Tag Archives: novel writing

Down but Not Out: Finding Inspiration and Moving Forward

Posted on April 21, 2014 by writersinthestorm

By Michelle Gable Earlier this year you might’ve read about the Parisian flat left abandoned for the better part of a century. Though photographs of the frozen-in-time apartment went viral only recently, I read about the discovery several years ago … Continue reading →

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When You’re Stuck, Relax

Posted on April 16, 2014 by writersinthestorm

by Orly Konig-Lopez Last week my husband convinced me to go on a bike ride with him. My road bike has been in the basement on a trainer for well over a year. To say I was a bit nervous … Continue reading →

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Hunting Down A Sleuth: Creating a Crime-Solver Readers Will Love

Posted on April 11, 2014 by writersinthestorm

by Susan Spann Sherlock Holmes. Jane Marple. Jack Reacher. Three famous names with something important in common … aside from the fact that each of them solves crimes in mystery or thriller novels. What is this common element? Readers love … Continue reading →

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The Things They Carry: Creating a Mobile Sanctuary for your Characters

Posted on April 4, 2014 by writersinthestorm

by Jessica Topper She keeps a lock of hair in her pocket She wears a cross around her neck Yes, the hair is from a little boy And the cross is someone she has not met Not yet This verse … Continue reading →

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5 Steps for Surviving a Revise and Resubmit

Posted on January 8, 2014 by writersinthestorm

By Orly Konig-Lopez Querying authors know the feeling: Your email pings with an incoming message. It’s from one of the agents who requested your manuscript. Your heart beats in your ears, you close one eye, tilt your head to a … Continue reading →

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The Maze to Amazing: Organic Layering

Posted on June 28, 2013 by writersinthestorm

by Pamela Morsi As a writer without a plan, I don’t get invited to comment often on my writing process. Telling people, “oh, I just make it up as I go along” tends to annoy my colleagues and confuse newcomers. … Continue reading →

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Standing the Test of Time

Posted on June 26, 2013 by writersinthestorm

by Mary Burton Remember the moment when you sat down to write your first novel?  Do you remember?  I remember mine.  It’s hard for me to believe but that moment was over twenty years and 26 books and four novellas … Continue reading →

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Ten Keys to Success & Survival in The Romance Industry

Posted on May 15, 2013 by writersinthestorm

Writers In The Storm is delighted to welcome Romance and Women’s Fiction author Jane Porter in the first of a two-part blog on success and survival. I first gave this workshop in February 2004, and boy has this industry changed … Continue reading →

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Confessions of an Incessant Observer

Posted on February 1, 2013 by writersinthestorm

I came across a quote the other day by Mortimer J. Adler – “In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you” … Continue reading →

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An Easy Fix for a Tighter Point of View

Posted on January 25, 2013 by writersinthestorm

Writers In The Storm is delighted to have Janice Hardy back. We love her and the fabulous writing resources on her blog, The Other Side of the Story. *********************** Decades ago, a detached, omniscient point of view was all the … Continue reading →

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