Blog — Katherine Spearing

Katherine Spearing

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Podcast Poetry Reading

Podcast Poetry Reading

One of my poems was featured on a podcast.

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Why Jane Austen Wouldn’t Get Published if She Were Writing Today

Why Jane Austen Wouldn’t Get Published if She Were Writing Today

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Writing, the Other Half of My Soul

Writing, the Other Half of My Soul

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My Writing Practice

My Writing Practice

My process and schedule.

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My Creative Spiral

My Creative Spiral

I read through my entire manuscript this weekend, and I went through what is known as the “creative spiral.”

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What Will the Christians Think?

What Will the Christians Think?

On learning how to write.

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When I Met and Loved Ms. Angelou

When I Met and Loved Ms. Angelou

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The Gift

The Gift

A Poem

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I Should Write

I Should Write

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Poem Upon Turning 35

Poem Upon Turning 35

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Two Poems on Anger

Two Poems on Anger

I’ve become more acquainted with anger as a sign my body is telling me something.

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Ironically Timed Lenten Devo

Ironically Timed Lenten Devo

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From the Male POV

From the Male POV

I hadn’t thought it difficult to write from the male perspective at all…Almost immediately I knew why.

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Why did you weep at Lazarus’s grave? (A Poem)

Why did you weep at Lazarus’s grave? (A Poem)

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Where was your lightning

Where was your lightning

This poem came out of a traumatic memory.

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Writing Diary: Goals

Writing Diary: Goals

They say you are 30% more likely achieve goals written down.

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Long Live Reading: Finding Time to Read

Long Live Reading: Finding Time to Read

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Long Live Reading: Are There Too Many Books in the World?

Long Live Reading: Are There Too Many Books in the World?

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Writing Diary: Knowing Your Limits

Writing Diary: Knowing Your Limits

It’s good to know my own limitations as a writer.

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Writing Diary: Baby Birds and the Foxes that Eat Them

Writing Diary: Baby Birds and the Foxes that Eat Them

Will the writing world chew me up and spit out the bones? Sometimes I think it will.

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