https://writersinthestormblog.com A Blog On Writing Sun, 02 Feb 2025 06:40:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://writersinthestormblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WITS-Logo-150x150.jpg https://writersinthestormblog.com 32 32 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2017/12/great-writing-is-like-a-great-strip-teaseyou-gotta-have-a-gimmick/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2017/12/great-writing-is-like-a-great-strip-teaseyou-gotta-have-a-gimmick/#comments Wed, 13 Dec 2017 12:00:52 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=32859 Christopher Lentz It came to me as I watched the musical Gypsy, the story about Gypsy Rose Lee, the top stripper of her day: great writing is a lot like a great strip tease. Before you think I’m vulgar or just plain creepy, think about it. The stories you love best—and your best stories—do an […]

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