Annie is a novelist, blogger, nationally award-winning poet, and two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated short story author. She’s the author of The Extra, The Other, and The Spare (The Outsiders Sequence), and You Have to Let Them Bleed.
You Have to Let Them Bleed
3/17/2026
The Other
The Outsiders Sequence #2
6/9/2026
The Spare
The Outsiders Sequence #3
3/9/2027
Author Archives: Annie Neugebauer
My Advice to Poets, Part II- Getting Out There
Originally posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 11:03:00 AM Once you’ve gotten down steps 1 through 9 on Monday’s post… 1. Start thinking of poetry as professional in addition to artistic. If publication is where you want to go (see … Continue reading
My Advice to Poets, Part I- Getting Started
Originally posted on May 9, 2011 at 11:26 AM 1. Decide why you are writing (or want to write) poetry. There are many reasons: as an emotional outlet, to be heard, to become well-known, to get paid, to be respected … Continue reading
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On Writing Fixed-Form Poems
Originally posted on May 6, 2011 at 9:10 AM Today’s guest post courtesy of J. Paul Holcomb, “The Poet from Double Oak.” I wrote my first poem in high school, but I had no idea what I was doing. I … Continue reading
Lyrics and Poetry
Originally posted on April 29, 2011 at 2:15 PM I think we’ve all said (or at least heard people say) things along the line of, “It was music to my ears,” and, “Pure poetry,” often even in the same breath. … Continue reading
