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Brave and Reckless’ April’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: We Will Not Be Silenced

During April, I am departing from my normal monthly Creativity Prompt format, and instead providing one phrase as the prompt for the month: We Will Not Be Silenced. However, I will be offering two different ways to approach the prompt. Feel free to respond in either way, or to respond to both. There is no limitContinue reading “Brave and Reckless’ April’s Creativity Prompt Challenge: We Will Not Be Silenced”

Christine’s Tried and True Process for Creating a Poetry Manuscript

Now that I have had a little time to get past the mad 2021 publishing rush and the holidays, I have started thinking about the exciting projects Indie Blu(e) Publishings has lined up for 2022. Every publishing journey starts with a manuscript and creating the first draft of a poetry/prose collection can feel very daunting. I knowContinue reading “Christine’s Tried and True Process for Creating a Poetry Manuscript”

The Gift of Words: Crimson Skins – Devika Mathur

As you finish up your holiday shopping, the Editors recommend adding one (or more!) of our fabulous titles to your list. Indian poet Devika Mathur’s acute obsession with the use of confessional lyricism lends her writing a sumptuous sensibility. Finding fantasy a way to escape inner trauma, Mathur’s haunting, visual work speaks of imagined journeysContinue reading “The Gift of Words: Crimson Skins – Devika Mathur”

The Gift of Words: But You Don’t Look Sick: The Real Life Adventures of Fibro Bitches, Lupus Warriors, and Other Superheroes Battling Invisible Illness

As you finish up your holiday shopping, the Editors recommend adding one (or more!) of our fabulous titles to your list. But You Don’t Look Sick: The Real Life Adventures of Fibro Bitches, Lupus Warriors, and other Superheroes Battling Invisible Illness features 123 powerful voices living with invisible chronic illnesses— voices often stigmatized, ignored, or isolatedContinue reading “The Gift of Words: But You Don’t Look Sick: The Real Life Adventures of Fibro Bitches, Lupus Warriors, and Other Superheroes Battling Invisible Illness”

The Gift of Words: Composition of a Woman – Christine E. Ray

As you finish up your holiday shopping, the Editors recommend adding one (or more!) of our fabulous titles to your list. Christine E. Ray’s award-winning debut poetry collection Composition of a Woman has been rereleased by Indie Blu(e) Publishing with 36 stunning new pieces of poetry and prose. Originally released in 2018 and awarded aContinue reading “The Gift of Words: Composition of a Woman – Christine E. Ray”