses UMC response
Every time the major church denominations increase their corruption or marginalization of certain groups of people, all churches feel the fallout. The combination of harmful doctrine with a largely unchurched public means that to the average person, what happens in the Catholic church or the United Methodist Church might as well be true of the… Continue reading Forgive Us Our Trespasses UMC response
What I Learned from Publishing My First Book
Finishing and publishing my first book has been an immensely rewarding experience, and helped me increase my focus on current and future projects. Of course, I learned much about the process of creating and publishing a book by doing most of the work myself. For both the ebook and paperback of Forgive Us Our Trespasses,… Continue reading What I Learned from Publishing My First Book
Forgive Us Our Trespasses–Now in Paperback! Posters now on Redbubble!
Hello, Internet! At long last, I’m stoked to announce that the paperback version of Forgive Us Our Trespasses is available on Amazon! Please buy, rate, and review it! I was pleasantly surprised at the number of requests I received for a paperback and am glad I can offer that option. In related news, I have… Continue reading Forgive Us Our Trespasses–Now in Paperback! Posters now on Redbubble!
The Tunes Behind “Forgive Us Our Trespasses”
Music is a huge influence for my writing. The songs and bands I listen to every day seep into my subconscious and work their way into my projects. This is especially true for my fiction–I have playlists in my iPod for several different projects. While creating the poems in Forgive Us Our Trespasses, I often… Continue reading The Tunes Behind “Forgive Us Our Trespasses”
Memories of “Trespasses”
I first heard the Lord’s Prayer in the Catholic church my mother brought me to every week when I was in elementary school. Sometimes, I liked going. The lady who usually sat in the pew in front of us always smiled and waved at me. I liked trotting up to the marble altar at the… Continue reading Memories of “Trespasses”
What Is Blackout Poetry?
To celebrate the upcoming release of my poetry collection Forgive Us Our Trespasses, I’m running a blog post series about it, starting with the most basic question: What the heck is “blackout poetry”? Blackout poetry is a form of poetry where you take a newspaper article, a book, or some other pre-existing material, box off… Continue reading What Is Blackout Poetry?
Book Release Announcement: Forgive Us Our Trespasses 10/3/17
Hello to all of my supportive and patient readers! I am stoked to announce that on October 3rd, 2017, I’m publishing my first poetry collection as an ebook on Amazon! The collection is called Forgive Us Our Trespasses and the poems are in a form called blackout poetry. Check out the book cover below, created… Continue reading Book Release Announcement: Forgive Us Our Trespasses 10/3/17