Perhaps it’s worth sometimes examining misused words for the considerations they might bring you, as a writer. As a poet. It’s the...

I’ve decided to update my blogging plans beginning this month, rather than in February 2019, which was the next target date for another...

A common problem for writers is finding workable solutions for exhibiting their characters’ attributes in an efficient-yet-interesting...

and a new look for the HFE blog Those of you readers who are also members of The Centrifugal Eye's Facebook group probably read about my...

If you read poetry, you’ve likely heard mention of “poetry of place.” If you write poetry, you no doubt try to incorporate place, in some...

"Crow 3" - E. A. Hanninen, 2018, Pencil & Acrylic People aren’t generally so willing to look at the unexpected, unless someone else...

Greetings, readers! Many of you already knew that I’ve had to replace my computer. And so I have, just recently. I’m pleased to be up and...

"Stained Glass Pattern" -- WIX Stock Photo Has an editor ever said to you, “Find a way to turn this sentence into a parallel...

One of Hanninen Freelance Editing’s regular blog readers — also a poet friend of mine, as well as a longtime contributor to The...

"Carpet of Wildflowers" - WIX Stock Photo I’m in the middle of a head-and-chest cold that my husband brought home from work last week. He...

Both writers and editors have their share of opinions about when, where, and how to use punctuation marks. Publishers, too, have their...

It looks like I’m not the only writer I know who has been setting and resetting writing goals, lately. Two veteran contributors to The...

Two strong adjectives, tousled and unruly. I read them in a sentence yesterday and was immediately struck by the colorful imagery they...

I’m feeling quite happy today as I begin writing up this week’s Feature Friday blogpost. I’m happy with the choice I made and wrote about...

It was mid-February of 2017 when I published the last issue of The Centrifugal Eye, “A Celebration of Poets.” I went on to work on...

Editing requires close reading of the material at hand, and when you’ve read over your own work umpteen times while writing it, you think...

If you read about writing, you’re going to run across articles about surmounting “Writer’s Block.” These articles are typically rife with...

"Sound Waves" -- WIX Stock Photo One of my favorite poetic devices is “assonance.” In case you’re not familiar with this literary term,...

Fuchsia Tulips -- WIX Stock Photo Have you ever heard the term, “hybrid writer”? (Or, perhaps, “hybrid author”?) It’s somewhat of a...

This week’s Feature Friday is a guest event, courtesy of my longtime writer/poet-pal Karla Linn Merrifield, who is also the contacts...