Writing

  • RB Austin

    RB Austin

    Today’s SuperStar Guest Blogger is RB Austin, half of the blogging sisters at 2unpublishedgirls. (Which may be misleading since RB is published! I have no doubts that soon they will need a new domain name, right, Ella?!) I enjoy both RB and Ella’s posts on life and writing. RB is the only blogger I’m featuring this…

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  • Christine Collins Cacciatore

    It’s an honor to introduce today’s SuperStar Guest Blogger, Christine Cacciatore, also known as Poopwa Foley. Because life with a funny nickname is just… better. I met Chris through In Print Professional Writers’ Organization. But I believe we were sisters in another lifetime. She says, does, and writes things that I have, would, or might. From girl…

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  • Kelly Simmons Epperson

    Kelly Simmons Epperson

    Welcome to SWEEPS WEEK!  I am very proud to introduce my first SuperStar Guest Blogger: Kelly Epperson Simmons! I met Kelly about eight years ago and in that time she has grown from a dreamer into a full-blown contributor to the completion of other people’s dreams. Her accomplishments, just in the time I’ve known her, have been many and massive,…

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  • Pre-SWEEPS

    Pre-SWEEPS

    Before we kick off SWEEPS WEEK featuring SuperStar Guest Bloggers, I wanted to give a brief introduction. A few weeks ago, I posted a blog called Blah, Blah, Blog and it referenced how popular blogging has become. At any given moment there are literally millions of people writing– and even more reading. I subscribe to…

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  • COMING SOON: SWEEPS WEEK!

    I am very excited to announce my very own MaryFranSays Blog Sweeps Week! No gimmicky shark-jumping, no cliffhanger Who Shot JR?, no shotgun weddings or plus-sign pee sticks, just five great Guest Star Bloggers! Every day next week, beginning Monday, May 25th and running through Friday, May 29th, I will be hosting a blog written by smart,…

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  • Stay Tuned…

    In tribute to all things old being new again, I’d like to announce my SWEEPS WEEK. Beginning Monday, May 25 and running through Friday, May 29, I will be featuring SUPERSTAR GUEST BLOGGERS! Check in daily to read posts provided by bloggers I read, follow, adore, admire, and hope to emulate both personally and professionally.…

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  • How to be a Writer

    So, you want to know how to be a writer? You know. You do! Sit down and write. Or stand up and write– it makes no difference to the words on the page. You have been told a million times to “just write it!” A million one now. Butt in chair, hands on keyboard. Duh.…

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  • Blah Blah Blog

    Seems everyone’s jumping on the blog-wagon. Right now, this minute, there are almost 200 million blog sites on the internet. It’s crazy, really, to think that so many people have so many things to say. I know, I should talk– I’m one of them! I stumbled onto my blog site trying to post a comment…

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  • The “In” Crowd!

    I’m in with the “In” crowd I go where the “In” crowd goes I’m in with the “In” crowd And I know what the “In” crowd knows Sure, my friends and I are smart and cool and tons of fun, but in this case, “In” is short for Institute, as in the UW-Madison Writers’ Institute. This year’s…

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  • Word of Artists 2!

    One of the best things about organizing Word of Art 2 is the built-in breakdown of deadlines. First, we collected Word submissions. Next, we posted them for reading. Now the artists get to select their choice of story or poem to create Art on a 16×20 canvas. It’s a lot of hurry up and wait… and…

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