Guest blogs

** THE GUEST BLOGS ARE BOOKING INTO MAY 2013 **

Welcome to my guest blog posts summary page. In August 2011 I started inviting fellow authors to write guest blog posts for me once a week. More wanted to than I had expected (which is great!) so I currently post Tuesday and Thursday evenings, c.7pm UK time – all listed below.

Guidelines:

• <1,000 words first-person informative writing-related topics (click to see topics already covered)*
• <500-word third-person biography*
• optional <250-word synopsis of one of your books*
• links to where we can find you and your writing*
• * Please send text as one document attachment.
• low-resolution .jpg photos of yourself and / or one or two covers (as separate files within the same email)
• I like to mix the topics so please be aware that you may not necessarily get the next available slot.
• Please note: I am not longer accepting submissions from online bloggers with non-writing-related site links
• Because of the high volume of enquiries, I don’t schedule in advance but when I receive the content.
• Please allow a minimum of two weeks for a reply before chasing me!

Do you have a blog / website and would like me to guest blog on yours? Take a look here.

POSTED (take a look at ‘Other stuff‘ for posts I’ve written before these) or click here for topics covered.

• Sunday 21st August 2011: Poetry writing tips by Poet Laureate and interviewee Alice Shapiro.
• Sunday 4th September: Is your web page accessible? by fantasy, mystery and suspense / thriller author and interviewee DV Berkom.
• Thursday 7th September: How to create a killer character by multi-genre author Ditrie Sanchez. Ditrie is also on Facebook and Twitter.
• Sunday 11th September: Writing nature then and now by novelist, poet (and more) Kenneth Weene.
• Thursday 14th September: guest post about writing music vs prose entitled ‘Four Tracks & Typewriters‘ by NaNoWriMo novelist, short story author and musician, interviewee and my first ‘red pen’ podcast guinea pig (he passed with flying colors) JD Mader.
• Sunday 18th September: ebooks for writers: 101 by Book Doctor, author and more Paul Hurst. This was podcasted on 5th Feb 2012.
• Tuesday 20th September: guest post about point of view by epic fantasy author and spotlightee Yvonne Herzberger.
• Thursday 22nd September: Writing manga by Y.A. fantasy, mystery novelist and interviewee TJ Perkins.
• Sunday 25th September: guest post about writing fantasy by YA / adult fantasy author and illustrator, poet, and non-fiction writer, spotlightee and interviewee Vonnie Winslow Crist.
• Tuesday 27th September: Fallow times: dealing with writer’s block by historical, romance, paranormal novelist Smoky Trudeau Zeidel.
• Thursday 29th September: guest post about writing for women’s magazines by short story author and creative writing tutor / columnist, contributor to Tears and Laughter… anthology and interviewee Helen M Hunt.
• Sunday 2nd October: guest post about writing short stories by short story author, novelist and interviewee Alberta Ross.
• Tuesday 4th October: The power of character names by historical and suspense western novelist and interviewee Carol Crigger.
• Thursday 6th October: Working with an eBook publisher by medieval post-apocalyptic novelist, interviewee and fellow Radio Litopian Joseph V Sultana.
• Sunday 9th October: JD Mader returned with NaNoWriMo - Mt. Everest for writers (NaNoWriMo is the ’50,000 words in November’ project that he and I have both done).
• Tuesday 11th October: Why I write about zombies by horror novelist and short story author Armand Rosamilia.
• Thursday 13th October: Switching from fantasy to urban fantasy by novelist and short story author of fantasy, paranormal, YA, romance and historical novellas Phoebe Matthews.
• Sunday 16th October: guest post When Bad Titles Happen to Good Books by fantasy novelist and interviewee Catherine Stovall as part of her blog tour.
• Tuesday 18th October: guest post entitled Promote your book from your own backyard from women’s fiction novelist & interviewee Judith Marshall.
• Tuesday 18th October: guest post entitled It’s all about readers by Christian suspense novelist / memoirist & interviewee Rosie Cochran.
• Thursday 20th October: Paul Hurst returned to talk about the small business side of writing.
• Sunday 23rd October: Political timing, political fiction by short story writer, poet and novelist Paula Friedman.
• Tuesday 25th October: YA / adult fantasy author and illustrator, poet, and non-fiction writer Vonnie Winslow Crist returned to talk about illustrating.
• Thursday 27th October: A blog that goes bump in the night by suspense author, Flash Fiction Friday contributor and interviewee Marla Madison.
• Sunday 30th October: Writing for radio and theatre by multi-genre YA / adult author and interviewee Dal Burns.
• Monday 31st October: Cheryl Shireman talked about creating her Indie Chicks charity anthology.
