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FMF Writing Prompt Link-up :: Start
Hello! It's link-up time! I hope you've had a great week. If you're new to Five Minute Friday, welcome! We offer a one-word prompt every week and encourage bloggers, writers, and wannabe writers to freewrite for five minutes flat on the given prompt. Learn more about...
Ordinary to Extraordinary: What is a Personal Essay and Where Do I Start?
Have you ever considered experimenting with personal essay as a way to develop your craft as a writer? I admit that the concept of a narrative or personal essay was not really on my radar until I read my friend Patrice Gopo's beautiful essay collection, All the Colors...
Announcing the Start-Up Guide for Online Writers
Do you want to become an established writer online, but you don't know where to start? Or have you been writing for a while, but you're not sure which step to take next? If so, the Start-Up Guide for Online Writers E-course is for you! The Start-Up...
FMF Writing Prompt Link-up :: Testimony
It's Five Minute Friday time! If you're new to FMF, welcome! Learn more about how the link-up works here. We've got some exciting things happening this week . . . First of all, registration for our annual October writing challenge, 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes,...
Let the Land Lie Fallow: Embracing a Dormant Season in the Writing Life
Lately when some friends have asked me how I'm doing, I've told a few of them that I think I'm in a bit of a slump. I spent four years writing and editing my memoir for a traditional publisher before it released in April 2018. In October 2017, I committed to...
How to Self Publish a Book: Everything You Need to Know
Wondering how to self publish a book? With the advent of Amazon's CreateSpace and other self-publishing platforms, it's now easier than ever for authors to self-publish their work. Sure, it seems easy enough ... but if you're keen to venture into self-publishing...