Tag Archives: Jenny Hansen

Do You Know How To Edit AND Proofread Your Story?

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Jenny Hansen

by Jenny Hansen, @JennyHansenCA Editing and Proofreading: Two separate processes that equal one great story. Like most writers, I hang out with a boatload of other writers. Still, I never saw much of other peoples’ works in progress until I coordinated … Continue reading →

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Sharing the Love at Writers In The Storm

Posted on April 9, 2014 by writersinthestorm

We’re excited to announce that Writers In The Storm was named in the 15th Annual Writer’s Digest “101 Top Blogs for Writers” list! And to show our thanks to our amazing guest bloggers and readers, we’re throwing open the comments today for a … Continue reading →

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What’s Love Got to Do with It-Part Three

Posted on April 2, 2014 by writersinthestorm

  by Fae Rowen If you missed Part One or Part Two in this series on developing a character arc through believable backstory, no problem. Click on the part you missed to get caught up. Do you have a character … Continue reading →

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Achieving Work-Life Balance…A Story of Balls

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Jenny Hansen

During weeks like this, when I’m juggling a lot of commitments, I think a lot about work-life balance and how freaking hard it is to achieve. I got some perspective from a very unexpected source recently. I got my epiphany at … Continue reading →

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Do You Dream of Being an Organized Writer?

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Jenny Hansen

by Jenny Hansen I dream of being an organized person, but being an organized writer would be even better. I’m popping in here on a Sunday, so excited to have found my shortcut to organization, that I had to share! … Continue reading →

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Is Fear Freezing Up Your Creativity?

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Jenny Hansen

by Jenny Hansen “There isn’t any secret. You sit down and you start and that’s it.” ~ Elmore Leonard Last month, I took a course with Margie Lawson called Defeating Self-Defeating Behaviors, which I would recommend to anyone. Margie might … Continue reading →

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Do You Clean Up Your Twitter Account? (3 Easy Tips)

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Jenny Hansen

by Jenny Hansen If you know everything about Twitter, detest Twitter, or plan to never use it, you can probably skip this post. For the rest of you: This is one of the most easy-to-implement social media posts I’ve ever … Continue reading →

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7 Essential Questions of Plot — Do You Ask Them?

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Jenny Hansen

A quick summary of The Plot Whisperer’s “7 Essential Questions of Plot.” Continue reading →

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The Two Sentence Horror Story Challenge!

Posted on October 25, 2013 by writersinthestorm

I don’t remember where I first found reference to this writers challenge, but I was intrigued. Writing a horror story in two sentences? How could someone DO that? Well, it’s not only possible, the results are amazing! Go read these … Continue reading →

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How to Write a Captivating Blog Title

Posted on September 20, 2013 by writersinthestorm

And now, for the winner of last Friday’s THE TRICKY PART contest: Congratulations to Evelyn Berry, the winner of Laurie Schnebly Campbell‘s writing class. Evelyn, you can contact Laurie directly about your class. Today we welcome guest blogger Marcy Kennedy, … Continue reading →

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