• Tuesday 1st November: Writing for children and adults by mystery / suspense author and spotlightee Sheila Dalton.
• Thursday 3rd November: People watching by short story author, novelist and interviewee Rachelle Reese.
• Sunday 6th November: guest blog about character communications by humorous romantic suspense novelist Chris Redding.
• Monday 7th November: eBooks to go by crime novelist David Coles.
• Tuesday 8th November: Ghostwriters come out of the closet by ghostwriter, novelist and writing guide guru Andrew Crofts.
• Thursday 10th November: JD Mader returned to give us Flow – writing workshops for Inner City Youth.
• Sunday 13th November: Story editing by multi-genre author John J Hohn. This was subsequently podcasted on 19th February 2012.
• Monday 14th November: How to find your voice by poet and interviewee Kerry Hammerton.
• Tuesday 15th November: Setting up a spoken-word website by interviewee Rachel Cochrane.
• Thursday 17th November: Novel settings by Peter Murphy.
• Sunday 20th November: Paul Hurst returned to discuss whether authors and musicians share similar genes.
• Monday 21st November: guest post about NaNoWriMo by Rochelle Melander wonderfully entitlted Add Zombies and Stir: Five Unique Ideas for Spicing Up Your NaNo Book.
• Tuesday 22nd November: writing for middle-grade children by Glen Strathy.
• Thursday 24th November: The viability of E-Books by prolific blogger / article writer Nadia Jones.
• Sunday 27th November: Dal Burns returned to talk about writing science-fiction.
• Monday 28th November: poet Phillip Ellis talks about how technique is part of a poet’s voice.
• Tuesday 29th November: Moonscape to Paradise; guest post about mystery writing settings (in Lou’s case, Canada) from mystery author Lou Allin.
• Thursday 1st December: self-publishing and using social media to market your book by children’s author and interviewee Sarahjane Funnell.
• Sunday 4th December: Writing what you know by mystery novelist Kurt Kamm.
• Tuesday 6th December: When is a writer an author? by multi-genre (primarily mystery) novelist Bob Frey.
• Thursday 8th December: A successful crime story by mystery / detective novelist Wayne Zurl. You can also read my interview with Wayne, published 30th November, here (both as part of his blog tour).
• Sunday 11th December: Going freelance by ghostwriter, novelist and writing guide guru Andrew Crofts.
• Tuesday 13th December: To re-read or not to re-read by yours truly, Morgen Bailey. Not a guest I know but now I post something every day twice a day I took advantage of a gap.
• Thursday 15th December: multi-genre author John J Hohn returned with contemporary poetry 101.
• Sunday 18th December: crime novelist David Coles returned with the electronic bridge – UK & US Publishing.
• Tuesday 20th December: Why guest blogging benefits writers by Erin Palmer.
• Thursday 22nd December: Christmas-related fiction by novelist Trisha Ashley.
• Tuesday 27th December: guest blog about writing Christmas stories (because it’s never to early to start preparing for Christmas 2012) by short story author, writing columnist and contributor to ‘Tears and Laughter…‘ anthology Helen M Hunt.
• Thursday 29th December: Marketability – do you have enough to make a self-published book sell? by Bill Munro.
• Sunday 1st January 2012: Be resolute – make a plan by how to author/columnist and crime novelist Adrian Magson.
• Tuesday 3rd January: Paul Hurst returned to tell us why we shouldn’t be afraid of free ebooks. This was podcasted on 5th Feb 2012.
• Thursday 5th January: Do’s and don’ts of self promotion by multi-genre writer Catherine Lundoff.
• Sunday 8th January: YA / adult fantasy author and illustrator, poet, and non-fiction writer Vonnie Winslow Crist returned to talk about book covers.
• Tuesday 10th January: Children’s and sci-fi author, playwright (and more) Dal Burns returned to talk about his ongoing children’s writing competition project Write Across America.
• Thursday 12th January: interviewee Nancy Dodd talks about handling criticism.
• Sunday 15th January: multi-genre author John J Hohn returned to talk about publishing. This was subsequently podcasted on 19th February 2012.
• Tuesday 17th January: I had a gap here so I talked about writing essentials… I thought it was about time I contributed something.
• Thursday 19th January: crime novelist David Coles returned to talk about creating a quality eBook.
• Tuesday 24th January: So you think you can’t write poetry? from freelance journalist, reviewer, blogger and author Cendrine Marrouat.
• Thursday 26th January: How to overcome the publishing nightmare by YA / fantasy / mystery author TJ Perkins.
• Thursday 2nd February: I talked about writing rituals (or in my case the lack of them) as requested via Facebook by guest blogger Ditrie Sanchez.
• Tuesday 7th February: Non-fiction, western historical romance author, interviewee no.91 and spotlightee Velda Brotherton returned to talk about researching historical fiction.
