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Finding the Possibilities of Our Words: Guest Post by Debbie Yost
Words open our life to a realm of possibilities. Sometimes words come so easily to us that they can be taken for granted. Other times, words simply fail us. When this happens, we are forced to search for new possibilities to find our words and be h...
Bloom Where You Can: Guest Post by Robert Hruzek
What does a small bunch of flowers have to do with this month’s topic: possibility? Well… quite a lot, actually. (And what does my hero, Spiderman have to do with anything? Actually, not much. I just love the snazzy costume.) I am NOT Spiderman (...
Write Like a Black Belt: Guest Post by Lori Hoeck
First things first, I’m a senior martial arts instructor, but I don’t believe I hold a black belt in writing … yet. How will I know when I’m there? I will have the same traits in writing that I look for in a karate black belt candidate: 1) T...
When Should You Not Write? Guest Post by Alex Fayle
Anywhere you go, you’ll find lots of advice on how to get yourself writing more, how to create daily pages and how to pump out more words… but sometimes pushing yourself to write just doesn’t make any sense. If you’re anything...
A Confident Writer Knows When to Breathe: Guest Post by Iain Broome
A confident writer knows when to breathe As writers, the idea of ‘breathing space’ is likely to mean something different to each of us. For me, breathing space is something we must give ourselves when we become too close, too attached to our writ...
Writing 911! 5 Tips to Breathe New Life into Your Writing: Guest Post by Karen Swim
Whether you write as part of your profession, or as a hobby there may come a time when your writing feels flat and lifeless. You put the words on the page and they seem dead on arrival. You are all out of ideas and procrastinating because you are bor...
Stick-To-It-Iveness: Guest Post by Lillie Ammann
When Joanna suggested three topics for a guest post—audacity, tenacity, and community—I knew there was only one possible subject for me. I don’t claim to know much about audacity or community, but I’m an expert on tenacity. My mother called i...
Standing Tall in Your Community: Guest Post by Robert Hruzek
How do communities form, anyway? Well, there’s a fundamental principle at work, and it’s one we rarely think about, if you ask me. (Uh, didn’t somebody just ask me? Anyone?) Where I get gas every now and then (no, silly – for my car, not for ...
4 Blogging Styles that Nurture Community: Guest Post by Brad Shorr
What does it take to build a vibrant blog community? Why is it that some bloggers seem to have a natural talent for finding a core of enthusiastic reader/participants, while others struggle to find their niche? These are questions I’ve often ponder...
Putting Confidence in Your Writing: Guest Post by Alex Fayle
Think about your writing a moment then finish the following sentence: “I’m frickin’ awesome at _______________!” Say it out loud. Really. Right now. This blog post isn’t going anywhere. Ready? Go! Did you do it? Woo hoo...
The Untold Power of Audacious Writers: Guest Post by Deb Boyken
Audacity means to be daring, bold–to put yourself out in the world with confidence, to see what you can do. So, how can a writer be audacious? On the surface, at least, writing is one of the most introspective activities. Sitting quietly with a...
Confidence, Poetry and Life: Interview with Sage Cohen, Author of Living the Life Poetic
When Sage Cohen wrote to tell me about her new book, Writing the Life Poetic: An Invitation to Read and Write Poetry, and started to explain to me what her approach was all about, I knew I wanted to feature her work at Confident Writing - and that an...
Guest Posts at Confident Writing
Every so often I get an e-mail asking if I take guest posts at Confident Writing. The short answer is yes, I do, but I’ve been thinking about the way I want to try and manage this in the future. My instinct is to say that the invitation to writ...
Allowing Ourselves to be Successful - Guest Post by Alex Fayle
Last week I had the most amazing five days. I did everything on my to-do list every day and had time during the day to putter around, watch some TV and do some minor house repairs. I never used to be like that. I never used to have tenacity. I’...
Dead Ends, Part 3: Guest Post by Robert Hruzek
This post is brought to you by my good friend Robert Hruzek. It’s a blogging experiment based on a 3 part series published simultaneously at 3 different blogs. Read on! [Note: This here post, as it says right up there on the label, is Par...
Scrambled Toast – My Blog Laboratory: Guest Post by Brad Shorr
I’m delighted to bring you a guest post on “experimenting” by my good friend Brad Shorr. Brad’s best known for his Word Sell blog, but have you heard of Scrambled Toast? My humor blog, Scrambled Toast, was born on May 24,...
Never Give Up: Interview with Lillie Ammann
Some of you might know Lillie Ammann who writes at “A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye”. This is one of my favourite blog titles, because it captures Lillie’s character, skills and approach so well. Although I tend to...
Responsible Writing: by Jon Swanson
This post was written by Jon Swanson from Levite Chronicles in response to the writing with responsibility theme. It started as an e-mail response, but I wanted to share it with you here, and Jon kindly agreed. Here it is. Responsible writing mea...
You Are A Writer: Guest Post by Karen Hanrahan
When my attempts to write were squelched in high school, I let twenty plus years go by before I utilized writing as a tool of expression. When I began again it was to affirm goals, vision and success and the humble beginning of my nutritional consult...
Freedom to Write – It Starts With You: Guest Post by Dawn Goldberg
What keeps you from being free to write? Is it that you don’t have time? You’re too busy? Do the kids, work, laundry constantly call to you, making it darn near impossible to write? As much as we wish the time and structure to write would just...
