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Writing to Exhale is now accepting guest posts from you, guys. This needs to be said as four of my previous guest writers I have lured through my machinations. Works like a charm when you allow your friends to take the mike and go center stage, but I’m getting tired of entrapping my friends to do it for me.
So here goes: write a guest post for my blog. I can’t be clearer than that now, can I. By the way, did you enjoy Holly Jahangiri’s two-part guest post? I sure did – she’s a prolific writer with lots of practical advice. And she’s answered all your questions about book publishing, marketing and advised you about the scams you might fall prey to if you don’t watch out.
Holly’s guest post is actually a three-part series. If you haven’t checked them out yet, you can read part 1 and 2 here -
And over at Holly’s It’s a Matter of Perspective: Mine, you can read the part 3 of this series, Self Publishing: Should I or Shouldn’t I?
Everybody wins
I had a couple days off. More time to catch up on my blog reading. And to goof in Twitter – yes, that too. Holly had the chance to showcase her warmth and humor here. And you had the opportunity to rub elbows with a published author and awesome blogger. Everybody wins.
What kind of guest posts I’m looking for?
- Tutorials - Teach me and my readers something we don’t know. Usefulness to readers is key.
- Poetry – Just because I don’t write one doesn’t mean I don’t love it. I do.
- Short fiction – Because this is a writing blog. It gets too tiring to read nothing but writing about writing here.
- Personal essays – Yup, I love them. Infuse them with your personal stories. Can’t go wrong with that tack.
- Humor pieces – Make it relevant to my niche – blogging, writing and the social media.
Some ground rules
What can I say – I feel like a proper blogger now so there’s got to be some house rules for guest posting here. Here they are -
- Be prepared to collaborate with me in case I have questions. Or if I ask for a little rewrite. If you feel degraded when I ask for a rewrite, well, that’s unfortunate. Feel free to submit your post elsewhere, or publish it in your own blog.
- I’m just an ordinary blogger. Dispense with the formalities of a cover letter and long introductory email about your post idea. Out with it the first time you contact me so we both save time.
- Once accepted please make yourself accessible to my readers to answer questions. I’d let you moderate comments, too. How about that?
- And yes, you don’t need to be a Jedi blogger to write for me. You may have come from a different galaxy, but as long as you’re not a lowlife – meaning you’re warm, with sense of humor, and reasonable fellow – you’re a shoo-in.
Guest posting can be just the boost that your blog needs. So what’s preventing you from getting your unique voice heard in my blog, or other blogs of your choice? Please share in the comment section.
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