• Thursday 9th February: I talked about second-person point of view (my favourite!).
• Sunday 12th February: interviewee no.37 Nancy Dodd returned to talk about screenwriting.
• Tuesday 14th February: Getting to know your book by romance suspense author and interviewee Sherry Gloag.
• Thursday 16th February: interviewee no.88 David Coles returned to talk about co-writing his novels with Jack Everett.
• Sunday 19th February: 3 Ways to Find Inspiration for Your Writing Outside of Academia by blogger Maria Rainier.
• Thursday 23rd February: Don’t get it right, get it written by murder mystery and contemporary women’s novelist and interviewee no.294 Sue Welfare.
• Thursday 1st March: What’s in a name? by debut mystery novelist Una Tiers.
• Tuesday 6th March: Why you need a writing confidant by guest blogger Lauren Bailey.
• Thursday 8th March: I talked about writing groups.
• Tuesday 13th March: I talked about April’s 100 pages of script in a month project Script Frenzy.
• Thursday 15th March: historical novelist, short story author and blogger spotlightee Juliet Greenwood will talk about writing as herself and under a pseudonym.
• Sunday 18th March: ‘Getting up close and personal with food‘ by crime novelist, journalist, spotlightee and interviewee Quentin Bates. The guest blogs then dropped to twice a week as I now post my Tuesday Tales short stories on a Sunday evening, with the exception of occasional invitee extras.
• Tuesday 20th March: interviewee no.37 Nancy Dodd returned with Story Mapping and the 7 Stages.
• Thursday 22nd March: regular Flash Fiction Fridays contributor Theodore P Druch brings us news from his recent writers’ conference in Puerto Vallarta, then a little later…
• Writing picture books by children’s author, novelist and scriptwriter Fiona Veitch Smith.
• Tuesday 27th March: self-publishing a children’s book by children’s / YA author Sarahjane Funnell.
• Thursday 29th March: Writing female characters by horror writer and guest blogger Armand Rosamilia.
• Sunday 1st April: Kickstarter by children’s author Nathan Zinc and non-fiction writer and photographer Julie M Covert.
• Tuesday 3rd April: Self-Publishing is No Longer a Dirty Word by multi-genre author and interviewee Jean Henry Mead.
• Thursday 5th April: Writing your novels – how important is a detailed plan? by Rachel Abbott.
• Tuesday 10th April: Using the magick and lore of the Celtic / Norse gods / goddesses in writing your next novel by Y.A. fantasy, mystery novelist and interviewee TJ Perkins.
• Thursday 12th April: Celebration of Wickedness by novelist, short story author, article writer, spotlightee and 30-day challenger Christopher Starr.
• Tuesday 17th April: Editing from an editor’s viewpoint by thriller novelist, short story, non-fiction author, editor, interviewee and spotlightee Alana Woods.
• Thursday 19th April: Memoir writing with a purpose by non-fiction author and spotlightee Jeff Rasley.
• Tuesday 24th April: The End of the Beginning – a guest piece on ending story openings by novelist, blogger and writing guide book author Alicia Rasley.
• Thursday 26th April: Failed projects by author, blogger, poet, lyricist and interviewee Nathan Weaver.
• Tuesday 1st May: I talked about a new site I’ve devised to create blogs for other writers.
• Thursday 3rd May: Using multiple points of view by murder mystery novelist and interviewee F M Meredith.
• Tuesday 8th May: The Importance of a Marketing Plan by thriller novelist Rachel Abbott.
• Thursday 10th May: Just part of the family, about characters, by middle-grade and YA author Sandra Humphrey.
• Tuesday 15th May: They like me, they really like me by mystery novelist (amongst many other genres) and interviewee Catherine Astolfo.
• Thursday 17th May: The Authors Show by literary novelist Christopher Profeta.
• Sunday 20th May: Helen M Hunt talked about her recent visit to the Chez Castillo crime writing workshop lead by Adrian Magson in The Perfect Writing Retreat.
• Tuesday 22nd May: Are eBooks fracturing the writing ‘family’? by crime fantasy novelist, interviewee and spotlightee Dave Sivers.
• Thursday 24th May: Lessons from Elvis by mystery novelist and guest blogger Una Tiers.
• Tuesday 29th May: Sarah Kay and Project VOICE: Using Poetry to Find Strength and Significance by online blogger Angelita Williams.
• Thursday 31st May: Does it really pay to get your manuscript critiqued by multi-genre C.S. Lakin.
• Tuesday 5th June: guest piece about Pinterest by multi-genre author and interviewee Phyllis Zimbler Miller.
• Thursday 7th June: I blogged about what’s missing (negatives in fiction).
• Tuesday 12th June: guest piece re. writer Jay Asher by RV traveller / blogger Al Levenson.
• Thursday 14th June: Interview with a Reader by mystery novelist, short story author and blogger Warren Bull.
• Tuesday 19th June: Four Life-Changing Business Books You Probably Haven’t Read by Sean Gray.
