It's been quite awhile since we've shared what we're following here at Writers in the Storm, so we decided to give you the pre-summer list of places we've been hanging out lately. Maybe we'll see you at one of them! From Jenny Hansen:  In my humble opinion, Gene Lempp does the best writing mash-ups out […]

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 of murders result from failed relationships? Fifty? More? The popularity of the romance genre is […]

by Sharla Rae Recently, at one of our WITS critique meetings, we found ourselves asking why one of our partner’s characters was doing something that appeared illogical. The writer explained it wasn’t illogical at all. It fit her character’s motivation. To which we replied, “what motivation? Shouldn’t you clue us in so we’ll understand her […]

Writers In The Storm welcomes back Kara Lennox, a.k.a. Karen Leabo for some more plot-fixing magic. Kara is an award-winning, bestselling author of more than sixty novels of romance and romantic suspense for Harlequin and Random House. AND she’s a 2012 DOUBLE RITA Finalist! Problem #4: A lack of clear-cut goals for your characters In […]

Following NYT author, Susan Squires' post about the logic behind herchoice (if you missed it, you can read it here) I thought our in-house attorney's blog is a perfect compliment! By Susan Spann How does an author choose between traditional and independent publishing? How do I know which option is right for me? The “right” […]