Margie Lawson Cheers for Laura and Fae and Jenn and Orly. WITS Rules! Want to be more productive every day? Keep reading. Want to take charge of your minutes and hours? Keep reading. Want to act and feel like a winner and super star? Keep reading. This blog is a new take on To Do […]

 Stephen King reflected on the magnitude of a novel’s first line. “An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story,” he said. “It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.” Preach it, Steve. I’m not saying a killer first line will get you an agent, get your book […]

  Sorry to interrupt this broadcast, but I have to squee....it's my book release day!  Days Made of Glass is my first Women's Fiction, it's a sister-story, about the world's first woman bullfighter. You can click on the photo to be taken to Amazon. Sorry, Angelina - take it away!         Angelina […]

Susan Spann Happy New Year! In 2016, my guest posts here at Writers in the Storm will take a look at some vital clauses and concepts authors need to understand before signing a publishing contract or agreeing to self-publishing terms of use. One of the author’s only chances to terminate a publishing contract unilaterally (a […]

Cathy Lamb Old Homes With Secrets, Car Living, and Scottish Men in Kilts. How To Create Compelling Settings In Your Books.   I don’t like boring words. I like scintillating words. Words that are skippy and delicious, or long with multiple syllables that roll like literary candy out of your mouth. Words that make you […]