Author Archive: tyunglebower
National Poetry (sometimes) Month
We are well into April, which is, as the title mentioned, National Poetry Month. (It is also National Autism Awareness Month, which was probably a coincidence, but I like to pretend the two are connected in some unseen, life-affirming way. That’s another post.) Poetry peaks and valleys over the course of my writer’s life in …
Writing as “Rotisserie” Fantasy Baseball
Baseball season is upon us here in the United States. With it, (often) is my jump into fantasy baseball. For those unfamiliar with fantasy sports, (into which I never sink any money), the concept is simple enough. You join a league, usually online these days. You draft real Major League players onto your team as …
Writing and “Respiration”
People are built to breathe. Literally. You’ve heard the old warning; a person can go two weeks without food if they have to. Two days without water at best. But two minutes without air. (Broad estimate, but it sounds better with all the twos.) Nothing works without breathing. Allow me to be morbid for a …
Creating Off Course
It’s important to keep writing through some difficulty. While it is no sin to start many writing projects never to finish them, if you want to get anywhere in regards to a work that others can enjoy and possibly pay for, you obviously have to finish. And finishing means, as I said, a good amount …
Best Advice to Build Better Writing
Above all other advice I have about improving one’s writing, I embrace a triumvirate of tips far above all others. Two are talked about often in writing and editing circles. The first being to read. Read especially within the genre you wish to write in, but any reading on a regular basis is helpful. You …
Ty Unglebower 