Before I begin this post, I have to share that my book cover for P.R.I.S.M. took second place in the Young Adult category of the JABBIC Contest, sponsored by our own Julie Glover's RWA Houston Bay Area chapter! At the beginning of every year, as the resident science and science fiction geek here at WITS, I […]

 Need to tone and tighten the middle of your WIP? Have a saggy, lackluster character that needs work? Feel like junking your half-finished, used-to-sparkle story? Don't. Today I have a simple tip for you to brighten your character and/or your plot. Go another way. I first heard these words in reference to life's struggles. You know, […]

Valentine's Day is almost here, and at Writers in the Storm, we're marking the occasion with a little "Pimp and Promote." Of course, this always costs us some money, because we have to go out and buy lots of books. But let's go for it! How does this work? To quote the genie in Aladdin, “There […]

I am a shark when it comes to reading. Always have been. In elementary school I walked home for lunch, book in hand, reading. The neighbors told my mother, urging her to tell me not to read on the twenty-minute walk. But I walked that same stretch of sidewalks on three streets four times a […]

I love the idea of a fresh start. There's something so appealing about a new beginning, an uncharted course, a do-over. It's why every year, I make New Year's resolutions and manage to keep many of them. But for the last few years, I've also followed along with the idea of choosing a single word to […]