November 8th, 2019
A Comprehensive Guide To Writing About Hair
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WriterStrong | Writing Craft
The most popular post here at WITS is a very early post from Sharla Rae on writing descriptively about hair. This post is so amazing, we pulled it up from the archives and buffed it up a bit for you. What's included?… Read the post
May 1st, 2019
Remembering Sharla Rae
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Critique Groups
by the WITS Founders
One of our founding members, Sharla Rae, recently passed away after a long battle with cancer. She was pivotal in all of our lives here at Writers In the Storm. Fae, Laura and Jenny have shared memories of her below, as well as photos of our great times together.… Read the post
August 18th, 2014
Are Your Characters Stylin'? Descriptive Fashion Phrases and Terms
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Writing Craft
Describing clothes on characters isn’t nearly as fun writing an action scene. But let’s face it, clothes and their condition say as much about our characters as they do on real people.
Thankfully there are ways to sneak clothing descriptions into a scene without sounding like a fashion magazine.… Read the post
July 21st, 2014
Writing About Hair: The Thick and Thin of Descriptions
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Writing Craft
You all are getting another peek into my magic notebook. This time we're taking a page out of my 17 page section that covers hair, wigs and every description of body hair you can imagine (and probably some of you can't).… Read the post
May 19th, 2014
Character Eye Descriptions: The Window to Your Story
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Writing Craft
By Sharla Rae, @SharlaWrites
If poets are to be believed, eyes are the windows to the soul.
Rather than using clichéd or common descriptions, why not use "explicit" eye descriptions to give your reader a real peek into a character’s psyche?
I’ll touch on eye color, movement, and appearance and, of course, I have some helpful lists to inspire ideas.… Read the post
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