September 5th, 2018
5 Conflict-making Choices Characters Can Make (Part Three)
The final post in this series will explore the ways your characters can be derailed by consumption and comfort. If you missed Part 1, which explored the need for control, you can read it here. If you missed Part 2, about conceit and coveting, you can find it here.… Read the post
August 1st, 2018
Golden Lines from RWA 2018
I first learned about Golden Lines the summer I attended the UCI Summer Writing Institute. After a particularly dense morning lecture, we were told to extract the golden lines, the ideas that we could use to improve our writing. Every year after the RWA Conference, I like to share the Golden Lines I've highlighted from my workshop notes.… Read the post
July 6th, 2018
5 Conflict-making Choices Characters Can Make (Part Two)
Two days ago, in Part One of this three-part series, I began sharing how to use The Five Thieves of Happiness by John Izzo in our writing to provide inner conflict for our characters. I only had "time" in the first post to share one "thief." In this post I'll share two more.… Read the post
July 4th, 2018
5 Conflict-making Choices Characters Can Make
If you’ve been reading Writers in the Storm for any length of time, you know that I’m a proponent of using what you do—what happens to you, what you think and believe—in your writing. A year ago, I wrote about using your summer memories in your writing.… Read the post
May 2nd, 2018
World Building Using POV
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Craft | Fae Rowen | WriterStrong
This is a true story:
I looked out my window this morning, as I always do while drinking my breakfast protein shake.
In the heavier than usual wind, the prayer flags flapped loudly.
Through the narrow gaps of brightly-colored material I saw a profusion of 
blooming tropical flowers.… Read the post
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