• Thursday 21st June: Writing the Small Town by fantasy and horror author Lea Ryan.
• Tuesday 26th June: Talk yourself out of writer’s block! by Nicky Wells.
• Thursday 28th June: Should you judge a book by its cover? by science fiction and fantasy author, short story and article writer, blogger and teacher Nina Munteanu.
• Tuesday 3rd July: The Lost Art of Handwritten Letters by freelance writer and journalist Tonya Vrba.
• Thursday 5th July: What kind of writer do I want to be? by YA novelist Saskia E. Akyil.
• 5AM flash Saturday 7th July: novelist, journalist, public speaker, tutor and interviewee Jane Wenham-Jones talks about book signings.
• Sunday 8th July: I talked about building a blog for novelist Jane Wenham-Jones (my first I Can Build Your Writing Blog client).
• Tuesday 10th July: Bring the magic by YA author Anna White.
• Thursday 12th July: Crossing genres by Canada-based author of mystery-romance westerns and fantasy author Alison Bruce.
• Sunday 15th July: novelist, journalist, speaker, tutor and interviewee Jane Wenham-Jones talked about the some of the inspiration behind her new novel Prime Time‘s blog tour (part 1 of 2).
• Tuesday 17th July: Settings by novelist, short story author and publisher Barbara Quinn.
• Thursday 19th July: 10,000 hours can feel like 10,000 miles by multi-genre author C.S. Lakin.
• Sunday 22nd July: Jane Wenham-Jones returned to talk more about the inspiration behind her new novel Prime Time‘s blog tour (part 2 of 2).
• Tuesday 24th July: chick lit novelist Sofia Essen talks about how she became a published author.
• Thursday 26th July: The investment banking thriller – a new genre? by mystery / thriller author Marietta Miemietz.
• Tuesday 31st July: Multi-genre author and interviewee Lev Raphael talked about his recent book reading trip to Florence, Italy: Florence Freakout.
• Thursday 2nd August: Thriller novelist, short story, non-fiction author, editor, interviewee and spotlightee Alana Woods returned to talk about the term ‘aspiring authors’.
• Sunday 5th August: What makes a compelling character by science-fiction / fantasy author Paul Lell.
• Tuesday 7th August: Guest blog on endings by science-fiction and thriller writer, interviewee and spotlightee Ian Miller.
• Thursday 9th August: Author Stephen Black talked about the Unglue website and his book project on the site.
• Tuesday 14th August: Choosing the right words for your story by freelance writer Samantha Gray.
• Thursday 16th August: Guest blog re. eBook self-publishing, is brought to you by author, freelance copywriter, editor and web content provider Tracey Sinclair.
• Tuesday 21st August: Findersland by novelist William J Jackson.
• Thursday 23rd August: Where do stories come from? by crime novelist Neil Yuzuk.
• Tuesday 28th August: Guest blog re. points of view by journalist, short story author and mystery novelist Rosemary McCracken.
• Thursday 30th August: A writer’s heart by middle-grade and YA author Sandra Humphrey.
• Sunday 2nd September: How to be a weaver bird – and win a story contest by author, editor and writing competition judge John Yeoman.
• Tuesday 4th September: Finding your footing on the mountain of success by multi-genre author C.S. Lakin.
• Thursday 6th September: Jane Austen and Patrick O’Brian – bridging the gulf between? by historical novelist Margaret Muir.
• Sunday 9th September: Creativity and Healing: Let The Little One Inside You Sing by psychological novelist Fran Dorf.
• Tuesday 11th September: 5 Free Ways to Market Your Cozy Mystery + 1 by Christian and cozy mystery author and interviewee Kathryn Jones.
• Thursday 13th September: Open with a BANG! (first lines) by short story, humour author and novelist Melodie Campbell.
• Sunday 16th September: Sarah Grace Logan talked about how her CAKE Short and Sweet flash fiction magazine and writing circle.
• Tuesday 18th September: Shore up your sagging middle by novelist and creative writing teacher Heidi M Thomas. :)
• Thursday 20th September: Debunking the writer’s block myth by non-fiction author Marlene Caroselli.
• Tuesday 25th September: Lessons in failure by multi-genre author AJ Race.
• Thursday 27th September: Revising a 30-year-old novel and the journey in between by novelist and short story author Kathryn Meyer Griffith.
• Sunday 30th September: Story is Structure (part 1) by true crime / non-fiction author and tutor Christine Hunt.
• Tuesday 2nd October: Getting it right (part 1) by crime novelist Neil Yuzuk.
• Thursday 4th October: Should I Self-publish? by sci-fi time-travel adventure author and interviewee Sheron McCartha.
• Sunday 7th October: Two word story starts by blogger Roxanne Porter.
• Tuesday 9th October: Self-publishing and expectations by thriller author Ethan Jones.
• Thursday 11th October: Mystery short stories by mystery novelist, short story author and guest blogger Warren Bull.
