Guest blog posts & articles
I have had a number of guest blog posts and articles published. Below is a list of where you can find me.
I pop up around the place. Some of the places I’ve been seen lately include:
August 2022
- August 28 - Children are coming of age in the pandemic - and these books are capturing the moment by Emily Gale - The Guardian, mention of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To... anthology
May 2020
- May 12 - Self-isolation activities for kids during self-isolation without technology - Simply Happy Blog
April 2019
- April 27 - Storytime with Bron - featuring 3 stories by Melissa Gijsbers
- April 25 - Ethical Direct Selling Newsletter
September 2018
- September 7 – Naming Characters– Chapter Book Challenge
August 2018
- August 10 – You Never Know...– Australasian Christian Writers
May 2018
- May 17 – Meet Our Members: Melissa Gijsbers – Christian Writers Downunder
March 2018
- March 28 – A Brilliant Post… – Australasian Christian Writers
January 2018
- January 26 – The best laid plans… – Australasian Christian Writers
November 2017
- November 21 – Five Fantastic Facts with Melissa Gijsbers – Young Authors Academy
October 2017
- October 25 – Creating Bubbles – Just Write for Kids Australia
- October 24 – In conversation with Melissa Gijsbers – Megan Higginson Blog
- October - On Tour with Melissa Gijsbers - Books on Tour
June 2017
- June 16 – When something just clicks – Australasian Christian Writers
April 2017
- April 28 – Changing routines – Australasian Christian Writers
December 2016
- December 22 – Making Progress…. – Christian Writers Downunder
October 2016
- October 5 – Plans can look different to different people – Australasian Christian Writers
September 2016
- September 21 – Introducing 3… 2… 1… Done! A cubing story – Nat Cubes
- September 19 – Showing Up – Christian Writers Dodwnunder
August 2016
- August 3 – The “Shoulds” of Writing – Australasian Christian Writers
June 2016
- June 3 – Find Your Writing DNA – Australasian Christian Writers
May 2016
- May 19 – Tips from Meet the Publishers Day – Christian Writers Downunder
April 2016
- April 15 – Having a Writing Buddy – Australasian Christian Writers
March 2016
- March 30 – Researching Your Novel – Chapter Book Challenge
February 2016
- February 11 – Encouraging Boys to Read – Christian Writers Downunder
- February 10 – Getting into a Writing Routine – Australasian Christian Writers
January 2016
- January 20 – Sometimes you just need to take a break – Just Write for Kids
November 2015
- November 18 – Chosing Accounts Software – Just Write for Kids
- November 16 – Crowdfunding for Publication Part 4 – After your campaign – Australasian Christian Writers
- November 5 – We Need Diverse Books – Christian Writers Downunder
October, 2015
- October 26 – Crowdfunding for Publication Part 3 – During your campaign – Australasian Christian Writers
- October 21 – Have a separate bank account – Just Write for Kids
- October 19 – Crowdfunding for Publication Part 2 – Launching your campaign – Australasian Christian Writers
- October 12 – Crowdfunding for Publication Part 1 – Planning – Australasian Christian Writers
- October 2 – The Magic Shower – Australasian Christian Writers
September, 2015
- September 24 – Keeping track of your expenses – Just Write for Kids
- September 5 – Word Counts, Timers, and Chapters – Chapter Book Challenge
August 2015
- August 19 – Keeping track of your income – Just Write for Kids
- August 12 – Boring but Important – Just Write for Kids
- August 12 – Editing in Pencil – Australasian Christian Writers
July 2015
- July 27 – Giving yourself permission to abandon a story – Christian Writers Downunder
March 2015
- March 15 – Muddling Through the Middle – Chapter Book Challenge
- March 12 – To plan or not to plan…. – Christian Writers Downunder
February 2015
- February 25 – Creative Writing Prompts – Australasian Christian Writers
December 2014
- December 5 – Friday Weekend Escape to Pokhara, Nepal – Narelle Atkins blog
October 2014
- October 22 – Crowdfunding as a step to publication – Australasian Christian Writers
September 2014
- September 24 – Writing Snippets – Chapter Book Challenge
- September 11 – Support an author when you have no money to buy books – Christian Writers Downunder
July 2014
- July 4 – Blogs for authors – How do you find the time? – Australasian Christian Writers
May 2014
- May 9 – Getting it done – with the help of challenges – Australasian Christian Writers
- May 5 – I can’t do all things… – Christian Writers Downunder
March 2014
- March 30 – Getting Feedback from Kids – Chapter Book Challenge
February 2014
- February 25 – Author Interview – Stitch Says
- February 24 – How to Reach Parents by Advertising in School Newsletters – Indicated
- February 16 – Introducing Melissa Gijsbers – Jacqueline Harvey Blog
- February 11 – From Australia with Love Interview – YAtopia
December 2013
- December 6 – Juggling Writing & Life – Australasian Christian Writers
October 2013
- October 9 – Just Write! – Australasian Christian Writers
May 2013
- May 10 – Returning to a dream – Christian Writers Downunder
March 2013
- March 22 – Using Social Media to Help Your Writing – Chapter Book Challenge
December 2012
- December 5 – Inside the Digital Lives of Women Entrepreneurs – resource book
August 2012
- August 8 – Interview with author Melissa Gijsbers – Merlene Fawdry
April 2012
- April 6 – Encouraging Children to Write Letters – The Graceful Doe
About Melissa
Melissa Gijsbers started writing when she was in High School during the 1990s, even winning some awards for a short story and a script. For many years, life got in the way of creative writing, however she did start blogging around 2006.
She currently lives in Melbourne, Australia with her two sons and a pet blue tongue lizard.