https://writersinthestormblog.com A Blog On Writing Tue, 04 Feb 2025 05:10:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://writersinthestormblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WITS-Logo-150x150.jpg https://writersinthestormblog.com 32 32 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/04/10-success-tips-from-stephen-king/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/04/10-success-tips-from-stephen-king/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2018 11:01:21 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=33560     Last month, I shared J.K. Rowlings top tips on writing and success, and it was a tough choice between her and Stephen King. Those two write such wonderful books because they understand love and fear. Have you read Stephen King's On Writing? Seen The Shawshank Redemption (my favorite movie ever)  or The Green Mile? King is […]

The post 10 Success Tips from Stephen King first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2018/04/10-success-tips-from-stephen-king/feed/ 37 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2012/06/fresh-fresh-fresh-character-descriptions/ Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:00:02 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=5671 We're so happy to welcome Margie Lawson today to share her writing wonderment with us. Margie will be speaking at the RWA National Conference in Anaheim next month, both at the Women's Fiction pre-conference event and a session at the conference. Generous as ever, Margie is donating a lecture packet or a free class to […]

The post Fresh, Fresh, Fresh Character Descriptions! first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2012/02/descriptions-that-pack-a-punch/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:52 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=4169   By Laura Drake Isn't it weird, where you find the ideas for blogs? I never miss Gene Lempp's Blog Treasures (and you shouldn't either)! This week, I found another gem there: Catie Rhodes' Writing Lessons from Song Lyrics. Go check it out - she has a wonderful point - writers can learn a lot from lyrics. A lyricist only has […]

The post Descriptions That Pack A PUNCH! first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2011/06/make-your-writers-bookshelf-work-for-you/ Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:00:11 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=1504 by Jenny Hansen What do you do when you need help with your writing? I don’t mean when you can’t find the right word or phrase…my critique partner, Sharla Rae, did an excellent job of solving that issue in her "Writing Antifreeze" post a few weeks back. No, what I’m talking about is the books […]

The post Make Your Writer's Bookshelf Work For You first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2011/05/keyboard-shortcuts-and-other-amazing-productivity-tips/ Mon, 23 May 2011 15:00:36 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=1320   by Jenny Hansen As you might have guessed from some earlier blogs, I work with accountants. Accountants’ fingers tap a keyboard, particularly over on the 10-key side, like nothing you’ve ever seen. Seeing the mountains of paperwork that go in and out is nothing short of astonishing during tax season. Yet, with all that […]

The post Keyboard Shortcuts and Other Amazing Productivity Tips first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2011/05/editing-vs-proofreading/ Tue, 10 May 2011 04:50:56 +0000 http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/?p=1176 What separates the Amateurs from the Professionals? The ability to both Edit and Proofread. In novel writing, editing is King and proofreading is Queen.

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