Orly Konig | Writers In The Storm

How Squirrel-Brain Helped My Writing

Guest Blogger — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 11:00:31 +0000

by Orly Konig Are you guys done laughing at the title? Not yet? Now? Since the early months of 2018, I’ve been dealing with overcrowding in the brain-squirrel department. Revisions on what became Carousel Beach, marketing and launch of Carousel Beach, writing proposal chapters, family issues, starting a new book, summer schedule and multiple trips, […]

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What You Can Accomplish with Determination

Guest Blogger — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 11:00:34 +0000

Orly Konig This post isn’t about writing. Well, yes but in a roundabout way. Hang with me for a few minutes, and it’ll make more sense. When I started writing, I didn’t know anything about the industry. Or writing for that matter. The teacher of the workshop I was taking at the time suggested I […]

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3 Reasons to Embrace the Prickly Synopsis

Guest Blogger — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 11:02:50 +0000

Orly Konig There are certain words that make most writers break into a cold sweat. “Synopsis” is one of them. Until recently, the thought of writing a synopsis would send me into fits of, “screw this, I’m going to become a unicorn farmer.” After all, I’m a pantser, I can’t possibly write about a story […]

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How Facebook Saved my Work in Progress

Guest Blogger — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 11:00:19 +0000

Orly Konig I’ve been working on a story that I adore. The characters are fun to hang out with, the setting makes me happy, the topics fascinate me. And I was rocking the first chapters. You know that feeling, right? Then the brain chipmunks got out of their cage and took off with my brilliant […]

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Confessions of a Workshop Flunkie

Guest Blogger — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:01:11 +0000

Orly Konig Like most writers, I love craft books and workshops and blog posts and insight into writing better, smarter, stronger. There’s always room for improvement, and I’m absolutely convinced that somewhere out there is the magic ingredient for a bestseller. I keep a notebook with those gems from each workshop that will change my […]

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The Shifting Priorities of Your Writing Career

Orly Konig-Lopez — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:00:43 +0000

College then work. It’s a right-of-passage most of us go through in one form or another. Some multiple times. And I realized recently that I was on wave two. College Years = Aspiring Author This is when everything is shiny and possible and fun. You take classes, hang out in coffee shops, meet new people. […]

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4 Facebook Lessons from a Debut Author

Orly Konig-Lopez — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 11:02:39 +0000

I have a love-hate relationship with Facebook. I love seeing what friends are up to. I love connecting with people I don’t otherwise get a chance to “see” on a regular basis. And I love interacting with other authors and readers and like-minded folks (you know, animal lovers, wine drinkers, coffee addicts). What I love […]

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Summer Is Coming -- Let's Pimp and Promote!

Jenny Hansen — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:00:41 +0000

Summer is coming up fast and here at Writers in the Storm we're marking the occasion with a little "Pimp and Promote." Of course, this always costs us some money, because we have to go out and buy lots of books. But there will be awesome "beach read" sales in next few weeks, so let's go for […]

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Do You Get "Accolade Angst?"

Orly Konig-Lopez — Mon, 01 May 2017 11:00:28 +0000

My debut launches tomorrow. TOMORROW!!! ‘Scuse me a sec while I breathe into this paper bag. Okay, I’m back. I’m better. I’ve got this. I’m ready for launch day … I’ve written the guest posts, I’ve sent out the giveaway copies, I’ve updated my website. What I’m not ready for, though, is the congratulations. Sounds […]

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#WITS1000 Millenium Celebration at Writers In The Storm!

Jenny Hansen — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 12:00:56 +0000

We have a surprise for you today - our 1000th post happened this week and we're celebrating big time. That means we're celebrating you, our amazing readers. We're more than a little bit misty over this, as we never expected to get this far when we started our little blog back in 2010. Thank you, Amazing […]

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