• 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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  • The Rick Sisters

    About a year and a half ago, I attended the Rick Springfield concert in DeKalb at the Egyptian Theater. There’s no denying he puts on a great show. I’m more of a Billy Squier kind of gal, but I went with a huge Rick fan, so when I came into a backstage pass, I gave…

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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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  • Today’s blog is a glimpse into how my word-brain works. Please note that if you, too, were in 7th grade in 1979, you are probably of the generation that was taught some of the following language is offensive. Consider yourself warned. I remember being in the 7th grade and coming home from school one day…

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