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Winning and Losing Writing Competitions

Originally published May 19, 2022 My favorite poet Emily Dickinson sent her poems to The Atlantic Monthly Magazine in 1862. Editor Thomas Wentworth Higginson promptly rejected them. Emily suffered deeply…

Kay Castaneda March 20, 2025

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Val Penny Author Interview The Writer’s Life

The Writer's Life Today for the series The Writer’s Life, I am featuring an interview of author Val Penny. Val is a writer of crime thriller novels. I am happy she…

Kay Castaneda July 31, 2024

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Finding Fran: A Midlife Moxie Novel WOW! Blog Tour

Nancy Christie Author Interview Today for the WOW! Book Blog Tour, I am featuring an interview of author Nancy Christie. Nancy is a writer of fiction, short stories, non-fiction for…

Kay Castaneda April 26, 2024

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December Roses

Red, orange, white, yellow, pink, fuscia, peach. My mother-in-law loved flowers and roses were her favorite. Since she loved all colors, she planted whatever seedlings she found. My husband and…

Kay Castaneda January 8, 2024

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The Corner Coffee Cafe

Today is the letter "C" on the A-Z Blog Challenge. An image of a coffee shop immediately came to mind when I knew I was going to write today's blog.…

Kay Castaneda April 6, 2023

Book Launch Guest posts Historical fiction

Blog Tour for Delilah by Kaye Lynn Booth

Hello and Welcome Everyone! I am happy you stopped by my blog. Today I'm the host at Wordcrafter Book Blog Tours and I want to announce the release of Delilah…

Kay Castaneda March 20, 2023

Author Newsletters Blogs About Writing Books

Don’t Miss The News

Welcome! I am pleased to send this newsletter/blog to you. I intend to send out monthly letters with news and updates. Watch the emails for contests and freebies. Everyone loves something…

Kay Castaneda February 28, 2023

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A Writer’s Hands

Hands Have you ever noticed those photos of hands that some people use for blog headers or advertising? You may have seen an ad for an editing service or a…

Kay Castaneda January 30, 2022

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