By Laura Drake I’m probably the poster child for the "Write what you know" side of the throwdown. Why?  I’ll out myself at the end of this post. Let me answer the easy one first. How? For the last ten years I’ve had an obsession (yeah, another one.) Pro Bull Riding. I never miss it on TV, and when it’s […]

By Laura Drake In the spirit of full disclosure, the seed for this blog was something I read over on Writer Unboxed about quirky character names. It got me thinking. I don’t know about you, but character names are as important to me as my titles . . . you don’t go messing with them […]

by Louella Nelson There's no time like January to dream the so-called "impossible dream" and get organized for the year. We use all kinds of tricks to maneuver ourselves into a better us, a more orderly us, a more fulfilled us.  We lie to ourselves and say we’ll get this or that done and don’t […]

Merry Christmas from Writers In The Storm! We are delighted to welcome back Louisa Bacio to talk to you about stealing time for your writing, especially during this season where it feels like everything is pulling you in a million directions. Take it away, Louisa... ********** Shhh! Come here. I want to share something with you. Are […]

by Laura Drake Some of my best ideas come to me while I’m riding my bicycle.  I had an epiphany during a gorgeous Southern California ride yesterday.  Several pieces fell in place at once; a major “Aha” moment. I love it when that happens! Piece 1: For anyone who is not familiar with Maslow, here’s […]