Jami Gold Writing is often about finding a balance. Too much left in subtext can lead to confusion. Too much explanation can feel like an info dump or be too "on the nose." Etc., etc. With our characters, if we want our protagonists to seem heroic, they need to have strong traits. Yet at the same time, if […]

 Tiffany Yates Martin Writers love their brains: We exploit our highly evolved prefrontal cortex to infuse our prose with dazzling verbiage and transport our reader to the world of our creation. Yet for creating tension—one of the most important elements of compelling fiction—nothing beats the lowly amygdala: the primordial lizard brain that handles the most […]

It's finally here. We're writing up a storm from 4:00 a.m. to midnight PDT.  Twenty hours (almost) of opportunities to connect with others, meet goals, and get your words "on paper." We'll be writing from the top of every hour for fifty minutes. In the interest of health, we've planned a ten minute break at the […]

Monday, April 20. 4:00 a.m. (PDT) to midnight (PDT). Twenty hours of writing support for your project in the Writers in the Storm community. Join us. Sign up on our Facebook page. Here are some last minute preparation tips to get the most out of whatever part of the day you can spend writing with […]

Vaughn Roycroft Certain I’m Uncertain: I don’t know squat. Not about writing. There, I said it. Glad that’s out in the open. I came upon this realization while pondering what I could share here, as a guest on Writers In The Storm (thanks for having me, ladies!). Yep, while seeking some sort of solid ground, […]