December 17th, 2018
NaNoWriMo Was the Easy Part: How to See Your Story Across the Finish Line
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Blogging Guests | Publishing | Writing Craft
Author Liz Fenton—half of the writing team, with Lisa Steinke, behind bestselling novels like The Good Widow—recently told me about her fitness regimen at Orange Theory.
“I hate working out!” she said. She dreads it every time she goes, and doesn’t enjoy it while she’s there.… Read the post
September 14th, 2018
You Are Your Golden Ticket
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
I had a blog post all queued up for this week, but I’m on a plane back from the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers’ annual Colorado Gold conference and can’t stop thinking about the weekend and what it made me realize about this business—and the authors who are the soul of it.… Read the post
June 18th, 2018
The Efficient Author’s Cheat Sheet for Creating Suspense and Tension
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The Efficient Author’s Cheat Sheet for Creating Suspense and Tension:
Questions that Keep Readers Hooked
Even if you aren’t a fan of the Marvel universe (and I have to confess that I am), you may have heard some of the uproar over the latest Avengers movie.… Read the post
March 19th, 2018
From the Editor's Desk: Mining Your Manuscript
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Blogging Guests | WriterStrong
How to Dig Deeper for the Buried Treasure in Your Story
There is a scene in the movie Crazy, Stupid, Love that wrings my heart out every time I see it. Childhood sweethearts and longtime spouses, played by Steve Carrell and Julianne Moore, are separated after the wife’s infidelity.
December 7th, 2016
Your Story as a House
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Blogging Guests | Writing Craft
(In the past two months, I've shared my revision process with you here at Writers in the Storm as I've moved through the suggestions Tiffany has made. Today, she shares what she does in her job working with authors, like me, as a professional editor.… Read the post
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