https://writersinthestormblog.com A Blog On Writing Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:05:33 +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/2025/04/5-red-flags-your-novel-might-be-too-much-work-to-read/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/04/5-red-flags-your-novel-might-be-too-much-work-to-read/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:30:00 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=54668 Some choices authors make may make reading your book too much of a chore for some readers. Learn 5 things that can make your novel "too much work" to read.

The post 5 Red Flags Your Novel Might Be Too Much Work to Read first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/04/5-red-flags-your-novel-might-be-too-much-work-to-read/feed/ 62 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2017/09/6-ways-your-setting-creates-conflict/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2017/09/6-ways-your-setting-creates-conflict/#comments Fri, 01 Sep 2017 11:01:05 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=32179 By Janice Hardy, @Janice_Hardy No matter what form it takes, conflict is at the core of every story. It’s part of what drives the plot, and it’s what makes readers eager to read on to see if the protagonist succeeds. Characters face problem after problem, and with each trouble found, they’re forced to make tough […]

The post 6 Ways Your Setting Can Create Conflict first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2017/09/6-ways-your-setting-creates-conflict/feed/ 24