Tag Archives: publishing

Ten Keys to Success & Survival in The Romance Industry

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Writers In The Storm is delighted to welcome Romance and Women’s Fiction author Jane Porter in the first of a two-part blog on success and survival. I first gave this workshop in February 2004, and boy has this industry changed … Continue reading →

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It’s Write O’Clock: Do You Know Where Your Contacts Are?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Writers In The Storm welcomes back literary attorney, Susan Spann, with her next installment of her author’s business plan series. By Susan Spann Welcome back to our ongoing series on writing an author business plan! We’re almost through – just … Continue reading →

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A 12-Step Checklist for Writing A “Sexy” Synopsis

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

By Shannon Donnelly When I first started writing, I found out you needed a synopsis to submit to agents. Okay, I thought, I can do that. Well, I did, but not so well—twenty pages later I had a synopsis that … Continue reading →

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Writing Organizations—Finding the perfect fit

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

by Orly Konig-Lopez When the idea of writing morphed into a dream to get published, I quickly realized I had a lot to learn. I sought out writing organizations that would provide the opportunity to meet other, hopefully like-minded, writers. … Continue reading →

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WITS Throwdown – Query Strategy: Narrow Focus or Scattergun? Part 2 (or the correct way)

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

by Orly Konig-Lopez Last week you heard Fae explain her query technique. While she takes a conservative approach, I have a slightly – okay, drastically – different method. For me, it’s a numbers game. Now that doesn’t mean toss an … Continue reading →

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Writerly Links that Made Our Hearts Sing (Happy New Year!)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

All of us at WITS try to stay abreast of the latest and greatest in the writing industry whether it’s craft related, inspiration or Industry related. To start the new year off right, we’re sharing some of our favorite websites, … Continue reading →

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Beta Readers – Why You Want Them, Why You Need Them

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Beta readers bumped my manuscript from okay to publishable. What did these beta readers do?
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7 Steps To Writing An Author Business Plan by Susan Spann

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Writers In The Storm is delighted to welcome back Susan Spann with another amazing post covering all the legal bits of information we writers need to know. Susan has delved into everything from publishing choices to a quick overview of … Continue reading →

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Dust Bunny Books: Should You Revive Them or Let Them Die?

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

by Laura Drake It’s been about two months since I wrote my post about writing two books at the same time (you can read it here.)  The only thing I’d change about my original advice is, do not work on … Continue reading →

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Press on Regardless — PMS and the Wizard of Oz

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

By Laura Drake Press On Regardless. I know you’ve seen this phrase before. It’s one of those old sayings, and like dialog tags, they become invisible after awhile. But it’s more to me – it’s my mantra. We start this … Continue reading →

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