Category Archives: Margie Lawson

Margie’s Rule # 2: Write the Hard Stuff — Facial Expressions

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Jenny Hansen

by Margie Lawson, @MargieLawson If you watch NCIS, you know Jethro Gibbs, aka Mark Harmon, has rules. Fifty-plus rules. My next fifteen (or fifty) blogs will feature a different Margie-Rule for writers. [Click here for Margie’s Rule #1: Never Take … Continue reading →

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Margie-Rule # 1: Never Take Any Word for Granted

Posted on March 26, 2014 by writersinthestorm

Hot News Flash!  Multi multi Margie Grad, Laura Drake, has just been announced as a double RITA Finalist (for those who don’t know, that’s the Oscars for Romance)!  See what a little Margie can do?  By Margie Lawson A big … Continue reading →

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Get Fresh! Write the BEST Body Language with Margie Lawson

Posted on February 10, 2014 by writersinthestorm

By Margie Lawson  Big hugs to Laura Drake for inviting me to post at WITS today. I love teaching writers how to create their best, best, best writing. Writing that draws the reader in so deep, that when the POV … Continue reading →

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Write Fab Back Story: Not BS!

Posted on January 31, 2014 by writersinthestorm

By Margie Lawson A huge THANK YOU to the amazing Laura Drake for inviting me to be her guest today! Don’t put BS on your pages! Write back story that is fresh and compelling. Readers need some back story. They … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Visceral Warrior!

Posted on August 7, 2013 by writersinthestorm

By Margie Lawson and Tiffany Lawson Inman A big lovey Thank You to Laura Drake for inviting us back to WITS. Surprise! It’s a mother-daughter duo blog! What happens to characters when they are in a high emotion scene? They … Continue reading →

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What’s the Visual? Adding Power To Your Writing.

Posted on May 24, 2013 by writersinthestorm

Margie Lawson is back with another can’t miss blog! AND, a giveaway. Read on! Writers know SHOW DON’T TELL, but some know it cognitively. It’s rote. They know SHOW DON’T TELL the same way they know i before e except … Continue reading →

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Stellar Writing Sells!

Posted on April 26, 2013 by writersinthestorm

It’s been awhile but, sparing precious time away from her new granddaughter, Margie Lawson is back with us at Writers in the Storm. Laura Drake and Fae Rowen can testify to Margie’s talents as a writing teacher. Here’s another great … Continue reading →

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Put Your Reader in Your POV Character’s Skin ~ by Margie Lawson

Posted on July 23, 2012 by writersinthestorm

This will be the only post here at Writers in the Storm until next Monday. We’re leaving for the RWA 2012 Conference in Anaheim tomorrow. BUT we’ll be tweeting and Facebooking during the conference so those of you who aren’t able … Continue reading →

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Smart Writers Expand Time – From Margie Lawson!

Posted on May 11, 2012 by writersinthestorm

By Margie Lawson A BIG THANK YOU to Mega-Talented Laura Drake for inviting me to be her guest blogger today! Writers are all powerful. Well, in their fictional worlds they are all powerful. Two of the 74,386 story dynamics that … Continue reading →

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10 Favorite Writing Lessons from Margie Lawson (and her Peeps!)

Posted on February 13, 2012 by writersinthestorm

Several months back, Margie Lawson did a guest blog here at Writers In The Storm called 10 Not Absurd Tips for Fiction Writing. If you missed it, you’ll definitely want to take a moment to catch up. She gave 10 … Continue reading →

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