Time for another poetry response! This time, "Keep a Goin'" by Frank Lebby Stanton. If you strike a thorn or rose, Keep a-goin'! If it hails or if it snows, Keep a-goin'! 'Taint no use to sit an' whine When the fish ain't on your line; Bait your hook an' keep a-tryin'-- Keep a-goin'! When the weather kills your crop, Keep a-goin'! Though 'tis work to reach the top, Keep a-goin'! S'pose you're out o' ev'ry dime, Gittin' broke ain't any crime; Tell the world you're feelin' prime-- Keep a-goin'! When it looks like all is up, Keep a-goin'! Drain the sweetness from the cup, Keep a-goin'! See the wild birds on the wing, Hear the bells that sweetly ring, When you feel like singin', sing-- Keep a-goin'! From https://www.scrapbook.com/poems/doc/6072.html I would love for you to join my Patreon family for as little as $3 a month to receive an exclusive short story months before it goes up on my blog. (There are also $1 or $20 per month options, if those are closer to your interests.) If not, I'd still love for you to head over to my Mailchimp newsletter to get those short stories (later, as my patrons get early access and "Behind the Story" snippets) as well as quarterly news updates on all things happening in my life. Thanks for hanging out with me! Join my Patreon Family: https://www.patreon.com/jjhanna Join my Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c01ad56dd7ee/authorjjhanna Shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/AuthorJJHanna/shop?asc=u My Social Links: Website: https://www.authorjjhanna.com Blog: https://www.authorjjhanna.com/blog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorjjhanna/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorjjhanna/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13476261.J_J_Hanna Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorjjhanna

I've been submitting my novel to agents recently, and I noticed a trend in what they were asking for. So I compiled it here for you, so you could be ready when the time comes for you to submit your novel for agent representation. If you like what you see here, I would be honored if you would join my Patreon family. You'll get short stories months before the rest of the world, as well as more in depth and more intimate project updates. If not, I'd still love for you to head over to my Mailchimp newsletter to get those short stories (later, as my patrons get early access and "Behind the Story" snippets). Thanks for hanging out with me! Join my Patreon Family: https://www.patreon.com/jjhanna Join my Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c01ad56dd7ee/authorjjhanna Shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/AuthorJJHanna/shop?asc=u Learn: https://jjhannaacademy.teachable.com My Social Links: Website: https://www.authorjjhanna.com Blog: https://www.authorjjhanna.com/blog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorjjhanna/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorjjhanna/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13476261.J_J_Hanna Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorjjhanna

I'm still not over this show, so please process this with me--THROUGH MEMES. MWAHAHAHAHA. If you like what you see here, I would be honored if you would join my Patreon family. You'll get short stories months before the rest of the world, as well as more in depth and more intimate project updates. If not, I'd still love for you to head over to my Mailchimp newsletter to get those short stories (later, as my patrons get early access and "Behind the Story" snippets). Thanks for hanging out with me! Join my Patreon Family: https://www.patreon.com/jjhanna Join my Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c01ad56dd7ee/authorjjhanna Shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/AuthorJJHanna/shop?asc=u Learn: https://jjhannaacademy.teachable.com My Social Links: Website: https://www.authorjjhanna.com Blog: https://www.authorjjhanna.com/blog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorjjhanna/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorjjhanna/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13476261.J_J_Hanna Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorjjhanna

Submit--wait--submit--wait--submit--wait... The cycle never ends. So here's what else I do in that cycle. If you like what you see here, I would be honored if you would join my Patreon family. You'll get short stories months before the rest of the world, as well as more in depth and more intimate project updates. If not, I'd still love for you to head over to my Mailchimp newsletter to get those short stories (later, as my patrons get early access and "Behind the Story" snippets). Thanks for hanging out with me! Join my Patreon Family: https://www.patreon.com/jjhanna Join my Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c01ad56dd7ee/authorjjhanna Shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/AuthorJJHanna/shop?asc=u Learn: https://jjhannaacademy.teachable.com My Social Links: Website: https://www.authorjjhanna.com Blog: https://www.authorjjhanna.com/blog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorjjhanna/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorjjhanna/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13476261.J_J_Hanna Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorjjhanna

