We all have something we write that we fall in love with; a story, a poem, a novel idea. When this happens it can be hard to share with the world for fear that the world won't see the beauty that you see, connect with it as you have or even understand what you were trying [...]
Here are some upcoming Short Story Submission Opportunities Writers Weekly: 24-Hour Short Story Contest $5 Submission Fee per story. You will receive your prompt via email on Saturday, September 9th at noon (central time) and must write, revise and submit your completed story by noon (central time) on Sunday, September 10th. You must register before the [...]
Each summer as the last day of school looms, I think to myself "This summer is going to be great! We're going to practice our reading and writing skills so they don't regress over the summer and we're going to get out and explore!" Let's just say it's one or the other by the end of [...]
In April of 2014 I was coming out of the daze that was the first three years of my twin sons' lives. A whirlwind of diapers, first steps and snuggles all while trying to keep up with their sister, three years their senior. I hadn't made much time for writing over that time and I began to [...]
Hi Parents! Summer has arrived and I don't know about you, but getting my kids to do their chores is even harder when the kids have checked out for the summer! So this summer I decided to get creative. Check out my Summer Chore Plan! In getting organized for a successful summer, I decided to take [...]
Summer is here and that means camps, campfires and s'mores! The catch is that although we are vegetarian and not vegan, there are things that I still try to avoid, gelatin being one of them. Gelatin is made by boiling down the cartilage and bones of animals. It's hard to do that without first killing the [...]
In June 2015 I joined five of my fellow writers at Write It Up! We met at Fuddruckers that week and we passed around post-its to create our original prompts for the evening. When we finished and I unfolded my post-it I found these words. ferris wheel Grandpa slide whistle out of milk. I put my head [...]
Samantha Marquis is a part-time writer, full-time wife and mother and has been spearheading her own creative writing group for just over three years. On this site you will find posts for her Crunchy Earth Mama blog, including product reviews, tips and recipes. Writers can also find weekly writing prompts to inspire creativity and help stretch those [...]
