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Scene Arcs

Guest Blogger — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 11:00:57 +0000

By Shannon Donnelly Everyone knows there’s a story arc—story goes up in tension, reaches a peak, and falls down. And there are character arcs, too, since story is character and character is story. But what about your scene arcs? That’s right—every scene needs an arc. Jack M. Bickham (a student of Dwight Swain, whose book […]

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Kiss Your “As” Goodbye!

Guest Blogger — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:00:08 +0000

Margie Lawson A heartfelt THANK YOU to Laura Drake for inviting me to be her guest today! The title should read: Kiss Some of Your “As”s Goodbye. But including the words, some of, diluted the power. No way I’d opt to dilute power. If you’ve taken my Big Three writing craft courses, you know how […]

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6 Key Writing Lessons I’ve Learned From Horses: The Key of Knowledge

writersinthestorm — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:25:32 +0000

By D. A. WATT This is the second installment of a three part series. The first post focused on attitude. "Prior and proper preparation makes for peak performance. Like creating a novel that takes readers somewhere, amazing." There are only three places to go: somewhere, nowhere or somewhere else. Whether riding, writing, or reading, I wouldn’t want […]

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Tips on Pitching Your Book

Guest Blogger — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:13:11 +0000

REMINDER: Kristen Lamb is guest blogging on Writers In The Storm this Friday! Kristen is the author of best-selling books We Are Not Alone–The Writer’s Guide to Social Media and Are You There, Blog? It’s Me, Writer . Both books are recommended by the hottest agents and biggest authors in th biz. Her methods teach you how to build […]

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Make Your Writer's Bookshelf Work For You

writersinthestorm — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:00:11 +0000

by Jenny Hansen What do you do when you need help with your writing? I don’t mean when you can’t find the right word or phrase…my critique partner, Sharla Rae, did an excellent job of solving that issue in her "Writing Antifreeze" post a few weeks back. No, what I’m talking about is the books […]

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