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Plot Fixer: Part 3 -- A Lack of Goals

writersinthestorm — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:08 +0000

Writers In The Storm welcomes back Kara Lennox, a.k.a. Karen Leabo for some more plot-fixing magic. 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! Problem #4: A lack of clear-cut goals for your characters In […]

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Too Many Choices - A NYT Author Decides

Guest Blogger — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00:11 +0000

By Susan Squires What a crazy, confusing and possibly wonderful world publishing is today. The traditional publishing world is under duress and their business model depends more and more on writers who are already selling a zillion books. While they may still be looking for the next big thing, just like in other mediums, the […]

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The Most Important Writing Lesson I Ever Learned

Jenny Hansen — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:00:01 +0000

By Jenny Hansen Based on the title of this post, you might think I’m going to talk about plotting or character arcs or 3-Act structure… That’s a big fat “Nope!” to all three. There’s a lesson that comes before all those things and it has taken me a long time to get it through my […]

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Guest Post: Straight from Sue Grimshaw’s computer . . .

writersinthestorm — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:00:01 +0000

This week’s Sensational Summer Friday guest post is from Sue Grimshaw! Sue was the romance book buyer for Borders and Waldenbooks stores for more than a decade. As of April this year, Sue is Ballantine Bantam Dell’s Category Specialist & Editor At Large. A highly sought after expert in her field, Sue has consulted with publishers for many […]

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Writing for Two Publishers

Laura Drake — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:00:01 +0000

By Charlotte Carter For a working author it’s often a good idea to write for two different publishers. In my case I write for Guideposts Books and Love Inspired Romance. That gives me an opportunity to write more books and earn more money per year than I might with one publisher, which is generally a […]

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How to Build Your Writing Team

Jenny Hansen — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:20:51 +0000

I learned about the four character requirements of teamwork: openness, generosity, flexibility and patience. Of course I thought of how this applies to writing. Many writers feel that they are flying solo when nothing could be further than the truth. The process of getting a book published requires a massive amount of teamwork and every single one of the above qualities.

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