Colleen M. Story Should you spend the money to go to that writing conference? Pay for a professional edit on your book?  Invest in new computer equipment for your writing office?  Risk cutting back on work hours so you can write more? Making a decision can be frightening. What if you make the wrong one […]

Writers in the Storm is having a "Writing Event" on Monday, April 15. Write Up A Storm is a one-day sprint-writing bash on Facebook, designed to motivate and sustain your writing throughout the day. Even if that day job impinges on your time, you can participate before work, during lunch and after hours. We'll be here. Writing. Piling […]

Publishing a book is a big deal. But, as authors, you already know that it requires an investment not just in time, but in your money. From editing to book cover design and, of course, your marketing efforts, it’s important to you to maximize that investment. And it should be. And, as with all things, […]

Shirley Jump My number-one goal as an author is to create a compelling character, one so amazing that readers will talk about him/her long after they have finished the book. So what makes for a compelling character? Look around you at the books you read, the shows you watch. Which characters draw you in the […]

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