Personal Narratives

In this guest post, Blog Editor Amanda Jaros shares how her MFA work is keeping her doubts in check.

In this guest post, Jeanne Lyet Gassman shares about the support her family offered when she returned to school.

In this guest post, Kelly Fig Smith shares her thoughts on telling the truth about creative nonfiction characters.

Do you have plans for November? In this guest post, Monica Cox shares her experience as a National Novel Writing Month participant.

In this guest post, Ellen Hall Saunders shares how a meditative walk helped her put her pen back on the paper.

A guest post to motivate, encourage, and inspire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After Chapter Twenty   Twenty years ago I was home with two young sons. I ran a small organic farm, taught prepared childbirth classes, worked as a doula, read cozy murder mysteries, and did freelance writing and editing. It was a good life, except for my […]

In this guest post, Sarah Brentyn shares her thoughts about being known as a “mommy writer.”

Sprint journaling is a great way to pound out new pages writes Ramona DeFelice Long in this guest post.

In this guest post, Kelly DuMar shares how a photo inspired her writing and took her to a new beginning instead of an ending.

In this guest post, Liz Matthews shows us how each new experience of motherhood is fodder for the creative mind.

Blog Editor Amanda Jaros will be starting an MFA program this summer. In this guest post, she addresses her fear head-on.