Tag Archives: writing

What Is Your Writing Process?

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Jenny Hansen

We’re opening the new year with a look at writing processes. Orly Konig-Lopez begins the month of the Writing Process Throwdown with A Pantser with Suspenders. Fae’s up next on the 7th. We closed 2014 out with a post from Jenny … Continue reading →

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Being Prepared for Your Writing Conference

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Jenny Hansen

With the summer conference season in full swing, we’ve got tons of helpful tips over at the new site. Since our subscriber list has moved, we’re posting solely over there. Are you subscribed over at our new digs? We’ve had fantastic topics this … Continue reading →

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Novel Diagnostics: How to Tell if Your Book Might Have Terminal Problems in TEN Pages

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Jenny Hansen

By Kristen Lamb For those of you who have submitted before, ever wonder how an agent can ask for the first 20 pages and still reject your book? Did you ever wonder if the agents really read these pages? How … Continue reading →

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Writing Contests — Hell or Heaven?

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Jenny Hansen

by Fae Rowen I don’t usually enter contests, but I decided to go all out this year. During the past two months I’ve redefined my understanding of the experience from both the judging and entrant viewpoints. I hope this post … Continue reading →

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6 Reasons to Write a Short Story

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Jenny Hansen

Happy Friday to all our friends here at WITS! We’re doing some extra special posts this week as an advance thank you for helping us migrate to our new site next week. All will be unveiled on Monday! Today our … Continue reading →

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Margie’s Rule # 2: Write the Hard Stuff — Facial Expressions

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Jenny Hansen

by Margie Lawson, @MargieLawson If you watch NCIS, you know Jethro Gibbs, aka Mark Harmon, has rules. Fifty-plus rules. My next fifteen (or fifty) blogs will feature a different Margie-Rule for writers. [Click here for Margie’s Rule #1: Never Take … Continue reading →

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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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Writing Agreement # 1: Be Impeccable with Your Word

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Jenny Hansen

Turning Whine into Gold By Kathryn Craft, @KCraftWriter Last year, Janice Gable Bashman and I co-wrote an article for Writer’s Digest Magazine, The 7 Deadly Sins of Self-Editing, that turned out to be quite popular. Apparently sinning resonated with writers … Continue reading →

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Want To Write Like a Best Seller? Write Naked First!

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Jenny Hansen

by Tiffany Lawson Inman, @NakedEditor There it is.  LARGE bold print peering out at me from underneath the Life and Home section….THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERS LIST, nagging me to grab my Kindle and start downloading fabulous fiction at … Continue reading →

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Character Eye Descriptions: The Window to Your Story

Posted on May 19, 2014 by writersinthestorm

By Sharla Rae, @SharlaWrites If poets are to be believed, eyes are the windows to the soul. Rather than using clichéd or common descriptions, why not use “explicit” eye descriptions to give your reader a real peek into a character’s psyche? I’ll … Continue reading →

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