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WriterStrong: Adding Humor to Your Writing

Guest Blogger — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:00:19 +0000

Writers in the Storm welcomes back James R. Preston with tips on how--and when--to add humor to your WIP, no matter the genre. Here he is with a fun-filled Laugh? I Thought I'd Die WriterStrong post. by James R. Preston There's this PI investigating a murder at a nudist camp in the hills above LA […]

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Plot Fixer: Weak Black Moment and The End Does Not Satisfy

Guest Blogger — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:08:58 +0000

Writers In The Storm welcomes back Kara Lennox, a.k.a. Karen Leabo for the final installment of her plot-fixing series. Kara is an award-winning, bestselling author of more than sixty novels of romance and romantic suspense for Harlequin and Random House. AND she’s a 2012 DOUBLE RITA Finalist! In case you missed any of the first […]

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Plot Fixer #10: A Loss Of Focus

Guest Blogger — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:00:56 +0000

Kara Lennox aka Karen Leabo is back today with her great Plot Fixer series. Don't miss her other blogs! Here are the links for Parts 1-9: Part 1 – Your Premise Isn’t Compelling Part 2 – How To Fix a Weak Opening Part 3 – A Lack of Goals Part 4 – Is Your Conflict […]

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Plot Fixer # 9 Plots That Rely On Coincidence and Contrivance

Guest Blogger — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:00:27 +0000

Writers In The Storm welcomes back double RITA finalist, Kara Lennox, a.k.a. Karen Leabo with her Plot Fixer blog series. Don’t miss Kara’s writing tips the first Friday of every month. Here are the links for Parts 1-8: Part 1 – Your Premise Isn’t Compelling Part 2 – How To Fix a Weak Opening Part […]

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The Plot Fixer #8 - Is Your Plot Too Predictible?

Guest Blogger — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:00:13 +0000

Writers In The Storm welcomes back double RITA finalist, Kara Lennox, a.k.a. Karen Leabo. Don't miss Kara’s writing tips the first Friday of every month. Here are the links for Parts 1-7: Part 1 - Your Premise Isn’t Compelling Part 2 - How To Fix a Weak Opening Part 3 - A Lack of Goals […]

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Plot Fixer, Part 7: How To Pick Up The Pace In Your Story

Guest Blogger — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:00:50 +0000

Writers In The Storm welcomes back Kara Lennox, a.k.a. Karen Leabo for some more plot-fixing magic. Look for Kara’s writing tips the first Friday of every month. This is the seventh in an ongoing series of Plot Fixer blogs by double RITA finalist Kara Lennox. Here are the links for Parts 1-6: Part 1 - […]

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Your Plot Moves Too Slowly ~ 5 Tips To Help Improve Your Story's Pacing

Guest Blogger — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 08:00:51 +0000

Writers In The Storm welcomes back Kara Lennox, a.k.a. Karen Leabo for some more plot-fixing magic. Look for Kara’s writing tips the first Friday of every month. This is the sixth in an ongoing series of Plot Fixer blogs by double RITA finalist Kara Lennox. Here are the links for Parts 1-5: Part 1 - Your Premise Isn't Compelling Part 2 - […]

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A Tale of Two Conferences

Guest Blogger — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:00:05 +0000

By Laura Drake I’m only beginning to come out of my post-conference fog, and to get my head around all the work I have to do! Before I jump into that though, I wanted to tell you what I learned from this conference. Hopefully it will help you decide if conferences are worth your time […]

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Raise the Stakes

Guest Blogger — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:00:17 +0000

Writers In The Storm welcomes back Kara Lennox, a.k.a. Karen Leabo for some more plot-fixing magic. Look for Kara's writing tips the first Friday of every month. This is the fifth in an ongoing series of Plot Fixer blogs by double RITA finalist Kara Lennox. Kara is an award-winning, bestselling author of more than sixty […]

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Right Time, Right Place

Guest Blogger — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:00:55 +0000

-by Fae Rowen The RWA 2012 National Conference, for me, was a perfect example of Right Time, Right Place. First, I have to shout CONGRATULATIONS, TESSA DARE, ON YOUR RITA! Tessa won the RITA for Best Regency Historical with A Night to Surrender. Double excitement for her, because it happened on her home turf and […]

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