Personal Narratives

In this guest post, Daryln Brewer Hoffstot says,” don’t stop writing just because you have children.”

In this guest post, Anika Fajardo describes how she used her kindergartener’s take-home, summer assignment to jump-start her own writing.

Do you sometimes feel you’re split in two? In this guest post, Janna Vought shares her thoughts on surviving the dichotomy of motherhood.

In this guest post, Karen Banister share why she reads anything, everything, and all the time.

Why do you write? Colleen Clemens share her motivation for writing in this guest post.

A guest post to motivate, encourage, and inspire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reclaiming Creativity after Infertility   Nothing has sabotaged my creativity as profoundly as secondary infertility. A writer-turned-mother, I’d already weathered the shock of new parenthood. The long, dry creative spell after my son’s birth, followed by desperate adapt-to-survive tactics: stealing moments to write downstairs while my […]

In this guest post, Liwen Ho writes that words, like labor, can’t be rushed.

Will you write about your children once they’re all grown up? Elizabeth Fishel did. Read about her journey as writer and mother and then check out the video her sons created to help promote her new book.

“I write,” says Ali Bryan in this guest post, “because that’s what writers do.”

Do you keep a journal – or wish you could get one started? This week’s writing prompt encourages you to write about someone who’s influenced you.

In this guest post, Leslie Lehr explains why she wouldn’t be a writer if she didn’t have children.