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Novice Mind by RICHARD ALAN BUNCH

RICHARD ALAN BUNCH who holds degrees from Vanderbilt and University of Memphis, is a 3-time Pushcart nominee and author of several poetry chapbooks, including Greatest Hits: 1970-2000, Wading the Russian River, and A Foggy Morning. BUNCH's poetry has appeared in Oregon Review, Fugue, and Slant, as well as many other zines. PS : to sponsor poetry visit Poetry Sponsors Chat Room by Bravenet.com

RICHARD ALAN BUNCH Novice Mind Nothing here except the wind, the wind in the pines, wind's sound on the sound of water the sound of wind in the mind. No one here in this solitude except that hawk circling the khaki hills within hay-colored streaks beneath immaculate blue sky. No one here except the novice mind next to minnows that dart and dance along the shore. Novice mind: make a note of that: the journey mirrored in a thousand solitudes when you realize the inescapable love of fate does not always define you. ©2006 RICHARD ALAN BUNCH

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The Three-Step Method That Will Get You Writing - Guaranteed! by WILL KALIF

WILL KALIF Whas authored two epic fantasy novels. PS : to sponsor poetry visit Poetry Sponsors

WILL KALIF The Three-Step Method That Will Get You Writing - Guaranteed! You dream about writing a novel or maybe you have started one; yet, for some reason the manuscript is collecting dust in a desk drawer. There is no complex psychological barrier that prevents you from writing. You can write out a complete novel from start to finish in no time and with no anxiety. I guarantee it. Here are 3 easy steps. Step 1- Free up some time and turn off the television! The most common complaint is "I can't seem to find the time to write". Turning off the television solves this problem. How much Tube do you watch every day? How much do you watch every week? What do you really get out of it? Turn it off! Better yet give it away. I'm serious. Me I am pretty lucky. All the buttons on my television are broken and I can't find the remote. So my TV is stuck on channel 3 which means the only thing I can do is use the VCR. For a while I could use the VCR to change channels but I lost the remote for this too so the only thing I can do is pop in a tape and press play. I watch one or two movies a week and I am definitely not missing anything -it's my gain. Now I have the time to write and so will you. Maybe you will even read a little more. Step 2 - Gather all the materials you need by buying a notebook and a pencil I hear it all the time: "I can't use a computer well. I can't spell. I don't have the things I need to write. What kind of software should I get? Well I got something for you. You only need a notebook and a pencil. You don't need a computer. You don't need a book on writing. And you don't need anything else at all. What did they do before the computer was invented? They wrote things out long hand. And you should do this too. The computer is way too much of a distraction. How many times have you logged into your computer to do something and got side tracked only to find the hours pass by and you didn't accomplish what you set out to do? There is an additional bonus to writing with a pencil and paper. It inspires creativity. There is just something about the physical act of writing that will bring you back to your childhood and the creativity that is locked inside there. Step 3 - Sit down somewhere and write That's it. Just write. Don't let your mind psyche you out. Don't give a second thought to all that stuff about dialogue, setting, characterizations, plot lines and the like. It doesn't have to be great. It doesn't even have to be good. That will come later. It is just like exercise. The more you do the better you get. You will improve. But only if you write. Sit down and write the first sentence and watch it grow into a first paragraph and then into a first page and then a first chapter. Writing a novel is kind of like rolling a snowball downhill. Once you start it takes on a life of its own. Before you know it the story will be writing itself. If the blank page scares you then here's a first sentence for you. Fill in the blanks and don't worry about giving me any credit! "His name was _______ and he appeared to be an ordinary guy. But he was anything but ordinary. He was a __________ and this is something that the rest of the world couldn't understand." Step 4 - Remember The only thing that is preventing you from writing is the fact that you are not writing. Don’t worry about anything except whether or not you are writing. Grammar, punctuation, spelling, passive sentences are all meaningless if you have no novel at all and a novel with a thousand mistakes is better than no novel at all. Write the story and consider all the mechanics of writing later. Along the way your writing will improve. Does this method of writing work? It sure does! This is the exact method I used to write my first novel. It is no great work of art but it is done and it is published. And since then I have finished my second novel and I am now working on my third and fourth. The name of that first novel is Fulcrum Shift and the very first line I wrote is "The figure walked quietly down the cobble- stone alley with purpose." Look it up on Amazon.com and when your novel is complete, published, and available on Amazon you will be proud of the results even if it is no great work of art. ©2006 WILL KALIF

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House on a Hill by RICHARD ALAN BUNCH

RICHARD ALAN BUNCH has had poetry in Many Mountains Moving, Kennesaw Review, Poetry Southeast, and the Hawai'i Review. BUNCH's latest poetry collection, Running for Daybreak, is available from Mellen Poetry Press. He resides with his family in Northern California. PS : to sponsor poetry visit Poetry Sponsors

RICHARD ALAN BUNCH House on a Hill There is a house on a hill where dreams may come true: Where plum mysteries duplicate largely thin, Where stone idols melt into cosmic relief; Where idylls of sunsets caress the flesh and Epic roots burst through sand. There is a dream housed on a hill where all comes true: Where desire breeds fire and a contrapuntal ear, Where scores of wisdom leave burning psalms; Where beauty's reeds make lamas of love and Ribs that ache marry the land. There is a hill in a house where dreams come true: Where breathing in unison unfreezes still life, Where mandalas of tears match centuries with troops; Where familiar histories confess seascapes of sky and Horizons plumb pastels in our span. ©2006 RICHARD ALAN BUNCH

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