Writers In The Storm

16 Writing Guidelines Every Author Needs in the Age of AI

Guest Blogger — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:21:00 +0000

Here are a handful of guidelines to help keep you grounded regardless of what the publishing world throws your way. Not rules, just principles to keep you sane.

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How Inaccurate Genre Labels Affect a Book’s Visibility

Ellen Buikema — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:31:00 +0000

Many readers have specific literary taste and know their favorite sub-genres well. If your novel isn’t in the right category that's a problem.

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The Gospel Fiction

Guest Blogger — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:06:00 +0000

A story bible is a compendium of all relevant data for your story: character biographies, a world history, an atlas, and a plot outline all wrapped into one.

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Storytelling Secrets: How to Write Authentic Fear

Guest Blogger — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:02:00 +0000

Fear exists to alert us to potential harm. But how do we get our characters to express it realistically? Angela helps us to figure that out.

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Using Real Life in Fiction: 5 Must-Do's (and Two Mistakes)

Guest Blogger — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:18:00 +0000

A writer’s job is not to photocopy reality but to transform it into a story that feels true. A writing veteran offers tips for using real life in our fiction.

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Why Readers Love Flawed Characters

Jenn Windrow — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:39:00 +0000

Jenn Windrow talks about how your hero's flaws may be the key to winning readers' hearts. Click in for more

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Point of View Is Not Just a Choice

Sarah (Sally) Hamer — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:17:00 +0000

Point of View is not just a choice -- it's a promise to the reader that they will experience the story through clarity about whose story it truly is.

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The Burnt Butterscotch Latte: My AI Origin Story

Guest Blogger — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000

How a coffee order, a stubborn imagination, and one very persistent partnership with AI built the spine of my entire fantasy world.

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Why Emotional Scenes Still Feel Flat

Guest Blogger — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:01:00 +0000

It's not about how much emotion is in a scene, it's about how it changes across the scene itself. Do your characters change? Susan can help you with them.

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Write What You Know? OR Not?

Guest Blogger — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 08:09:00 +0000

Should we only write what we know? Then how do we write dragons or fairies? Tari gives us some excellent and funny ideas as to how we can still win.

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