Please Welcome My Guest Bloggers
June 1, 2008 by J.C. Hewitt
PoeWar.com is now entering Guest Blogging Mode. While I go off to visit my spirit animal and play some blackjack, some wonderful bloggers have agreed to fill in. They are involved in a friendly competition to see who can get the most response, so please be kind to them. Read their articles. Leave lots of encouraging comments. If you find an article you particularly like, link to it or promote it through your favorite social media. The article that gets the best response wins $250, so I know these bloggers will appreciate any help you can give them. I know I have a great community. Please show them how great you can be.
That goes for you too, bloggers. Please respond to the comments on your article and take the time to comment on the other blogger’s entries as well. My bet is that the winner will be one of the most involved and vocal people. That is the way these things tend to work out.
Thats it. I’m off. Have fun everyone!
Here are the bloggers and the days their articles will appear.
June 2 — Lillie Ammann: Get Rid of Ugly Wordiness: How to Cut Your Novel Down to Size
June 3 — David Jace: Writing as a God
June 4 — Jeanne Dininni:7 Secrets to a Striking Essay
June 5 — Tom Johnson: The Intersection of the Personal and Professional, or, Why My Attempts at Nonfiction Essays in Grad School Bombed
June 6 — L.A. Ramsey: “A small sheik escaped” and other editing exercises to energize your writing
June 9 — Todd Eastman: Using Slang and Accents When Writing Fictional Dialogue
June 10 – Yuwanda Black: White Papers: The Niche Where 20 Pages Can Net You $20,000 – Really!
June 11 — James Chartrand: Want to be a Freelance Writer? Get Ready for Business!
June 12 — Kat Shann: Learn to be a Better Writer by Becoming a Better Critic
June 13: — Hana Kim: Blogging Changed My Life
June 16: — Meryl K. Evans: Seven Powerful Tips for Maximizing Your Freelance Writing Business
June 17: — Ellen Goldstein: Homegrown Poetry Retreats
June 18: — Suzanne G. Fox: So Much in Common: The Truth about Editing and Bull Riding
June 19: — Andrew Dlugan: Wrap Your Naked Statistics in a Warm Blanket of Meaning
June 20: — Sebastian Keller: A Newbie’s Advice
June 23: — Marie Ann Bailey: Blogger TMI
June 24: — Jane: Afraid to Call Yourself a Writer? (Me Too)
June 25: — Cesar Torres: 5 Ways Writers Can Get Their Lives Back
June 26: — Morgan O’Donnell: Six Suggestions for Sustainable Writing: Inspiration from Frank Herbert’s Dune
June 27: — Lizzie: Writing from the Boat
June 30: — Karen Zara: Why Writing Deadlines May Be (Almost) As Good As Money
Enjoy your vacation, John! We’ll “house sit” for you. (You did ScotchGuard the furniture, right?)
Be prepared to tell us how much you won/lost at the blackjack tables John. Have fun. As I slog thru another client project, I couldn’t be more jealous!
Yuwanda Blacks last blog post..The $60 Guest Posting Gig that Took 20 Minutes
This looks like a great list – looking forward to reading. Congratulations to the guest bloggers who made the list thus far, and good luck with the competition.
Enjoy your vacation J.
ABBs last blog post..Your Mother was right – you should like sprouts
@ JoniB Don’t worry, I’m a rich blogger. I just buy new furniture.
@ Yuwanda I’ll keep a Tally
@ ABB Thanks ABB. Sprouts?
Wow, I am so thrilled to be included in such a great lineup! I’m a newbie, folks, so I expect I’ll be learning a lot from you all.
Have a great vacation, John!
I am so excited I can’t wait!!
Would you check the actual blog post if you get a chance, John? The title should be “Writing as a God” instead of “Writing as God”
And THANKS!! I love the vacation picture!
I wonder what spirit animal frequents blackjack tables or casinos?? The greenback?
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@ Jace — Fixed
I’m excited, too. I’m looking forward to reading everyone’s posts. Enjoy your time off!
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Hey John, who finally won the contest? Did I miss the announcement while I was gawking out the window
?
Hi Morgan,
I had to give the contest an extra week beyond the end of blogging so that everyone got their seven days to generate hits. I will be making the announcement shortly.