Lori Freeland Last time I visited Writers in the Storm, we talked about dialogue—what characters say out loud to themselves or to other characters. If you missed that blog, you can find it here at Dive Deep into Dialogue. This time, I want to shift to internal dialogue—what your characters don’t say out loud to […]

  Though we are a very cohesive group here at Writers in the Storm, we are split down the middle in writing style. Laura and Fae write their stories in a linear fashion while Julie and I quilt ours together scene by scene. The linear approach kills my stories, but story quilting lets me focus on my […]

Margie Lawson Are you in control of your life? Or do you let life control you? You may have expected a blog on writing craft from me. But this time, I decided to use my psychological expertise to help you take charge of your writing life. Many people let the negatives control their lives. They […]

Colleen M. Story I attended a week-long writing workshop once that nearly destroyed my confidence as a writer. Though workshops can be very helpful, it depends on the teacher, and this particular one didn’t know how to guide and motivate writers. There are many times in a writer’s career when something happens to zap our […]

Think for a moment about your work in progress. How should your book be marketed? What kind of reader do you want to attract? Who is your book for? Why, it's for everyone! you exclaim. After all, who wouldn't want to read your fabulous plot, compelling characters, and engaging writing voice? Perhaps a few doltish […]