*First, a caveat: We at WITS take no money from anyone for endorsing products. If you read it here, it's because we use it, and we believe in it.* Okay, button up, because as they say in the vernacular of Texas, I'm fixin' to gush all over you. One of the big surprises when I […]

Aimie Runyan Whether we’re ready for it or not, tomorrow marks the beginning of the 2016 holiday season. Between the end of November and early January there are dozens of celebrations, both religious and secular, and chances are a few of them apply to you. While the world at large is planning menus and wrapping […]

Kate Moretti   This is not going to be a political post. But I am going to talk about politics. Sort of. As writers, we’re sensitive souls. We observe the world around us, and as Kimberly Brock called us in a beautiful post earlier this week, we’re lightning collectors. I loved this analogy; it’s so […]

Lisa Cron We are so proud and humbled that the Lisa Cron, the author of Wired for Story, and Story Genius has agreed to blog with us on a regular basis! In case you haven't yet seen her TED Talk, you can watch it here. Later. After you read her first installment of 'Ask the Story […]

Kimberly Brock Lightning Collectors There are these questions I get a lot as a writer. “What do you write?”  “Do you actually make any money at this?” “How do you have the time?” Blah. I don’t mind answering any of these questions, but honestly, they bore me. They’re so obvious. So unoriginal. These questions are […]