Published Articles & Other Writings​
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Writing, Editing, & Publishing Advice:
 
The Creative Penn
Book Cover Design Fundamentals: Questions to Consider Before Hiring A Designer
 
Alliance of Independent Authors
Book Marketing: How to Create an Author Brand – Case Study
 
The Artist Unleashed
Top Ten Pet Peeves of A Literary Magazine Editor
 
Alliance of Independent Authors
Online Etiquette for the Indie Author Community
 
Live, Write, Thrive
The Only Self-Publishing Platforms You'll Ever Need
 
The Artist Unleashed
How to Prepare Your Manuscript in Microsoft Word Before Typesetting
 
Alliance of Independent Authors
Writing: Front and Back Matter For Your Self-Published Book
 
Anne R. Allen's Blog... with Ruth Harris
How to Write Chapter Endings That Make Readers Turn the Page
 
Writer’s Digest
Self-Editing Advice: How to Tackle Character Consistency
 
Alliance of Independent Authors
Writing: How to Self-Edit Your Novel
 
Writers Helping Writers
Five Writing Exercises to Keep You on Top of Your Game 
 
Wow! Women on Writing
​Writing Exercises to Feed A Starving Muse 
 
Live, Write, Thrive
Advice I Wish I'd Been Given When I Started 
 
Writer Unboxed
How to Change Telling into Showing
 
Writer's Digest
Why Literary Fiction Isn’t Boring
 
Writer's Digest
How to Subvert Adverbs and Clichés 
 
Writer's Digest
Don’t Be Afraid of Indie Publishing
 
Alliance of Independent Authors
How to Survive Writing in a Narrow Niche 
 
Alliance of Independent Authors
How to Gain Inspiration from Writers' Retreats 
 
Alliance of Independent Authors
How Indie Publishing Compares to the Indie Music Scene 
 
Alliance of Independent Authors
How & Why to Get Published in Literary Magazines 
 
Alliance of Independent Authors
How to Conduct a Facebook Author Interview 
 
 
Memoir & Personal Essays:
 
Rachel Thompson: Author | Poet | Advocate
But That’s Not “Real” Depression
 
Disorder Magazine
Growing Up Rock ‘n’ Roll
 
MamaM!a
Because of one day, 20 years ago, I have never considered sex to be something special.
 
 
Short stories:
 
The Monarch Review
When She Flicks the Latch
 
Flash Fiction Magazine
Sorry
 
 
Poetry:
 
Poetry Repairs
City Suicide
The Only One Left Standing
Mama’s Confession
 
Red River Review
Flamenco Fun
 
Eunoia Review
Rag Doll
What You Found
 
Short, Fast & Deadly
Flesh
 
Apeiron Review
City Suicide
 
Mirror Dance
Once
 
Visceral Uterus
Gothic Neanderthal
Twisted Velvet Chains
 
The Stray Branch
Frayed
Black Hole
Below the Rind
 
The Lascaux Review
Secret Friends
 
Cordite Poetry Review
Organ Charms
 
Ramshackle Review
By Tongues