• Sunday 14th October: Your Next Bestseller: Tips for Writing a Book That Sells by Jamie Cawley.
• Tuesday 16th October: Intelligence – It’s How You Say It by multi-genre author and interviewee Marion Grace Woolley.
• Thursday 18th October: How to Use Social Media to Promote Your Book by online writer Heather Green.
• Sunday 21st October: How our environments and music can influence or writing by multi-genre author Toinette Thomas.
• Tuesday 23rd October: Story is Structure (part 2) by true crime / non-fiction author and tutor Christine Hunt.
• Thursday 25th October: The pitfalls of counting words by multi-genre C.S. Lakin.
• Sunday 28th October part 1: Tips for Finding a Writers’ Group That’s Right for You by online writer Carmen Brettel.
• Sunday 28th October part 2: How to Eat (or write) a Book: Probing the Pros and Problems of Prologues by urban fantasy author Lauren Grimley.
• Tuesday 30th October: Science-fiction / fantasy author Paul Lell returned with Writing 101.
• Thursday 1st November: The Rise of New Genres by children’s and non-fiction author Shaunda Kennedy Wenger.
• Sunday 4th November part 1: crime novelist, journalist, spotlightee and interviewee Quentin Bates returned to talk about writing sex scenes!
• Sunday 4th November part 2: My Book Promotion Philosophy by non-fiction author Robert Rosen.
• Tuesday 6th November: Science-fiction and thriller writer Ian Miller returned to talk about beautiful writing.
• Thursday 8th November: Getting it right (part 2) by crime novelist Neil Yuzuk.
• Sunday 11th November part 1: Why You Should Enter Writing Competitions by competition guru Ben Skinner.
• Sunday 11th November part 2: The Min-e-book^TM by Absolute Love Publishing founder Caroline A. Shearer.
• Tuesday 13th November: Tips for Improving Your Story-Writing Skills by Patrick Swimmerly.
• Thursday 15th November: How To Use Familiar Surroundings To Write Reality Into Fantasy by Andy Barten.
• Sunday 18th November part 1: Writing is ageless by multi-genre novelist and spotlightee J Griffith Mitchell.
• Sunday 18th November part 2: Book Talks (& giveaway) by multi-genre author and interviewee Terri Morgan.
• Tuesday 20th November: Fiction Writing: Finding Inspiration within Real Events by Barbara Jolie.
• Thursday 22nd November: Creative Travel Journaling by multi-genre author Karen Robbins.
• Sunday 25th November: What prompts a doctor to write a book about the mind-body connection? by non-fiction author Dr Friedemann Schaub.
• Tuesday 27th November: Short story, humour author and novelist Melodie Campbell returned with “Much as I love history, sex and violence…” Rejection Slips and other Ciphers.
• Thursday 29th November: Story is Structure (part 3) by true crime / non-fiction author and tutor Christine Hunt.
• Tuesday 4th December: The Nuances of Non-Fiction by poet and non-fiction author Kristine Millar.
• Thursday 6th December: Proofreading tips and techniques by Brian Karrey.
• Sunday 9th December: Ten Questions You Need to Ask Your Characters Before They Can Stay In Your Story by science fiction / fantasy author, writing coach guest blogger and spotlightee Nina Munteanu.
• Tuesday 11th December: Building Your Extreme Pantheon Characters by Y.A. fantasy, mystery novelist and interviewee TJ Perkins.
• Thursday 13th December: Managing Your Time as a Writer by internet writer Paul Taylor.
• Tuesday 18th December: Getting it right (part 3) by crime novelist Neil Yuzuk.
• Thursday 20th December: Science-fiction / fantasy author Paul Lell returned with Writing 201.
• Sunday 23rd December: Writing Quality Content by children’s / YA author and poet Tracy Kauffman.
• Tuesday 25th December: no guest blog today as it’s Christmas Day.
• Thursday 27th December: Festivities and Frost by novelist, short story author and tutor Lorna Fergusson.
• Tuesday 1st January 2013: Fantasy author Deborah Rae Cota talked about beginnings, perfect for New Year’s Day!
• I’ve been posting extra guest blogs some Sunday evenings but from 2013 these will be a mixture of red pen critique and / or novel extracts.
• Thursday 3rd January: Four Lessons Writers Can Learn from Little Red Riding Hood by paranormal women’s fiction author Deb Atwood.
• Thursday 3rd January: The Slow Blog Manifesto: 7 Reasons for New Authors to Blog Slowly by mystery author Anne R Allen.
• Tuesday 8th January: Annie Ireson gave us her experiences of putting together her debut self-published novel, The White Cuckoo.
• Thursday 10th January: How A Good Story Affects Your Credibility As A Writer by Jemma Hayes; then…
• Thursday 10th January: YA / fantasy / mystery author TJ Perkins returned with The Making of a ‘Good’ Villain.
• Friday 11th January: How to tackle a writer’s bottom by novelist, speaker, journalist, tutor, presenter and writing guru Jane Wenham-Jones.
• Monday 14th January: Secrets to Writing Good Sex Scenes by Sarah Clare.
• Tuesday 15th January: Five Qualities Every Good Writer Must Have by Benjamin Cohen; then
