https://writersinthestormblog.com A Blog On Writing Sat, 18 Oct 2025 23:14:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://writersinthestormblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WITS-Logo-150x150.jpg https://writersinthestormblog.com 32 32 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/10/ai-didnt-replace-my-editor/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/10/ai-didnt-replace-my-editor/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:02:00 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=55452 Even in 2025, AI can’t match a skilled editor’s insight, nuance, and care. Human editors bring heart, vision, and true partnership to every story.

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The post The Editor or the Author: Who's In Charge? first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/07/the-editor-or-the-author-whos-in-charge/feed/ 8 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/2012/04/conferences-how-to-improve-your-pitching/ Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:30:10 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=4910 by Laura Drake It's conference season! This is the first in our new series, where we will each focus on a different aspect of attending conferences, based on our own strengths/preferences. I’m probably the biggest ‘conference virgin’ of the group, having attended exactly one. But it was the Grand Dame of them all – RWA […]

The post Conferences: How To Improve Your Pitching first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2011/07/guest-post-straight-from-sue-grimshaws-computer/ Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:00:01 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=1934 This week’s Sensational Summer Friday guest post is from Sue Grimshaw! Sue was the romance book buyer for Borders and Waldenbooks stores for more than a decade. As of April this year, Sue is Ballantine Bantam Dell’s Category Specialist & Editor At Large. A highly sought after expert in her field, Sue has consulted with publishers for many […]

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