nearly 20 years since I submitted a poem to a literary magazine. In the summer of 1990, I submitted about a hundred poems. All were rejected. I was very discouraged & upset & gave up. Here’s hoping I have thicker skin now.
Flying_Irishman's Life List
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1. Write poetry once in a while
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2. Write my family history
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3. Write a young adult novel
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4. Write a fantasy novel
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5. Garden
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6. Work out 6 days a week
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7. Be a better husband
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8. Finish reading the books I have
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9. Go to the beach
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10. Keep track of all the books I read in 2009
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11. Find someone to publish my poetry
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12. Keep track of all the movies I watch in 2009
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13. Kiss in the rain
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14. Make a list of quotes
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15. Photograph trees
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16. Make 2009 my best year yet
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17. live with integrity
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18. Do one thing each and every day for the good of my body, 1 thing for my soul and 1 thing for my heart.
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19. Celebrate Flirt's birthday with chocolate, flirtinis and anything purple on Nov 11th
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How I did it
How I did it: I wrote at night, often after midnight. I don't remember ever starting with a subject. I let my thoughts wander, hoping something interesting would emerge, whether it was a memory or story or just a word or phrase I liked. I spent between 30 minutes to an hour drafting and then I revised the ones I wanted to post. Receiving encouragement on 43T turned out to be a wonderful thing for me. I will miss reading the poems of my fellow napowrimo… Read how I did it…
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