by Cheryl Pallant | Nov 13, 2012 | book business, creativity, S. Korea
at Haeinsa Temple, S. Korea How would you characterize your relationship to your writing? Stressful? Hopeful? Judgmental? When you sit down to write, do you greet the blank page with welcome or ambivalence? How about revering every word, every pause and edit, every...
by Cheryl Pallant | Oct 10, 2012 | publishing, writing coach
With e-publishing, it’s easier than ever to get your book published. The easiest path may not be most appropriate however. The subject, genre, and style of your book as well as your needs determine which is the best path to pursue. Know your audience Are you writing...
by Cheryl Pallant | Sep 27, 2012 | poetry, poetry event
Here’s what we’re doing in Richmond Virginia — putting forth poetry as refuge, as affirmation and witness of spirit, and as catalyst for change.
by Cheryl Pallant | Sep 7, 2012 | creative writing, creativity, poetry
A favorite writing spot: VMFA For the second year, I’ve agreed to organize Richmond’s 100 Thousand Poets for Change. As of this writing, venues in 700 cities and 110 countries, in such far away places as Cairo Egypt, Port Au Prince Haiti, and Ulanbaataar Mongolia, are...
by Cheryl Pallant | Aug 18, 2012 | performance
What is it about elevators that so disembodies us? We step into a small room and are whisked to new elevations which alters our attitude and usual signs of vitality. Our personalities pale, conversation halts, all movement abates. We enter a type of hibernation, our...