May
11

Writing Memorably

The Foxxes back to back

This is a guest post by Daniel and Mary-Helen Foxx. Mary-Helen grew up during the space race at Cape Canaveral, Florida. She met and married Dan while attending college in his hometown in South Carolina. After her graduation with a degree in History and Education they moved to Utah where Dan earned his BA and MA…
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Apr
13

How Life Prepared Me To Become an Author

Treion Muller

This is a guest post by Treion Muller. Treion is a self-proclaimed “father in motion” of five delightful―but not perfect―children. Professionally he is FranklinCovey’s Chief eLearning Architect, business book author, national presenter, and social media and online learning expert. Treion has also coauthored two business books, The Learning Explosion and The Webinar Manifesto. Learn more about…
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Apr
06

Creating Character Connections

Alicia Leppert Author of Emerald City

This is a guest post from Alicia K. Leppert. Alicia always knew she wanted to be a writer, ever since Career Day in first grade when she walked around carrying a notebook and pencil. Twenty-some odd years later, after a short stint in high school where she dreamed of being an actress, a whirlwind Internet romance including…
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Mar
30

A Dream That Changed One’s Destiny

Erik Olsen

This is a guest post by Erik Olsen. Erik was born in Salt Lake City. He went to Brighton High School and afterwards went on a LDS mission to North Carolina. After his mission he came home and found the girl of his dreams, Wendy Patane, who decided she could put up with him, and…
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Mar
16

Be True to You

06-Connor saying Grrrrrr

This is a guest post by Merrilee Browne Boyack. Boyack, is a crazed woman who loves eating and taking naps when she can. She is an estate-planning attorney who conducts her law practice from home. She graduated with High Honors from Brigham Young University with a degree in Business Management—Finance and was a summa cum laude…
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Mar
02

Baby Steps

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This is a guest post by Joan Wester Anderson. Joan began her career in the 70′s, as primarily a magazine features writer. As time passed, she wrote several books, including Where Angels Walk, which became a New York Times best-seller and stayed on the list for 54 weeks. WAW became the first in a nine-book series…
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Feb
17

But I’m Not A Writer

Barbara Wheeler photo

This is a guest post by Barbara R. Wheeler. Barbara holds masters and doctorate degrees in social work.  She is currently professor emeritus of Brigham Young University where she served on the faculty and was the Director of the School of Social Work. Dr. Wheeler has authored many publications in professional journals as well as chapters…
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Feb
10

First Pages That Kill

Rachel McClellan Author of Fractured Light, Paranormal Romance, YA fantasy fiction

This is a guest post by Rachel McClellan. Rachel was born and raised in Idaho, a place secretly known for its supernatural creatures. When she’s not in her writing lair, she’s partying with her husband and four small children. Her love for storytelling began as a child when the moon first possessed the night. For when…
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Feb
03

How to Write Dialogue

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This is a guest post by Rebecca H. Jamison. Rebecca is the author of Persuasion: A Latter-day Tale, a modern twist on Jane Austen’s Persuasion. She grew up Virginia, attended Brigham Young University, and now lives in Utah with her growing family. You can learn more about her at www.rebeccahjamison.com. Even the best writers sometimes fall…
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Jan
27

Writing From the Heart

Jennifer Holt photo

This is a guest post by Jennifer Ann Holt. Jennifer grew up as a farm girl in Enterprise, Utah so she is very good at moving sprinkler pipe and mucking out calf pens. She can hold her own when handling a tractor as well. An avid reader singe age 4, Jennifer loves the power of the…
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