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Writer Quotes at Starbucks

Guest Blogger — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:00:00 +0000

Laura Drake and Fae Rowen were incredibly lucky to get to sit with James Scott Bell during the April OCC/RWA meeting and at lunch. He's a down-to-earth guy with no pretense. Best of all, he agreed to share a personal look at his writing process–through quotes of well-known authors–to give us a mid-week shot of […]

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What’s the Worst that Can Happen? Your Character’s Biggest Fear

Laura Drake — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:04:58 +0000

By Laura Drake I read a lot about craft. Books, blogs, articles, websites. I’m always looking to improve my craft. I know you are too, or you wouldn’t be reading this. WITS is all about craft. One of my weaknesses is Plotting. I know these amazing characters – like Athena, they are born, fully […]

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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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