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WITS Top 20: Tools for Writers at Every Level

Jenny Hansen — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:02:12 +0000

I was looking up some stuff on the back end of Writers In the Storm the other day and it kind of blew my mind. As I scoped out traffic and posts and fixed old links, the walk down Memory Lane made me nostalgic. Here's what I learned about WITS. We've been around since […]

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Sh*t Non-writers Say

Laura Drake — Fri, 26 May 2017 11:02:45 +0000

We’ve all had it happen. You’re at a cocktail party, or a Superbowl party, or a kid’s birthday party – and word gets out that you’re a writer. Then it begins…the inquisition. It’s funny – pro or con, serious or humorous, everyone has questions or opinions about our career. I was an accountant. Trust […]

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How to Beat Your "Negativity Bias"

Guest Blogger — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 11:01:13 +0000

Tasha Seegmiller When I was just starting on my writing journey, I attended a workshop where a children’s book writer and illustrator said something along the lines of, “If you like to do anything besides writing, do that.” Writing is hard. Writing takes grit. But this is the case for lots of things in life. […]

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