Poetry – Author Ally Aldridge

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 allyaldridge Blogging, BOOKS, Competition, Editing, Novel, Poetry, Publishing, tips, Writing

If you’re an indie, you need to know about this!

And, I achieved my initial goal of making incredible writer friends.

May 13, 2019May 12, 2019 allyaldridge Poetry, Writing

April, I featured poets – what’s next?

April is the month of poetry. But as I was doing Camp NaNo, I decided to feature other poets on my Instagram. I posted asking for volunteers. I was blown away by the number of poets that wanted to take part...

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 allyaldridge Novel, Poetry, Writing

A poetry collection for Valentines

If you follow me on Twitter then you may already know that I have been working this month on updating my love theme poetry collection. If you would like to read, please head over to Wattpad to view my Works (@redfae).

May 14, 2018May 20, 2018 allyaldridge Poetry, Writing

NaPoWriMo Wrap Up – Alison Aldridge

via NaPoWriMo Wrap Up - Alison Aldridge Carol J Forrester posted that she was looking for NaNoWriMo participants to feature on her blog. I let her know I was interested and answered her questions about which poem I was most proud of during the challenge. I emailed it over and she liked it enough to … Continue reading NaPoWriMo Wrap Up – Alison Aldridge

May 2, 2018April 30, 2018 allyaldridge Goals, Poetry, Writing

Reflecting on NaPoWriMo

The challenge is over and I did it. It's time to reflect on how it went.

April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 allyaldridge Poetry, Writing

Day 30 – Paint

Many creatives get told to get a ’real’ job, one that can pay the bills. When I saw Claude Monet’s dad wanted him to be a Grocer, I could hear him arguing with his son in my head.

April 29, 2018April 29, 2018 allyaldridge Poetry, Writing

Day 29 – Locomotive

I'm breaking against the prompt and I am going to do my own thing. For inspiration, I am going with the first 'Free Image' I found on Canva. It is a picture of trains. I also want to have a go at writing a Haiku as I've never done one before.

April 28, 2018April 28, 2018 allyaldridge Poetry, Writing

Day 28 – Postcard

For Day 28 the prompt is to write ”a prose poem in the form/style of a postcard."

I'm not confident at writing prose but I'm pleased with what I've created.

April 27, 2018April 27, 2018 allyaldridge Poetry, Writing

Day 27 – Tarot

A few years ago a work colleague gifted me a pack of Tarot cards and gave me a blue cloth to keep them safe. For this challenge, I decided to dig them out and use them as inspiration for today’s poem.

April 27, 2018April 30, 2018 allyaldridge Poetry, Writing

Day 26 – Senses

Sadly, I am making this entry a day late. I decided to write about mental health as I think it is tricky concept for those that have not experienced it to understand. When I was struggling with issues myself, I really got into poetry and I felt it was a way I could express myself more easily.