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The Fear Factor
Welcome to the first Monday of the month, when we are lucky to share in the wisdom of contributing blogger Shannon Donnelly. Her post today will help get you writing this summer, despite your fears. by Shannon Donnelly “I’m convinced … Continue reading
6 Key Lessons I’ve Learned From Horses: The Three T’s – Tools, Techniques & Time
By D. A. Watt In my two previous blogs, I covered three other key lessons I’ve learned from horses; Attitude, Knowledge, and Imagination. Notice, talent is not included in my title. It’s not about talent; it’s about the three T’s of … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Inspiration, Other Obsessions
Tagged balance, branding, Carolyn Green, Cherri Adair, D.A. Watt, Gertrude Stein, Laura Drake, M.E. Anders, Natural Horsemanship, Parelli, Pat Parelli, Post it, Prescription for Plotting, Storyboarding, Talent, Techniques, Throwdown, time, Tools, V pose, Watt, WITS, Writers in the Storm, yoga
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6 Key Writing Lessons I’ve Learned From Horses: The Key of Knowledge
By D. A. WATT This is the second installment of a three part series. The first post focused on attitude. “Prior and proper preparation makes for peak performance. Like creating a novel that takes readers somewhere, amazing.” There are only three … Continue reading
Posted in Craft, Inspiration
Tagged A Story is a Promise, attitude, Beth Hill, Bill Johnson, Craft, D.A. Watt, Dwight Swain, horse, Imagination, James Scott Bell, Kathryn Stockett, Knowledge, learn in layers, Lessons I learned from horses, novel writing, Randy Ingermanson, Story, Susan Ramer, Techniques, Techniques of the Selling Writer, The Geyser 5-Step Approach to Revision, The Help, time, Tools, Vicki Hinze, Writers in the Storm, writing, Writing Craft, You is good, you is important, you is smart
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4 Steps For Organizing Plot Ideas Into a Novel
by Jody Hedlund We have a treat for you today. Thanks to Jenny Hansen at her More Cowbell blog, the amazing Jody Hedlund is stopping off here at Writers in the Storm during her blog tour for her new book, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging Guests, Craft
Tagged chapte-by-chapter outline, Character Worksheet, D.A. Watt, Fae Rowen, final climax, goal of the scene, inciting incident, internal conflicts, Jenny Hansen, Jody Hedlund, Laura Drake, middle crisis, More Cowbell, novel writing, plan scenes, Planning your novel, Read-On Prompt, relationship conflicts, Set Pieces, The Doctor's Lady, The Preacher's Bride, three-strand conflict, Writers in the Storm, Writing Craft
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Writers in the Storm Are Thankful for . . .
As we begin the Holiday Season, Writers in the Storm would like to take today to share what we’re thankful for, but don’t worry. We are indeed thankful for an ocean of things, but we limited ourselves to gratitude as … Continue reading
6 Key Writing Lessons I’ve Learned From Horses
by D. A. Watt KEY # 1 ATTITUDE ” To be honest, I’ve learned more valuable life lessons from horses than most people. Unlike humans, horses forgive and forget with patient sighs and much lip licking.” D. A. Watt I’ve still … Continue reading
10 Power Tips for Critique Groups
We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog for an announcement: Amy Hahn was the lucky commenter who won a copy of Judy Duarte’s new novel, Christmas on Nutcracker Court! Congrats Amy! Here’s our own Jenny Hansen, starting a new series on … Continue reading
Do You Fear Your Dreams?
by Jenny Hansen The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty and the power of their dreams. ~Eleanor Roosevelt Dreams are a funny thing. Nightly dreams usually fade in the morning rush, except for the periodic nightmares that … Continue reading
Posted in Bumps & Bruises on the Road to Publication, Inspiration
Tagged D.A. Watt, Disney, dreams, Fae Rowen, fear, goals, Jenny Hansen, Laura Drake, Tangled, Writers in the Storm
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Are You a Head Case, too? Fear No More!
We’re just in time for Halloween, and I’m baaack! by D.A. WATT This past week, I found myself scurrying along the side yard fence to enter my back door. I didn’t want to chance another run in with an enormous, … Continue reading
Our 100th Post…Who ARE Those WITS Bloggers?
In April, 2010, when Writers In The Storm was launched, we never contemplated making 50 posts, much less 100. We started this “blogging thing” as part of our yearly critique group goals. We didn’t know we’d have so much fun. We … Continue reading
Posted in Author Bios, This week at Crit Group
Tagged 100th blog post, blogging lessons, Charlotte Carter, D.A. Watt, Darlin' Druid, Doll collecting, Fae Rowen, how to blog, Jenny Hansen, Laura Drake, Lyn Horner, Margie Lawson, Margie Lawson's Deep Edits, motorcycle riding, scuba diving, Sharla Rae, traveling, Writers in the Storm, writing lessons learned
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