This page will help you track what we’re planning to discuss in the coming weeks, and find topics we’ve already talked about. The typical schedule is Stephanie on Monday, Kitty on Wednesday and Shonna on Friday. Guest bloggers are published on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday when available. We’ve listed our schedule in reverse order so that you can see at a glance what we have discussed and search our site for posts that might interest you.
Topics and Guest Bloggers
Month of February 2011 – Author Crush Month!
Month of January 2011 – Goals and Planning
Month of December 2010 – Celebrations, Gratitude and Encouragement
Month of November 2010 – That Big Writing Push
- Whether it is NaNoWriMo, a BIAW (Book in a Week), a Weekend Novelist or just starting a new project, this month will focus on making progress on those writing goals.
Month of October 2010 – Preparing for a Big Writing Push
Month of September 2010 – Anniversary Month!
- A month of encouragement, reflection and fun.
- Followers contest
- Several guest bloggers
Month of August 2010 Finishing and Revising
Month of July 2010
- Week of July 5 & 12 – Staying Focused on Writing
- Week of July 19 – Reading as a Writer
- Week of July 26 – RFW’s 100th Week!
Month of June 2010 – Staying Focused on Writing
Month of May 2010 – Anti-Procrastination Month!
Month of April 2010 – Getting Your Work Out There
Month of March 2010
- Week of March 1 – Lessons from Author Crush Month
- Week of March 8 & 15 – Routines
- Week of March 22 & 29 – Getting Your Work Out There
Month of February 2010 – Author Crush Month!
- Week of February 1
- Week of February 8
- Week of February 15
- Week of February 22
Month of January 2010 – Revision
- Author and Lecturer Margie Lawson will be blogging every Tuesday.
Month of December 2009 – Goalmaking
Month of November 2009 – Writing a New Book – NaNo or Not
Month of October 2009 – Preparing for NaNo or Starting a New Book
Month of September 2009 – Getting Back Into It
Months of June, July and August 2009 – Free For All
- For the summer months, we’ll dispense with planned topics and each of us will post entries about whatever we are currently thinking and doing.
Month of May 2009 – Internet Resources for Writers
Month of April 2009 – Distractions from Writing
Month of March 2009 – Enrichment
- Week of March 2 – Writing Books
- Week of March 9 – Critique Partners/Groups
- Week of March 16 – Classes
- Week of March 23 – Conferences
- Week of March 30 – Writing Retreats
Month of February 2009 – Author Crush Month!
- Week of February 2
- Week of February 9
- Week of February 16
- Week of February 25
Month of January 2009 – Craft
- Week of January 5 – The Big Picture
- Week of January 12 – Character Development
- Week of January 19 – Plot
- Week of January 26 – Final Edits
Month of December 2008 – Making, Evaluating and Rewarding Goals
- Week of December 1 – Rewards: How to Make Them
- Week of December 8 – Keeping Priorities Straight
- Week of December 15 – Goals – How and Why To Make Them
- Week of December 22 – Goals – How and When to Evaluate Them
- Week of December 29 – Rewards, Evaluating Goals, Adjusting
Month of November 2008 – NaNoWriMo
- Week of November 3 – NaNoWriMo Week 1: Your Goals
- Week of November 10 – NaNoWriMo Week 2: Encouragement
- Week of November 17 – NaNoWriMo Week 3: Avoiding Discouragement
- Week of November 24 – NaNoWriMo Week 4: A Winner, No Matter What
Month of October 2008 – Preparing for NaNoWriMo
- Week of October 6 – Writing Fast vs. Writing Slow
- Week of October 13 – Why Do a Writing Challenge
- Week of October 20 – Prepping Your Writing for NaNoWriMo
- Week of October 27 – Prepping Your Life for NaNoWriMo
Month of September 2008 – Introducing Routines for Writers
- Week of September 1 – Introduction
- Week of September 8 – Our Own Routines
- Week of September 15 – Writing in Transition
- Week of September 22 – Time Wasters
- Week of September 29 – Time Management
