Carie Juettner

Carie’s Lists: Top Ten Austin Coffee Shops

I’ve been a permanent Austin resident for fifteen years now, and I’ve spent a fair amount of that time in coffee shops. These days I get out of the house at least two or three times a week to write in a place where I can go more than twenty minutes without being distracted by a pet.Continue reading “Carie’s Lists: Top Ten Austin Coffee Shops”

In a Kingdom of Poetry

I have trouble writing reviews of poetry books. Poetry is so subjective. What I like and what I don’t like has as much to do with the day of the week, the weather, and what dreams I had the night before as it does the quality of the poet’s work. Sometimes I can appreciate a poemContinue reading “In a Kingdom of Poetry”

Poetry News

Hello friends in the blogosphere! I’m still recovering from my five blog posts in five days last week. Whew! It was fun but also a lot of work, and as I said in Tip #10, even blogging can be a form of procrastination. So this week I’m focusing on my novel draft and keeping thingsContinue reading “Poetry News”