Lisa Unger | Writers In The Storm https://writersinthestormblog.com A Blog On Writing Tue, 04 Feb 2025 05:02:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://writersinthestormblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WITS-Logo-150x150.jpg Lisa Unger | Writers In The Storm https://writersinthestormblog.com 32 32 Crossing Physical Barriers: NYT Bestseller Interviews https://writersinthestormblog.com/2014/02/crossing-physical-barriers-nyt-bestseller-interviews/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2014/02/crossing-physical-barriers-nyt-bestseller-interviews/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:00:51 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=9984 The winner of Cynthia D'Alba's giveaway, determined by Random.org, is Mary. Congratulations! Cynthia is waiting for you to contact her with your information. by Tiffany Lawson Inman Welcome to Part Three of Crossing Physical Barriers. Surprise! I’ve decided to add an interview segment into this series. Who better to absorb knowledge from than the best […]

The post Crossing Physical Barriers: NYT Bestseller Interviews first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2014/02/crossing-physical-barriers-nyt-bestseller-interviews/feed/ 31 Ax Your Cliches: Why and How https://writersinthestormblog.com/2012/09/ax-your-cliches-why-and-how/ Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:04:39 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=6663 We couldn't talk WriterStrong without our Yoda of Edits and sparkling prose, Margie Lawson. Be prepared for great takeaway as Margie not only tells you, but shows you how it's done!  Here she is: A big THANK YOU to Laura Drake for inviting me to be her guest today. Everything I teach is all about […]

The post Ax Your Cliches: Why and How first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> Dialogue is King https://writersinthestormblog.com/2012/05/dialogue-is-king/ Fri, 25 May 2012 11:00:14 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=5378 By Tiffany Lawson Inman In theatre, dialogue is king. It is the lifeline of the story.  Character's lines bouncing back and forth between each other.  Confiding, conspiring, commiserating, coercing, or caring.  Dialogue works to create emotion, conflict, show character, and it always moves the dramatic action forward. It seems that in fiction writing, dialogue isn’t […]

The post Dialogue is King first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> Don’t Let Thrillers Hog The Freezer! https://writersinthestormblog.com/2011/10/dont-let-thrillers-hog-the-freezer/ Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:00:17 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=2933 We're so excited to have with us today at WITS: Tiffany Lawson Inman -Naked Editor! She's not only Margie Lawson's pride and joy, she's an amazing editor who can help take your writing from good to great! Here's Tiffany: Why is it, we think only of a high intensity thriller when we hear the phrase, “Gripping […]

The post Don’t Let Thrillers Hog The Freezer! first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> 10 Not Absurd Lessons from Margie Lawson (and Her Peeps!) https://writersinthestormblog.com/2011/07/10-not-absurd-lessons-from-margie-lawson-and-her-peeps/ Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:45:51 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=1749 By Jenny Hansen Last Friday Margie Lawson did a guest blog at Writers In The Storm. If you missed it, please take a moment to catch up by clicking here. As usual, Margie’s advice was spot-on and amazing. However, what surprised me about Friday’s post was the comment section. I knew Margie had a big […]

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