The Kickstarter for To Speak is now live!
Before I shout links and reward tiers, I need to say thank-you.
First Spark
In tenth grade, Ms. Evans encouraged me to try poetry.
She thought I might love it.
She was right. One small nudge, and a lifelong voice woke up.
Circles of Courage
Creative Colloquy handed me a mic and let a shaky poem fly.
The Insecure Writer's Support Group cheered on so many of my fiction and poetry efforts.
My in-person writing crew passed pages, pens, and conversations over our projects.
My Thursday accountability author group encourages me every week online to keep chasing down my dreams and putting foundations under them.
Years ago, an editor took a chance on one of my poems.
Each yes, each gentle bit of feedback and encouragement, pushed To Speak one page further.
Cover-Art Vote
Last month I posted several draft covers on Instagram and Facebook.
You voted. You argued colors. You encouraged me to consider different images.
Now the book wears a shared vision.
Editors, Acceptances, Rejections
Editors who published me: thank you for the green lights.
Editors who rejected me: thank you for the hard turns.
Both routes brought the poems home sharper and braver.
Today’s Invitation
Because of every teacher, reader, voter, and friend,
To Speak launches with a chorus, not a solo.
Back the project if the poems call to you.
Share the link with someone who needs courage to speak.
👉 Kickstarter link: To Speak: Poems of Courage, Grace & the Sacred Ordinary
Thank you for giving these words their wings.
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