Marsha West I’m searching for a non-cliché way to say how happy I am to be guest posting here at WITS, but Margie Lawson would pass out at everything that has popped into my mind. 🙂 Thanks so much for asking me, y’all.  *  *  *  *  *  * Several years ago, my friend Jerrie Alexander […]

Kathryn Craft Turning Whine into Gold   I had just turned in my second novel after an intense ten months of 15-hour days. Since most of that time was spent sitting, my first celebratory act was taking a walk with my husband to brainstorm ideas for this blog post, the fourth and last installment adapting […]

Margie Lawson  A huge THANK YOU to Laura Drake for inviting me to be a guest blogger, and big miss-you hugs to all the WITS gals! If you wish review the rule that started it all... Margie-Rule #1: Never Take Any Word for Granted   Are you an NCIS fan? A Jethro Gibbs fan? A Mark Harmon […]

Laurie Schnebly When you think about the three elements needed to braid your story together, you probably think of plot and character first. That makes sense. If you had to write a book using just those two items, you could do a pretty good job of keeping it interesting and entertaining. Sure, readers might be […]

Catherine Spangler Hello all! I’m thrilled and honored to be included in the Writers in the Storm Blog community. Since I write science fiction romance and urban fantasy romance, I thought we could discuss creating alternate worlds and world building, and the elements needed for “other-worldly” romances. Building an Alternate World There are a number […]