• Tuesday 15th January: My Book on the Library Shelf by multi-genre author and interviewee Terri Morgan.
• Thursday 17th January: Who Needs A Writing Workshop? by author and tutor Tad Wojnicki.
• Tuesday 22nd January: Understanding the Writing Journey by crime novelist S J Wardell.
• Thursday 24th January: The Merits of Digital Publication in the 21st Century by journalist and blogger Fred Willard.
• Tuesday 29th January: Why I started the ‘All Mystery’ e-newsletter by mystery novelist Rebecca Dahlke.
• Wednesday 30th January: Crafting the writing craft book by Alicia Rasley.
• Tuesday 5th February: Writing Emotionally by Allison Foster.
• Thursday 7th February: Why I Value Failure by journalist and author Dana Sitar.
• Tuesday 12th February: Science-fiction / fantasy author Paul Lell returns with Science-fiction or science-fact.
• Wednesday 13th February: Sequels, Sagas, and Trilogies…Oh, My! by family saga novelist Nicole Dunlap.
• Thursday 14th February: Valentine’s Day by novelist, humorist, short story author, columnist, writing guru and interviewee Jane Wenham-Jones.
• Tuesday 19th February: Wading into the Flow [Getting to the Page] by speculative fiction author, poet and scriptwriter Danika Dinsmore.
• Wednesday 20th February: On Guest Blogging by Allison Finney.
• Thursday 21st February: Pruning Season (equating gardening to editing!) by science-fiction writer Yvonne Anderson.
• Tuesday 26th February: Wake Up Your Muse: How My Cat Taught Me the Art of Being by science fiction / fantasy author, writing coach guest blogger and spotlightee Nina Munteanu.
• Wednesday 27th February: Confessions of a Gamer Chick: Love for a Good Story by suspense novelist Kim Cresswell.
• Thursday 28th February: Give Your Work Away for Free and Make Money by non-fiction author Marlayna Glynn Brown.
• Tuesday 5th March: Tips on How to Improve Your Writing by Maria Castle.
• Wednesday 6th March: How To Write a 28-word Story by me, Morgen Bailey.
• Thursday 7th March: Author and tutor Tad Wojnicki returns with eBook Publisher as a Roadrunner.
• Tuesday 12th March: Multi-genre author and interviewee Terri Morgan returned with Kindle Select free days.
• Wednesday 13th March: I posted the blogging notes I made for a talk for Loose Muse at The Poetry Cafe, Covent Garden, London that evening.
• Thursday 14th March: Crime novelist, journalist, spotlightee and interviewee Quentin Bates returned to talk about peoplewatching!
• Tuesday 19th March: Boosting Your NaNoWriMo Novel Word-count by crime / humour writer and interviewee Andrew Peters.
• Thursday 21st March: Censoring Your Characters? by novelist and interviewee Jane Davis.
• Tuesday 26th March: Fiction IS Real Life by suspense mystery novelist, spotlightee and interviewee Debra Borys.
• Thursday 28th March: Science-fiction / fantasy author Paul Lell returned to talk about world-building.
• Tuesday 2nd April: Novelist, short story author and spotlightee Sophie Duffy talked about writing humour.
• Wednesday 3rd April: Computer tips (part 1) by yours truly, Morgen Bailey.
• Thursday 4th April: Song-writing by short story author Jane Risdon.
• Tuesday 9th April: Imagination by historical, romance and literary writer Ellen L Ekstrom.
• Wednesday 10th April: Computer tips (part 2) by yours truly then Where do authors find their inspiration? by mystery novelist Richard Brawer.
• Thursday 11th April: What It’s Really Like Being an Author – at Least This One by mystery novelist FM Meredith.
• Tuesday 16th April: Crime novelist, journalist, spotlightee and interviewee Quentin Bates returns with Creative Writing, yes or no?.
• Wednesday 17th April: The Pros And Cons Of Pen Names by journalist, novelist and interviewee Janey Fraser.
• Thursday 18th April: The Game of Switching Genres by non-fiction author, novelist, spotlightee and interviewee Anne O’Connell.
• Tuesday 23rd April: On Marketing and Promoting Your Work by thriller novelist and interviewee Gary Showalter.
• Wednesday 24th April: Changing Genres by romance novelist Robin Leigh Morgan.
• Thursday 25th April: Writing blush-free sex scenes by novelist Cherry Radford.
• Tuesday 30th April: Psychological thriller novelist and interviewee Rachel Abbott returns with Evolving your marketing plan.
• Wednesday 1st May: Writer’s Block or Writer’s Doubt? by fantasy and thriller writer and interviewee Tracey Alley.
• Tuesday 7th May: Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing by Sandra Miller.
• Thursday 9th May: Crime writing – Familial DNA by novelist, short story author, poet and spotlightee DJ Swykert.
• Tuesday 14th May: Writing Comedy? You Can’t Be Serious! by novelist, playwright, poet and interviewee Valerie Laws.
• Thursday 16th May: The mid-list author’s version of the bleak truth by a guest writer.
• Tuesday 21st May: Switching from fiction to non-fiction by horror, crime, thriller writer, Flash Fiction Fridayer, interviewee and spotlightee AJ Kirby.

