Tag Archives: Donald Maass

What’s the Worst that Can Happen? Your Character’s Biggest Fear

Posted on June 15, 2012 by writersinthestorm

By Laura Drake I read a lot about craft. Books, blogs, articles, websites. I’m always looking to improve my craft. I know you are too, or you wouldn’t be reading this. WITS is all about craft. One of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Books We Love, Craft | Tagged Donald Maass, Face your fear, fear, Finding Nemo, Gone With The Wind, Hunger Games, James Scott Bell, Jaws, Laura Drake, plotting, The King's Speech, The Lion King, Wizard of Oz, writersinthestorm | 23 Comments

Inspiration vs Perspiration in Writing

Posted on November 7, 2011 by writersinthestorm

by Fae Rowen This one isn’t so much a throwdown as a mirror reflecting what keeps us writing. Usually Laura Drake draws the line in the sand first, but today I’m going to talk about inspiration and writing. On Wednesday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration | Tagged Belly dancing, Diet, Donald Maass, Everyday life inspires, Fae Rowen, Kauai, Laura Drake, novel writing, Perspiration and Writing, Seeing things differently, Snorkeling, Throwdown, Writers in the Storm, writing, Writing Inspiration, Writing Life | 27 Comments

Blogging Guest: Donald Maass — It’s Not About The Cougar

Posted on November 4, 2011 by writersinthestorm

We’re huge Donald Maass fans here at WITS. We’ve got all his books. Mine are dog-eared. He has a way of breaking down critical craft points and making them easy to understand. He’s graciously allowed us to repost a blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging Guests, Craft | Tagged Craft, Donald Maass, novel writing, tension, Writer Unboxed, Writers in the Storm, writing, Writing Craft | 29 Comments

Make Your Writer’s Bookshelf Work For You

Posted on June 15, 2011 by writersinthestorm

by Jenny Hansen What do you do when you need help with your writing? I don’t mean when you can’t find the right word or phrase…my critique partner, Sharla Rae, did an excellent job of solving that issue in her … Continue reading →

Posted in Books We Love, Craft | Tagged Anne Lamott, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, Blake Snyder, Book of Kells, Building Fiction, Christopher Vogler, David Morrell, Debra Dixon, Donald Maass, Dwight Swain, Elizabeth Gilbert, James N. Frey, Jenny Hansen, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Julia Cameron, More Cowbell, Natalie Goldberg, On Writing, Ray Bradbury, Reverse Dictionary, Save the Cat!, Sharla Rae, Stephen King, Tami Cowden, The Artist's Way, The Bald-Headed Hermit and the Artichoke, The Writer's Journey, Writers in the Storm, Writing Craft, Writing Down the Bones, writing sex scenes, Writing the Breakout Novel | 12 Comments

Mash-up of Magnificence #3

Posted on May 5, 2011 by writersinthestorm

by Jenny Hansen All of us at Writers In The Storm had so much FUN in April…did you? We had amazing guest posts (thanks Tara Taylor Quinn and Pamela Kaye Tracy!), the sweeping Safari Journal from Fae Rowen and some … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, This week at Crit Group | Tagged Bob Mayer, Chris Brogan, Contest, Donald Maass, Fae Rowen, Going To The Chapel, Jenny Hansen, Jody Hedlund, Kristen Lamb, Laura Drake, Lyn Horner, Pamela Kaye Tracy, publishing with amazon, Randy Ingermanson, Safari Journal, Sharla Rae, Tara Taylor Quinn, Victoria Mixon, Writer Unboxed, Writers in the Storm, Writing Craft | 7 Comments

Tag Archives: Donald Maass

What’s the Worst that Can Happen? Your Character’s Biggest Fear

Inspiration vs Perspiration in Writing

Blogging Guest: Donald Maass — It’s Not About The Cougar

Make Your Writer’s Bookshelf Work For You

Mash-up of Magnificence #3

Writers In The Storm

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