It's been quite awhile since we've shared what we're following here at Writers in the Storm, so we decided to give you the pre-summer list of places we've been hanging out lately. Maybe we'll see you at one of them! From Jenny Hansen:  In my humble opinion, Gene Lempp does the best writing mash-ups out […]

by Sharla Rae Recently, at one of our WITS critique meetings, we found ourselves asking why one of our partner’s characters was doing something that appeared illogical. The writer explained it wasn’t illogical at all. It fit her character’s motivation. To which we replied, “what motivation? Shouldn’t you clue us in so we’ll understand her […]

By the WITS Bloggers Did you ever wonder, looking at someone, what their house looks like? I have - especially the coworker who leaves her dishes in the office sink overnight. (Yuk.) A writer's space is, to us, sacred ground. I have a couple of friends who are going through home remodels right now, so […]

by Fae Rowen Okay, Jenny Hansen is blog mistress this month, which means that things get a little wild sometimes here at WITS. I have to admit that I freaked out when I saw my next blog assignment: Tarot and conference. "Is Jenny crazy?  She want's me to write about what?" I fire off an […]

By Sharla Rae Readers choose a book in one of three ways: They like the author, it was recommended or they read the back cover blurb. After people-watching in Barnes & Noble, I’d venture to say most books are chosen by the last method. For people ordering e-books, blurbs are especially important. That makes blurb […]