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The following is a guest post by Janet Fitch, author of Paint it Black and White Oleander (an Oprah's Book Club book). Her upcoming book is set in the years of the Russian Revolution. On Janet's own blog she shares her writing based on single word … [Continue reading] about Writing Tips From Janet Fitch
The following is a guest post by author Sage Cohen. Her book, "The Productive Writer," was released in December of 2011. Enjoy! Happy New Year, writers! If you’d like to be even more productive in the new year, you can expedite success by making … [Continue reading] about Writing Productivity: Create Impeccable Systems
It's true what they say - the second baby is easier. Not easy, exactly, but easier. The fact is, I'm just better at it. I'm used to being up at all hours of the night, and am well aware that babies cry, they just do. In short, I am a lot calmer, and … [Continue reading] about The Productive Writer
The following is a guest post by Chris Meeks, award-winning writer of short stories, novels and plays. I'm a particular fan of his short story collection Months And Seasons which contains a story about how women named after times of the year are the … [Continue reading] about For Writers Who Become Parents
The following is a guest post by JJ Keith. Here she shares her thoughts with us on how she balances writing with being a parent: In the haze of being as stay-at-home mom to a newborn and a toddler my writing has been relegated to more of a hobby … [Continue reading] about Guest Post by JJ Keith
What is that old saying about God laughing while you make plans...? I was so prepared for the arrival on baby number two, what with collecting guest posts from my writer/parent friends to help me keep up this blog while I was overwhelmed with all … [Continue reading] about Back On The Air
In addition to Talula Jones, there are six other main characters in my story, each loosely based on people I know. Throughout the semester Gina, my thesis advisor, said things like “so-in-so is such a great character,” and I would respond with … [Continue reading] about Getting To Know Lu