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Coloring Contest For Kids

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Coloring Contest for kids 6-17 has been extended to May 1, 2018

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Contest Details And Prizes Here: http://www.dianemaerobinson.com/2018/03/coloring-contest-for-kids-6-17-has-been.html

Upon sign-up, in a subsequent newsletter, you’ll also receive the author’s free bonus story The Forest Painter.

A whimsical tale about a young fairy faced with a seemingly insurmountable challenge.

 

 

 

 

Check out Diane Mae Robinson’s newest release. An Amazon Bestseller in grammar for kids, middle grades and up. https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Grammar-Book-Dragons-Kingdom-ebook/dp/B078G1VKP2/

“Robinson has produced a winner with this easy-to-navigate, all-inclusive, grammar guide for kids.” –Literary Titan

Coloring Contest And Other News

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The Sir Princess Petra Coloring Contest is still going on until Mar. 8, 17. There are over 200 kid entries in 2 divisions, and only 5 entries in the over age 17 category. Yep, the adults are scared to enter. There’s a super cool compu bag with Snarls embroidered on the front for the over age 17 prize. So, adults, sharpen up your crayons and enter.

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For contest details and to see the prizes: http://www.dianemaerobinson.com/2017/01/enter-coloring-contest.html

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My next book The Dragon Grammar book will be delayed in publication due to my current publisher ceasing operations. The book was in the final-proof layout stage with them at the time. I’m looking into new options for publishing the book, one option is self-publishing it. More on this later.

 

 

 

 

I wouldn’t have the confidence to even try self-publishing if it weren’t for a fabulous course I’m taking from my writing guru friend, Alinka Rutkowska. The course is a wealth of information about all things self-publishing authors need to know. I highly recommend this course which has several free lessons to start http://authorremake.com/?ref=11&ref=11  Alinka is an award-winning, best selling author and really knows her stuff. You can also get her free marketing book here http://authorremake.com/book/?=ref11

For 2017, I have two other books in mind to self-publish, and those are in the works now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about my multi-award winning dragon books for children: www.dragonsbook.com

How To Count Rhythm And Meter In Poetry

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How to Count Rhythm and Meter in Poetry
by Deborah Owen, CEO
Creative Writing Institute

 

poetry-post-by-deb-owen-images Two things every poet needs to know are the rise and fall of meter and the rhythm that carries from one line to the next.

Meter is timing the words in the same order on each line. Rhythm is making the timing fall on the right beat at the right time. That can be a big trick. Example:I saw a man who came from Mars and wore a pretty suit
Green was it, and something strange, he wore just one pink boot Here is how you can check the syllables in poetry. Place the back of your hand under your chin and read your poem aloud, clearly, distinctly and slowly. You will notice that your chin naturally falls with each syllable.

In the first sentence, the first accent falls on the word “saw” – not on the word “I.” In the second line, the rhythm is wrong because the accent falls on the first syllable, which is “Green.” Can you see that? Look at it again. You could force the rhythm to work, but the following would be better:

I saw a man who came from Mars and wore a pretty suit
The green did shine, but something strange, he wore just one pink boot

Do you see how the accent now falls on the second word in both sentences? That’s rhythm! Many poets think they have metered their poetry when they have actually thrown it off, (but poets have literary license to arrange the language to suit their needs).

If you wanted to change the rhythm from one verse to the next, you could do that. In the first verse, every accent could fall on the first word. In the second verse, it could fall on every second word. Just group them and you will be fine.

Now reread those two lines of poetry and count the rise and fall of the accents. You should count seven on each line. Got it? Yeah!

Deborah Owen is the CEO of Creative Writing Institute  where I am also a writing tutor for the Writing For Children Course http://cwinst.com/classes_view.php?classid=4
 
 
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