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Why We (and Our Characters) Fall in Love: Part Four
NOTE: Thank you to everyone who commented on the two-part blog by Jane Porter. Congratulations to lrtrovi who’s the winner of Jane’s “goodie bag.” This is Part Four is a five-part series on the science of why (and how) we … Continue reading
WriterStrong: Adding Humor to Your Writing
Writers in the Storm welcomes back James R. Preston with tips on how–and when–to add humor to your WIP, no matter the genre. Here he is with a fun-filled Laugh? I Thought I’d Die WriterStrong post. by James R. Preston … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging Guests, Craft, WriterStrong
Tagged Fae Rowen, James R. Preston, Kara Lennox, Writers in the Storm, Writing Craft, writing humor
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Why We (and Our Characters) Fall in Love: Part 2
First, our hearts go out to those directly affected by the bombing at the Boston Marathon. We all have indirectly been affected by this act of terror–life is not as carefree as it was this past week-end. Today’s blog is … Continue reading
Posted in Craft
Tagged Fae Rowen, Why We Fall in Love, Writers in the Storm, Writing Craft
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Cohorts, Henchmen, Villains and Red Shirts: The Care and Feeding of Secondary Characters
Writers in the Storm welcomes back Anne Cleeland to share tips on writing Secondary Characters. Anne last helped us sort through the accuracy for details of our historicals. by Anne Cleeland A story with compelling secondary characters engages the reader … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging Guests, Craft
Tagged anne Cleeland, Writers in the Storm, Writing Craft, Writing Secondary Characters
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Write What You Know
Writers in the Storm welcomes Shannon Donnelly back, as this month, she makes an excellent argument for writing what you know-and better yet-tells us how. by Shannon Donnelly Writing advice can often seem mysterious. The phrase “write what you know” … Continue reading
Discovering and Building Your Writing Strengths ~ A New Series…
This week, Writers In The Storm is kicking off a new series for the Fall…sort of a “Be All That You Can Be” series for writers. The inaugural post comes out on Wednesday. In honor of this, our own Jenny … Continue reading
Raise the Stakes
Writers In The Storm welcomes back Kara Lennox, a.k.a. Karen Leabo for some more plot-fixing magic. Look for Kara’s writing tips the first Friday of every month. This is the fifth in an ongoing series of Plot Fixer blogs by … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging Guests, Craft, Miscellaneous
Tagged Kara Lennox, Plot Fixer series, Raising the stakes, Writers in the Storm, Writing Craft
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Life’s Theme
We’re always happy when Laura quits juggling chainsaws long enough to share a blog! By Laura Drake What is theme? You can read the whole definition here, but the gist is: it’s a common thread or repeated idea that is … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Inspiration
Tagged Integrity, Laura Drake, Theme, Writers in the Storm, writing, Writing Craft
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A Few of Our Current Favorite Links
It’s been quite awhile since we’ve shared what we’re following here at Writers in the Storm, so we decided to give you the pre-summer list of places we’ve been hanging out lately. Maybe we’ll see you at one of them! … Continue reading
