https://writersinthestormblog.com A Blog On Writing Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:58:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://writersinthestormblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WITS-Logo-150x150.jpg https://writersinthestormblog.com 32 32 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/11/productivity-deadlines-and-the-creative-soul/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/11/productivity-deadlines-and-the-creative-soul/#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:26:06 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=48763 Writing is a fascinating profession that balances procrastination and productivity, creating and creative rest. If we don't have enough downtime, we run down.

The post Productivity, Deadlines, and the Creative Soul first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2023/11/productivity-deadlines-and-the-creative-soul/feed/ 12 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2013/08/8559/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2013/08/8559/#comments Mon, 05 Aug 2013 08:00:28 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=8559 Laura here. I just wanted to squee a moment. The very first book I wrote (and edited 3,457 times,) Her Road Home releases tomorrow!  It earned a RT 4 star review! You can learn more about it on my website.It's available at Amazon, B&N, and other stores. Thanks for your indulgence - now here's Shannon […]

The post Deadlines first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2013/08/8559/feed/ 34 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2012/06/juggling-chainsaws-writing-two-books-at-the-same-time/ Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:00:04 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=5721 By Laura Drake This is so not something I would ever do. Why would I even attempt it? What made me think I could do this? Deadlines, that’s what. I did it to myself. My editor knew I was already writing for another house, so she let me set the deadline for the Biker-chick book. […]

The post Juggling Chainsaws – Writing Two Books at the Same Time first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2011/12/the-secret-pleasure-of-writing/ Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:18:25 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=3685 Merry Christmas from Writers In The Storm! We are delighted to welcome back Louisa Bacio to talk to you about stealing time for your writing, especially during this season where it feels like everything is pulling you in a million directions. Take it away, Louisa... ********** Shhh! Come here. I want to share something with you. Are […]

The post The Secret Pleasure of Writing first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2011/08/naked-publishing-part-four/ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:00:41 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=2307 Today we welcome back Denise Domning, contributing blogger here at WITS, with the fourth in her series detailing her self-publishing journey. by Denise Domning  I did it!  I made my deadline! Kind of. It’s August 15th and the book, The Men Wars, Book One  Men-ipulation,  is up on both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. What about […]

The post Naked Publishing - Part 4 first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2011/08/publishing-naked-part-3/ Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:00:43 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=2058 Welcome to another installment of Sensational Summer Fridays, here at WITS! Before we begin with the third in our guest blog series by Denise Domning, we'd like to announce the winner of Michelle Diener's debut novel, IN A TREACHEROUS COURT.  Congratulations to Stacy Green, who read and commented on Michelle's blog Using Real People and […]

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