Reality
You may have noticed I deleted my page "News in the Writing Community" – as I realized I can post all the news on Twitter. I just finished posting a bunch of noteworthy items in the writing world – not the least of which is the fact that my brother, Mark Young, is going to be published in Measure – a highly esteemed magazine. I also tweeted about Sarah Selecky – she has some great tips for writers! Everyone should read her article, "The Ten Biggest Mistakes Short Story Writers Make" – which is available on her site now (as a gift to new subscribers of her free email dispatch). Click here to go to her site. Follow me on Twitter to find out all the news. So what is this post "Reality" all about? Good question. It's about the reality of working on a poetry manuscript. It's a very different reality – full of surprises and steep learning curves. This is my first time going through this p...