Guest Bloggers
Fresh Voices. New Ideas. Shared Expertise.
Guest bloggers offer fresh perspectives, diverse voices, and valuable knowledgeable about the craft and business of writing.
By sharing their knowledge, guest bloggers offer meaningful insights to our writing community.
Most Recent Guest Blogger:
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John Gardner, “On Becoming a Novelist”
“We read five words on the first page of a really good novel and we begin to forget that we are reading printed words on a page; we begin to see images – a dog hunting through garbage cans, a plane circling above Alaskan mountains, an old lady furtively licking her napkin at a party.
Recent Guest Bloggers
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Bella Andre
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Constance Hale Scribe
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Amanda McTigue
Guest Blogger Posts
The content below is in date order
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Create a Hygge Calendar or List
We hear a lot about being grateful, giving thanks, gratitude lists, and silver linings. But what if you just aren’t feeling it? How about creating a hygge calendar? I read about this in a Facebook…
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Doubt is the Devil
Guest Blogger Matthew Félix shares his rebound from doubt. “Doubt is the Devil! Show doubt, and he’ll be back!” I woke up with the quote resounding in my mind. It was as though an old woman…
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Rescue Your Stories
Guest Blogger Nancy Cullen writes: “I am a rescuer of stories hidden among the ordinary. I give these stories voice as a template to inspire others with untold stories so that they will know the satisfaction…
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Qi Gong To Calm The Mind and . . .
. . . might help with your writing. Note from Marlene: I have wondered why we humans seem to easily focus on the negative and sometimes have difficulty seeing the positive. The following from Qi…
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Help might be where you least expect it. Just ask.
Excerpted from “Where Do You Hang Your Hammock?: Finding Peace of Mind While You Write, Publish, and Promote Your Book” by Bella Mahaya Carter. When you’re out there promoting your book, you’ll have to ask for all sorts…
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What’s in a letter?
Guest Blogger Emily-Jane Hills Orford writes: No, I’m not talking about the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet. And I’m not talking about emails, text messages, private messages and whatever electronic form of letters and…