So the photo above is a behind-the-scenes peek at what my screen looks like when I start putting together a Why Wednesday post. I know that right now, everyone who reads CaritaGardiner.com knows me, Carita Gardiner, but I'm hoping that won't always be true. I write these weekly missives with the idea that someday, when my first, second, third, and other books come out, people who've read my books might want to take a deeper dive into learning about me. I'm thinking that they might come here to read these posts. In fact, that's why I started the whole website, as a requirement for my creative writing MFA program, to establish my writer's platform before I have anything to sell. (Believe me, when I have something to sell, you'll hear about it, especially if you sign up for my newsletter...hint, hint.)
When that happens (not if, positive thinking and all), those people who check out the site for the first time will get years worth of my thoughts, but they'll also get to read any guest posts I've published. So far, I've posted three guest posts. If you haven't read them, I highly suggest that you go back to look at #74 on June 3,2020 by Keith Moon, #80 on July 15, 2020 by Rachael Herron, and #83 on August 5,2020 by Stephanie Hansen. If you have already read those posts, then you know how well those three people write and how interesting it is to see other people's versions of answers to Why questions.
Are you thinking you don't have anything to say to the "masses" (or at least future hoped-for masses)? I doubt you're right. Here are some suggestions:
- why I love my ....
- why I never want to ....
- why my favorite .... is ....
- why I get annoyed at ....
- why I will never throw out my ....
- why I believe .....
- why people are wrong about....
- why .... proves my theory that ....
- why everyone should ....
- why .... is the best ....
...and of course, any of the opposite points of view would work, too. Really, anything you care to explain, somebody, someday will care to read. I will care to read your ideas, as you have loyally read mine!
My plan is to publish (more or less) one guest post every month. So, the question is, what do you want to say to current and future readers of CaritaGardiner.com? Do you have a Why-something you'd like to answer or rant about? What's been on your mind lately? Want to share thoughts about that? My requirements for submission are the following:
- I must not object to anything you say on my site. I won't publish hate speech of any kind. I won't publish lies. I don't want to be mean.
- I have a right to edit for mechanics, though I won't revise for content.
- Your title has to start with the word, "Why."
- You have to be willing to let me share your post, with credit to you.
- Ideally, you'll share my site so that people you know will get to read your post.
What do you think? Any takers? If you want to write a post, please email it to me. If you want to say why you'd never write a post, please put that in the comments.