Tag Archives: romance

Write Like The Wind in Ten Easy Steps

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Jenny Hansen

by Vicki Lewis Thompson Thanks so much to Shar and Jenny for inviting me to guest blog today!  When you see the title of this blog, take into account that I’m a Libra, aka an air sign, so that’s probably … Continue reading →

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Getting Your Characters to Spark

Posted on September 2, 2013 by writersinthestorm

Before we get to the awesome Shannon Donnelly, I wanted to be sure you all saw the winner of Tiffany Lawson Inman’s critique: Angela Quarles! By Shannon Donnelly I just finished reading a story that had a major problem—no sparkage … Continue reading →

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Why We (and our characters) Fall in Love: Part 1

Posted on April 12, 2013 by writersinthestorm

by Fae Rowen Backstory: I always wondered why my husband fell in love with me. He was a thirty-year-old “confirmed” bachelor when I met him. And I never intended to marry anyone. Six months after we met, we were engaged. … Continue reading →

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Finding Mr. Wrong — and the secret message of “I’ll call you.”

Posted on June 8, 2012 by writersinthestorm

Rob’s last male POV blog was so popular we nagged invited him to return to WITS. We asked for it, ladies – we got it!  Finding the right relationship is the most important decision two people ever make. What percentage … Continue reading →

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What Makes a Good Book Cover?

Posted on May 21, 2012 by writersinthestorm

We’re so excited here at WITS. The amazing teacher and writer, Shannon Donnelly, has agreed to be a monthly contributor! Read on – you’re going to be excited too! Here’s Shannon: The great thing about ebooks is you can keep … Continue reading →

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5 Stellar Bits of Wisdom from a New York Times Besteller

Posted on May 2, 2012 by writersinthestorm

by Jenny Hansen Today, I’m delighted to bring you some tips from New York Times Bestselling Author, Susan Mallery. If you haven’t read her Fool’s Gold series, you are missing out! Click here to download one of her books really … Continue reading →

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13 Ways To Show (Rather than Tell) in Your Love Story

Posted on April 16, 2012 by writersinthestorm

by Charlotte Carter When romance writers create a Happily-Ever-After tale, there has to be more to the relationship than simply LUST between the hero and heroine. As many a woman has discovered in real life, lust doesn’t last forever. (Shh, … Continue reading →

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Blog Tours: The Good – The Bad – The Ugly

Posted on March 12, 2012 by writersinthestorm

All of us here at Writers In The Storm are happy to welcome Cynthia D’Alba, a genuinely nice person and a debut author of Texas Two Step, a new Samhain release. I’ve often wondered why authors do blog tours. They seem … Continue reading →

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Deserted Island Books – Part 2

Posted on November 30, 2011 by writersinthestorm

by Fae Rowen Long, long ago Laura Drake wrote about the ten (or so) books she would want for “entertainment purposes” on a deserted island. You can read it here. I loved the idea of trying to narrow my selection to only … Continue reading →

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How I Became a Publisher

Posted on October 7, 2011 by writersinthestorm

by Kitty Bucholtz When I started writing, I published a few articles and devotionals, and then I tried to figure out what kind of novel I wanted to write. I discovered that romance novels accounted for about half of the paperback … Continue reading →

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