SCHEDULED:

• Wednesday 22nd May: Humorous mystery / romantic suspense novelist and ‘how to’ writer Morgan St James will be talking about her ‘ABCs of Writing Fiction’ guide book in ‘Do you write like a Zombie or with Zest?’.
• Thursday 23rd May: I shall be talking about my recent visit to the Second Greenacre Writers Literature Festival.
• Tuesday 28th May: ‘This daft old Scottish Jurassic’s take on Awards to pals on the SOSYAL NETWURKIN circuit…’ novelist Seumas Gallacher.
• Wednesday 29th May: I shall be talking about podcasting.
• Thursday 30th May: you could guest blog here – just drop me an email to discuss
• Tuesday 4th June: you could guest blog here – just drop me an email to discuss
• Wednesday 5th June: I shall be talking about the doing your taxes side of writing.
• Thursday 6th June: you could guest blog here – just drop me an email to discuss
• Tuesday 11th June: you could guest blog here – just drop me an email to discuss
• Wednesday 12th June: I shall be talking about something writing-related.
• Thursday 13th June: Humorous mystery / romantic suspense novelist and ‘how to’ writer Morgan St James returns with another extract from her ‘ABCs of Writing Fiction’ guide book.
• Tuesday 18th June: you could guest blog here – just drop me an email to discuss
• Wednesday 19th June: I shall be talking about something writing-related.
• Thursday 20th June: you could guest blog here – just drop me an email to discuss
• …and so on

