Days are gone Days are gone Bleeding reminiscence Days are gone Days are gone Far beyond remembrance If the dream should shatter If the memory should fade Welcome to my world Only dream of better days Take the theory from your heart Take the hope from your mind…
You were from the past of someone else, I became so quickly changed. You wore such a friendly face, I knew I would never be the same. Only searched for your face and your name, So vulnerable to you, and so afraid of change. When I could only see…
Among the trees, the moon’s on the rise I’m set free just, by your eyes And the bell keeps tolling softly… The rose has wilted away The petals all around Must I really leave today? Still, I know I’m heaven-bound The bell keeps tolling softly Ever so softly to me…
It was a bright and blinding day as I watched the old man toil, Giving light and air to long forgotten soil. He shoveled and he smiled, for he was the only one, Who knew where I was, and I was not alone. For he was my companion, the only…
Do you think you need to be rich to start professional writing? Do you believe you need a college degree and a stocked home office? If so, you will be surprised to see how much you can accomplish even on a minor budget. Writers go about their professional progress on…
Chorusing through the night, With heart and soul held nearby, The shining spirits of mere refrain, Come round to see you again. See through the disguise, Look into their eyes, Can you see the shadows hidden among those things? The ghost, the specter, the spirits on calmer wings? The veil…
I read my first Stephen King novel when I was 13, not appropriate reading material for the age, no, but I was not a particularly normal 13-year-old. I also started writing at 13. Coincidence? To this day, I’m still not sure. My very first “adult” novel was Phantoms by Dean…
The first draft is the very first phase of writing your book. It is in no way completed once you finished your first draft. You simply know which direction the book is traveling in. Now, comes the tedious process of editing. Your first draft, and the subsequent drafts, will be…
Literary agents work much like attorneys. It is that simple. Instead of legal representation, they provide literary representation. They approach editors much like the way an attorney would approach a judge. With careful persuasion, they encourage the publisher to accept your work. This is a mutual interest and effort, for…
How can a wound that cuts so deep, Stop bleeding with a smile? How can I have forever to keep? Those dreams only live a little while. When darkness summons me, The fear has yet to reveal. All the terrors won’t set me free, For fear is all I feel……