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A Few Thoughts on Writing Groups — (from a gal who’s been in a few)

a guest post from Susannah Felts

Susannah Felts knows a whole heckuva lot about writing (see her bio below), and she also knows a little something about writing groups. She managed to turn that knowledge into The Porch, an organization that “inspires, educates and connects writers and readers of all ages and stages through classes and literary events.” If you’re hoping to start a writing group, leave a writing group, find a new writing group, or avoid a writing group altogether, here’s Su...

Readers Know Their Genres (and you should too)

a guest post by Marlene M. Bell

I couldn’t be more excited about today’s guest author! Marlene not only writes the riveting, award-winning Annalisse books, she’s also a generous woman. For example, she’s written this guest post full of important information for authors, AND she’s offering a giveaway to end all giveaways (see below). Thanks, Marlene! You’re a keeper!

Avid readers like twists on good story plots they’ve read hundreds of times, and they’re vocal about what they don’t like...

b.read.crumbs: Soaring

My partner in b.read.crumbs, Julie Herman, thought our topic for February should be short poems, since February is a short month. She kicked it off with her post a couple of weeks ago, in which she wrote about haiku. Julie loves her some haiku.

Image by AdamsEyeCandy from Pixabay 

Me? I love to read haiku, ponder haiku, and drift along on the breeze of haiku.

Writing it, not so much.

I had no idea how I’d spin this idea into a blog post I could manage, but lo and behold! the...

3 Questions & a Pose ~ Amy Weintraub

Wherein my guest, a yoga instructor and writer, answers three questions and shares one (sometimes more than one) pose that yogis and writers will find informative, intriguing, and entertaining.

You’ve probably heard (or even said) “Yoga changed my life.” My guest today knows exactly what that means. While in her twenties, Amy Weintraub suffered from what she calls numbing depression. She credits her yoga practice for providing the shift in her life that turned everything around.

As a ...

Amy Weintraub ~ Three Questions & a Cover

Well-known yoga instructor, therapist, and creator of the Yoga For Your mood card deck, Amy Weintraub is also the author of an exciting new novel, Temple Dancer. She’s got some great advice for writers to share here.

Question: What books do you recommend for an aspiring writer?

First, read the best books (both well reviewed and those you love) in the genre in which you are writing. In addition, I like Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Janet Burroway’s Writing Fi...

b.read.crumbs: Julie Wray Herman

What is Short Anyway?

This month’s b.read.crumbs post by Julie Herman, which you may find in the original on her website.

According to my dictionary, short is a descriptor of distance. 

small in length, distance, or height: 

a short skirt
Her hair is much shorter than it used to be.
It’s only a short walk to the station.
I’m fairly short but my brother’s very tall.

But for writers, short has other meanings. Poems can be short. Stories can be short. Essays can be long-form or ...

3 Questions & a Pose ~ Anna Adami

Wherein my guest, a yoga instructor and writer, answers three questions and shares one (sometimes more than one) pose that yogis and writers will find informative, intriguing, and entertaining.

Question 1

Which came first, your yoga or your writing?

My writing. 

Question 2

Are you primarily Hatha, Bhakti, Karma, or other?

Primarily Hatha. I practice Vinyasa and Yin. However, I feel all the yogic paths feed each other. Teaching yoga, for me, is a Karma practice, a dedicated ...

How Do You Write a Road Trip?

a guest post by Allyson Rice

I’m excited to share with you this guest post by my sister Southerner Allyson Rice (AWT viewers may remember her as Connor Walsh). She’s an adventurer, an artist, a writer, and wickedly funny. After you’ve enjoyed the informative essay, you’ll want enter the contest for a chance to win a signed copy of her new book, The Key to Circus-Mom Highway.

My recently released novel, The Key to Circus-Mom Highway, features a road trip as the central action w...

Solar Waste

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine

Dear EarthTalk : How are we going to deal with all the waste when the solar panels everyone is putting up now wear out in 20-30 years? — Paul B., Chevy Chase, MD

When purchasing green alternatives for home power generation, there are many features that the average consumer looks for. Most are hoping to find options that are the most efficient, or the lightest, or the most durable, but what about the most recyclable? 

T...

b.read.crumbs: Regrouping

Bringing you up to speed: the b.read.crumbs newsletter has transitioned to blog posts. For details, please see This Post by Julie Herman. And if you’d like to get updates in your email inbox, you can subscribe to the blog posts via the Get New Posts in Your Inbox button. Don’t worry–your email address is strictly between us and will not be shared with outsiders.

January is synonymous with refresh, renew, and resolve. I don’t know why. After all, it’s those first warm, sunny days in sp...