Sometimes we just need to stop and read some poetry. This poem, "The World is Too Much With Us" by William Wordsworth, goes as follows: The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;— Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon; The winds that will be howling at all hours, And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers; For this, for everything, we are out of tune; It moves us not. Great God! I’d rather be A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn; So might I, standing on this pleasant lea, Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn; Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea; Or hear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn. From https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45564/the-world-is-too-much-with-us I would love for you to join my Patreon family for as little as $3 a month to receive an exclusive short story months before it goes up on my blog. (There are also $1 or $20 per month options, if those are closer to your interests.) If not, I'd still love for you to head over to my Mailchimp newsletter to get those short stories (later, as my patrons get early access and "Behind the Story" snippets) as well as quarterly news updates on all things happening in my life. Thanks for hanging out with me! Join my Patreon Family: https://www.patreon.com/jjhanna Join my Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c01ad56dd7ee/authorjjhanna Shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/AuthorJJHanna/shop?asc=u My Social Links: Website: https://www.authorjjhanna.com Blog: https://www.authorjjhanna.com/blog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorjjhanna/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorjjhanna/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13476261.J_J_Hanna Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorjjhanna

It's that time again! Happy Summer! This year's challenge is aimed at getting you to read those books you've been putting off, so get ready! And don't forget to check out this blog post or my instagram account using the hashtag #jjhannareadingchallenge to get the graphics so you can do it, too! Get the graphics: https://www.authorjjhanna.com/post/2021-reading-challenge I would love for you to join my Patreon family for as little as $3 a month to receive an exclusive short story months before it goes up on my blog. (There are also $1 or $20 per month options, if those are closer to your interests.) If not, I'd still love for you to head over to my Mailchimp newsletter to get those short stories (later, as my patrons get early access and "Behind the Story" snippets) as well as quarterly news updates on all things happening in my life. Thanks for hanging out with me! Join my Patreon Family: https://www.patreon.com/jjhanna Join my Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c01ad56dd7ee/authorjjhanna Shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/AuthorJJHanna/shop?asc=u My Social Links: Website: https://www.authorjjhanna.com Blog: https://www.authorjjhanna.com/blog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorjjhanna/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorjjhanna/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13476261.J_J_Hanna Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorjjhanna

The Loki TV show is NEARLY HERE and I have thoughts, theories, expectations, and hopes. We'll see how it actually holds up to my hopes for it. What are your hopes for the Loki TV show? I would love for you to join my Patreon family for as little as $3 a month to receive an exclusive short story months before it goes up on my blog. (There are also $1 or $20 per month options, if those are closer to your interests.) If not, I'd still love for you to head over to my Mailchimp newsletter to get those short stories (later, as my patrons get early access and "Behind the Story" snippets) as well as quarterly news updates on all things happening in my life. Thanks for hanging out with me! Join my Patreon Family: https://www.patreon.com/jjhanna Join my Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c01ad56dd7ee/authorjjhanna Shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/AuthorJJHanna/shop?asc=u My Social Links: Website: https://www.authorjjhanna.com Blog: https://www.authorjjhanna.com/blog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorjjhanna/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorjjhanna/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13476261.J_J_Hanna Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorjjhanna

The story of Amber and the ruby pendant continues in this second installment of the Tales of Turedor. I would love for you to join my Patreon family for as little as $3 a month to receive an exclusive short story months before it goes up on my blog. (There are also $1 or $20 per month options, if those are closer to your interests.) If not, I'd still love for you to head over to my Mailchimp newsletter to get those short stories (later, as my patrons get early access and "Behind the Story" snippets) as well as quarterly news updates on all things happening in my life. Thanks for hanging out with me! Join my Patreon Family: https://www.patreon.com/jjhanna Join my Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/c01ad56dd7ee/authorjjhanna Shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/AuthorJJHanna/shop?asc=u My Social Links: Website: https://www.authorjjhanna.com Blog: https://www.authorjjhanna.com/blog Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorjjhanna/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorjjhanna/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13476261.J_J_Hanna Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorjjhanna