https://writersinthestormblog.com A Blog On Writing Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:01:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://writersinthestormblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WITS-Logo-150x150.jpg https://writersinthestormblog.com 32 32 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/09/what-were-you-thinking-compelling-ways-to-show-thoughts/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/09/what-were-you-thinking-compelling-ways-to-show-thoughts/#comments Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:13:00 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50356 Showing thoughts in a compelling way hooks your reader tp the page. Laura Drake shares clear examples on how to do this important skill like a pro.

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The post First Page Critique first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/01/first-page-critique-7/feed/ 16 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/01/one-word-to-guide-your-writing-journey-in-2020/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2020/01/one-word-to-guide-your-writing-journey-in-2020/#comments Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:02:48 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=38975 WITS bloggers share their word for 2020 and encourage readers to do the same. SO much better than a "New Year's resolution. Try it out!

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The post The Hardest Goodbye first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/09/the-hardest-goodbye/feed/ 97 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/09/social-media-youre-doing-it-wrong/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/09/social-media-youre-doing-it-wrong/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:06:55 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=38234 Laura Drake Everyone has seen Mr. Mom, right? My favorite line from the whole movie is when Michael Keaton is dropping his kids off at school, pulling into the circular drive against traffic, and like four moms tell him, "You're doing it wrong." Look, I'm not saying I'm the Mother of Social Media (although I'm […]

The post Social Media: You're Doing it Wrong first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/09/social-media-youre-doing-it-wrong/feed/ 25 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/09/11-greatest-hits/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/09/11-greatest-hits/#comments Fri, 13 Sep 2019 11:02:35 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=38203 It's the WITS greatest hits, with the top 11 posts of all time written by our hosts. Enjoy!

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