3 Ways to Become a Guest Blogger at All Things Writing

As many of you know, Friday is guest blogger day here at All Things Writing. My guest for today had a conflict and will be joining us at a later date. I've received many emails in the last few months with authors wanting to be a guest on our site. I thought it might be a good idea to repost our guidelines to help clarify a few things!

All Things Writing is currently open to guest bloggers. As a blog that carries pieces regarding all aspects of the writing process, we are open to your suggestions on blog topics. If you are interested in becoming a guest blogger, contact Mary Ann Loesch at maryannloesch@hotmail.com. Be sure to put All Things Writing-Guest Blogger in the subject field. This is a must! I've had some clever spammers just put "guest posting" in the subject line and will no longer open anything in my mail that does not say All Things Writing-Guest Blogger in the subject line. When you email me, I would appreciate it if you would double check your message before hitting the send button. When we get emails with lots of grammar mistakes and odd spellings, we tend to ignore them. After all, if you can't write an email, how will you write a blog piece?

We do not offer financial compensation to our guest bloggers.

A few tips:

1. Be ready to submit your guest blog to us 3 days before it will go live.

2. Please check it for grammar and punctuation errors.

3. You are welcome to include a personal bio, website link, and picture of yourself or book.

4. We will promote it on Twitter and Facebook, but in order for the most amount of people to see your work, be sure to promote it on your website/blog/Twitter/Facebook page.

5. Relax and let your voice come out in your writing! We will moderate all comments.

We look forward to hearing from you!

All Things Writing: Short Story Contest Opens Today!

Summer...it brings a writer all kinds of inspiration. For some, it brings back memories of childhood. For others, it reminds us that it's time to relax, maybe let our hair down a little as we sip a margarita on the beach.

Personally, it makes me think of spending quality time in amusement parks. Six Flags, Disney World, Schlitterbahn (the hottest, coolest time in Texas)--these places are always over run this time of year with people looking for fun.

But what happens when things go wrong at an amusement park? What happens when chaos breaks out? And just what kind of chaos would break out in your story?

That's your assignment for this writing contest!

The theme for our summer writing contest at All Things Writing is Mayhem and Amusement Parks. Write a 2000 word short story with this topic in mind and submit it to us here at All Things Writing. The open submissions deadline begins on July 1 and runs through July 31. There is no entry fee and all genres are welcome.

The winner will have their story posted on the All Things Writing website. In addition to that, they will also have the opportunity to guest blog and be interviewed about their writing process. If you are an indie author looking for exposure, this is a great contest to enter!

A few rules:

Your story cannot be over 2000 words.

The tale should be about mayhem in an amusement park---not at church, not at school, not at your job (unless your job is at an amusement park!).

Mayhem doesn't have to mean gratuitous violence or sex with animals. Just sayin'.

Your story should not be printed anywhere else. Original work please!

Submissions: We're keeping it pretty simple as far as how you are supposed to submit. Just be sure to follow the rules! Those that don't will not be considered in the contest.

Please submit your 2000 word short story in the body of an email to maryannloesch@hotmail.com. Do not send an attachment. It will not get opened.

Be sure to included your name and email address in the email.

In the subject line, please write All Things Writing Short Story Entry. If that's not there, your email will not be opened.

Happy summer and we look forward to reading your work!