Dates t.b.a.

• t.b.a. (topic t.b.a.) by Pam Funke.
• t.b.a.: guest post on writing 50+ books by historical and contemporary fiction author (and sci-fi as Shannah Jay) author Anna Jacobs.
• t.b.a.: I’ll be talking about going to writing events (and mentioning Get Writing, the Chipping Norton Literary Festival and Towcester Literature Festival).
• t.b.a.: non-fiction and western historical romance author and interviewee Velda Brotherton will be talking about switching from her comfort zone to writing horror.
• t.b.a.: guest post on small publishers by writer, publisher and interviewee Will Sutton.
• t.b.a.: guest post by humorous non-fiction author and interviewee Amy L Peterson.
• t.b.a.: ‘What teens think of authors’ by children’s author and interviewee no.186 Mel Taylor.
• t.b.a.: collaborative guest post about publishing by ‘Sin’ author and interviewee no.40 Shaun Allan and his writing colleagues.
• t.b.a. guest blog about cover designs by graphic designer Richard K Green.

That’s it so far! So if you write (or you are perhaps a reader and would like to say something from the reader’s point of view) and you’d like to do a guest blog, I’d love hear from you with your idea. You can email me or fill in my website’s ‘Contact me‘ page. Click here for the topics already covered.

I post these every Tuesday and Thursday evenings (UK time), and am looking for informative writing-related topics up to c. 1000 words with a c. 200-word third-person biography, <200-word synopsis of one of your books (if you wish), along with photos of yourself and / or one or two covers (as separate files please) and links to where we can find you and your writing. I like to mix the genres so if you submit please be aware that you may not necessarily get the next available slot. Please send as attachments wherever possible, thank you.

Please note: I no longer accept content from online bloggers with links to non-writing websites.

There are also opportunities for two-a-week author spotlights (increasing to five-a-week from July), blog interviews (although the interviews now carry a fee) and flash fiction for the weekly Flash Fiction Fridays (which are then podcasted) or weekly Post-weekend Poetry. Take a look at the relevant pages for their lead times.

PLEASE NOTE: I don’t charge (or pay) for running the author interviews / spotlights / guest blogs etc. – these ‘services’ are offered because I love meeting and getting to know other authors and because it’s fun to put new things out (and a little part of me hopes that when visitors come to my site they’ll maybe buy one of my books!). So I thank each and every one of the authors who have asked (or said “yes” when I’ve asked them) to be, or are considering being, part of my blog. I’ll keep doing what I’m doing for as long as you keep doing what you’re doing.