January 15th, 2020
How Are Those Resolutions Going?
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Inspiration | WriterStrong
by Jenny Hansen
We're two weeks into the new year (and a whole new decade!) and I know plenty of writers who made some lofty resolutions. Here at WITS, we keep it simple and stick to one word to guide our writing journey in the new year.… Read the post
November 6th, 2019
5 Things I'd Go Back and Tell "Baby Writer Me"
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
Do you ever wish you could go back and have a chat with "Baby Writer You?" I think about that sometimes, about the things I'd tell that shiny, awkward, clueless soul.
But like parenting or dating, or any other hands-on life thing, you have to figure it out for yourself.… Read the post
November 4th, 2019
Share Your Favorite Line at WITS!
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Inspiration
We've all been working hard on writing goals, NaNoWriMo and butt-in-chair. Let's reward ourselves with some FUN!
Share a favorite sentence or paragraph of your current WIP (work-in-progress) or even one from someone else in the comments. Be sure to include the title and genre with your paragraph.… Read the post
October 18th, 2019
10 Tips To Rock NaNoWriMo
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
NaNoWriMo, for those of you who are unfamiliar with it, is National Novel Writing Month, where hundreds of thousands of writers gather to bang out many many words in a month. Many writers skip it and many writers treat it as a yearly pilgrimage to Writing Mecca.… Read the post
September 18th, 2019
Finding Your Story's Theme
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Craft | WriterStrong
Jenny Hansen
A few years back, I wrote a post called How To Focus on Your Story's DNA that identified the elements of story that never change. I use those unchanging elements to help keep my story on track. Theme is one of those important elements, and it's a tough one because most of the writers I talk to don't how to articulate their story's theme.… Read the post
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