Whether it’s the soil where food is grown, the food we put in our bodies, or the writing we put on the page, we need good tilth. Charity Singleton Craig discusses the natural and self-sustaining nutrient cycles in our Farmacology book club.
Where Foreshadowing and Symbolism Meet: Adumbration
Create layers and depth in your writing by trying the technique of adumbration, which occurs at the intersection of foreshadowing and symbolism. Charity Singleton Craig explains how.
Book Club Announcement: Farmacology
What’s good for the land—its soil, its vegetation, its animals—is also good for us. Starting September 16, join Charity Singleton Craig for a book club discussion of Daphne Miller’s Farmacology and the connection between farming and health.
4 Smartphone-Free Tips to Help Sustain Your Writing Life
Charity Singleton Craig has tips to help you conquer your smart phone habits to take care of your writing and your brain.
3 Ways to Improve Your Writing This Summer with Booth Tarkington
Got the summer writing blues? Charity Singleton Craig shares 3 tips inspired by Hoosier author Booth Tarkington to improve your writing this summer.
Audubon’s Birds and the Habits of Nature Writing
John James Audubon’s meticulous and detailed approach to studying birds can inspire not only the nature writer but anyone wishing to write more vividly.
Can Your Distractions Make You a Better Writer?
Can being distracted make you a better writer? Charity Singleton Craig explores the ways we can use our distractions to fuel creativity and even improve our writing.
The Writing Life: Paterson’s Blank Page
In the film Paterson, Charity Singleton Craig finds the routine of doing the same thing in the same place day after day forms a canvas on which to create.
Regional Tour: Marie Webster Quilts at Indianapolis Museum of Art
On her latest regional tour, Charity Singleton Craig takes in the exhibit of Marie Webster at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Poets & Writers Toolkit: 3 Ways Reading Will Make You a Better Writer
You can read without writing, but good writing calls for reading. Charity Singleton Craig has three great ways reading will make you a better writer.
Confessions of Poetry
Charity Singleton Craig goes out with a plan to spread poetry around her community and is thwarted by 20 scurrying chipmunks.
O Me, O, Miami: Expanding the Literary Culture of a Region One Poem at a Time
What if you had a goal for every person in your city to encounter a poem all in one month. Where would you start? O, Miami Poetry Festival, for one.
The Word-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Your Writing
Charity Singleton Craig applies the tidying principles of the KonMari organization method to your writing. Will it change your life?
Profile of Photographer Pai-Shih Lee
Learn more about the man behind the camera of some of the most breathtaking images you’ll see featured at Tweetspeak Poetry, Taiwanese photographer Pai-Shih Lee.
Indy 500: Poets, Start Your Engines
For the “track folk who just love the smell of Ethanol” and the “parade wavers” and “hot dog chompers, ” Hoosier poet Adam Henze becomes the first official poet of the Indy 500 on its 100th run.
Indiana Poet Laureate Shari Wagner
Charity Singleton Craig meets Indiana Poet Laureate Shari Wagner and considers how to make poetry more accessible to more people.
9 Ways to Include Libraries in Your Book Marketing Plan
When you plan for your book release, don’t overlook libraries in your book marketing plan. Working with libraries can be fun, fulfilling, and financially surprising.
The Best Buildings: Carnegie Libraries
From the open stacks to the creaking wood floors, Charity Singleton Craig recalls the “best buildings” of the Carnegie Library legacy.
How to Beat Writer’s Block by Not Giving Up
What feels like writer’s block might just be giving up too soon. Charity Singleton Craig challenges writers to use persistence toward better creativity.
From Delphi to Camden: James Whitcomb Riley
Charity Singleton Craig reflects on following the ghost of James Whitcomb Riley through Hoosier country.