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Mulching Your Writing
This is the time of year in Georgia when a yellow dust settles over porches, cars, and shoes.
Apr 3, 2021 • 
Josina Guess

March 2021

The Truth Will Make You a Better Writer
This post is specifically for writers of non-fiction but I hope it can even be helpful for poets or fiction writers.
Mar 3, 2021 • 
Josina Guess

February 2021

Lessons in Keeping To the Word Count
My first lesson in honoring a word count came when I received my first acceptance.
Feb 2, 2021 • 
Josina Guess

December 2020

Calvary or Cavalry: On the Importance of Proofreading
Their our worlds spill cheque well mess.
Dec 31, 2020 • 
Josina Guess
Getting Beyond the Slush Pile
As the winter days come to Georgia, it seems a good time to write about the slush pile.
Dec 2, 2020 • 
Josina Guess

November 2020

How to Write on the Day Before the End of the World
It’s November 2, 2020 and you saw a social media post asking, “Do you have a safety plan for the day after the election?” You went shopping on Sunday…
Nov 3, 2020 • 
Josina Guess

September 2020

Learning from Rejection
I had the opportunity to speak to a literary journalism class last week over Zoom about what it is like to be an editor of an online magazine.
Sep 30, 2020 • 
Josina Guess
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