Sharla's been getting receiving tons of love at Writers In The Storm this week. As part of our "thank you," we're bumping this amazing post of hers up by several days. ~ Jenny by Sharla Rae The idea for this blog was generated at one our recent critique meetings. We were critiquing a first draft and […]

Writers In The Storm welcomes back Kara Lennox, a.k.a. Karen Leabo for some more plot-fixing magic. Look for Kara’s writing tips the first Friday of every month.  This is the sixth in an ongoing series of Plot Fixer blogs by double RITA finalist Kara Lennox.  Here are the links for Parts 1-5: Part 1 - Your Premise Isn't Compelling Part 2 - […]

Writers In The Storm welcomes back award-winning author and RWA RITA-nominee, Shannon Donnelly. Today she’s talking to us about villains we love to hate and how to keep them from becoming a cardboard stereotype whose every action is predictable and boring. By Shannon Donnelly Nothing marks a writer as a beginner as clearly as the […]

From all of us at Writers In The Storm... It's past time we had another mash-up here at WITS so we gathered up our summer favorites. Enjoy! From Sharla: The Gyser: 5 Step Approach To Revision Why social media isn't the magic bullet for self-e-published authors : A different point of view from what most writers […]

By Lyn Horner Howdy partners. It’s been a while since I last stopped in to visit here on WITS. Time flies when you’re having fun writing and promoting books, which brings me to today’s topic. As the title implies, Amazon forums offer authors an opportunity to promote their books, but only with caution and proper […]