Writers in the Storm welcomes Shannon Donnelly back, as this month, she gives us some great tips on starting in the right spot. by Shannon Donnelly When Do You Start The Story? This is a good question—and maybe the hardest one to answer since there is no right answer. Stories can start with dialogue, with […]

Writers In The Storm welcomes back literary lawyer, Susan Spann with her next installment of her blog series on the author's business plan. By Susan Spann Thank you for joining me again on our trek through writing an author business plan! Last month’s installment looked at The Three Stages of Author Marketing. Now, as 2012 […]

Writers in the Storm welcomes Shannon Donnelly back, as this month, she makes an excellent argument for writing what you know-and better yet-tells us how. by Shannon Donnelly Writing advice can often seem mysterious. The phrase “write what you know” at first left me shaking my head. It’s often seemed to me that when you […]

Writers in the Storm is pleased to introduce you to Sherry Thomas. We were lucky to hear Sherry speak at an OCC RWA monthly meeting this fall and even luckier when she agreed to share her writing acumen  with us. by Sherry Thomas A detail for me isn’t the color of the wall, the precise […]

We welcome back contributing guest, Susan Spann, with Part 3 of her Author Business Plans series.  If you missed  Part 1 or Part 2, they're just a click away. by Susan Spann Today we continue our trek through Author Business Plans with a look at Part 3: Marketing. The business plan section on Marketing Strategies […]