Susan Spann  Welcome back to the #PubLaw negotiation mini-series here at Writers in the Storm! The last post took a look at how to create a pre-negotiation plan. To re-cap: Now, let’s look at tips for increasing your chances of success in the actual negotiation: 1. Like flies, publishers prefer honey to vinegar. No matter […]

I don’t plot. I don’t outline. I don’t even do character sketches. I know, I know … I’ve tried, I really have. Every time I try, I freeze and lose the spark for the story. Here’s the irony, I’m a planner—not just any planner--a neurotically compulsive planner. I’ve never met a project, a trip, a […]

Marilyn Brant Thanks so much for inviting to me to Writers in the Storm today and for asking me to share a little bit about the group blog anthology I worked on this spring! A few months ago, I organized a writing/promotional project for one of my blogs, the Girlfriends Book Club, which is an […]

Scott Wilbanks You know you must be desperate when you find yourself Googling random word combinations in the hope that a book title will magically make itself known to you. To be honest, after a week  and an endless series of, “that’s good, but no thanks”, responses from my publishing house, I was grasping at […]

For those of you who couldn't attend, every year I share the best, the "golden," writing tips and industry advice from the workshops I attend at the Romance Writers of America conference. Joan Johnston: Sherry Thomas: "Mistakes we Made" Group Panel: Julie Cupp and Christy Reese, on self-publishing: Jennifer Crusie on Metaphor and Motif: Kristan Higgins on […]