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Non-Linear Writing – Focus On Your Story's DNA

Jenny Hansen — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:15:58 +0000

by Jenny Hansen To answer this week’s “throwdown” here at Writers In The Storm, I’m taking the Non-Linear approach. That means that where Laura must start at the beginning and move forward in an organized manner, I simply cannot do so. The linear approach kills my stories. After nearly fifteen years of banging my head against […]

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Social Media and Your Author Brand

Jenny Hansen — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:30:33 +0000

Today's authors are very in-the-know about the changes sweeping through the publishing industry. I am so thankful to be pursuing a writing career in these times where the access to amazing resources and generous authors is at our fingertips. If you don't feel "up to date" and want to read more about the changing state of […]

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Are You Linked In?

writersinthestorm — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:47:59 +0000

by Jenny Hansen Everyone is talking about Social Media and I’ve got several friends scratching their heads going, “What does that even MEAN? And why do I need so many DIFFERENT KINDS??” There’s a simple answer to “why so many?” You want to go to where your people are. It’s as simple as that. Maybe […]

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Mash-up of Magnificence #3

writersinthestorm — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:00:46 +0000

by Jenny Hansen All of us at Writers In The Storm had so much FUN in April…did you? We had amazing guest posts (thanks Tara Taylor Quinn and Pamela Kaye Tracy!), the sweeping Safari Journal from Fae Rowen and some amazing blogs on Writing Craft. How could we possibly top April’s Awesomeness, you might be […]

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How to Build Your Writing Team

Jenny Hansen — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:20:51 +0000

I learned about the four character requirements of teamwork: openness, generosity, flexibility and patience. Of course I thought of how this applies to writing. Many writers feel that they are flying solo when nothing could be further than the truth. The process of getting a book published requires a massive amount of teamwork and every single one of the above qualities.

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