Janie Reinart

VIVIAN KIRKFIELD’S 50 pRECIOUS WORDS CONTEST 2022

Non-Fiction Fun-What am I? By Janie Reinart46 words DRU-mmm. DRU-mmm.   Silence… undone. Flaming crest kindled, sparked by the sun.   Black wings surging in forests far-flung.   DRU-mmm. DRU-mmm.   Insectivore lapping ants with their tongue.   DRU-mmm. DRU-mmm.   Life mates excavating nest cavities for their young.   Sundry species using your shelter …

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The 6th Annual Valentiny Writing Contest!!!

Valentines Day is all about emotion. The lovely and talented Susanna Leonard Hill challenged us to write a Valentines story appropriate for children with a maximum of 214 words in which someone feels brave! Details here. Untangled  Valentines   by Janie Reinart  179 words This Valentine’s day is tangled like my hair… like my thoughts. One last time, I brush my …

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A Jumping Off Point with Ekphrastic poetry

I invite you to bring the visual arts and creative writing together. From the Greek meaning to describe, ekphrastic poetry or writing uses a painting or work of art as the jumping off point for entering into that work of art and creating something new in our response. An example is John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn where the figures are in motion but frozen in time.              What men or …

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Trick or Treat: Bats Night Out—Poem in Two Voices By Janie Reinart

Congratulations to Susanna Hill for the 10th Annual Hallowensie Contest. Write a 100 word story for children using the words skeleton, creep, and mask. Thank you, Susanna for the treat of writing and reading all the entries. Trick or Treat: Bats Night Out—Poem in Two Voices By Janie Reinart Each person reads a column in …

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PART Two: MAGNIFY VOICES–CREATING AN ANTHOLOGY

These love stories show the heartache and joy, the fear and pride of mothers awaiting the safe return of their soldiers. The beginning of the article can be found here. Search For A Publisher My first query was sent to a large publishing house interested in war memoirs. My query was rejected. I sent a second query letter with three requested chapters and book outline to a regional press. I approached Gray & …

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