Last Monday, Orly Konig-Lopez argued for the introverts. If you missed her post, click here and take a peek. Some of you commented, but I'm guessing we're going to get more today because the extroverts are in the house, jumping up and down, shouting "TALK TO ME." That's the way we extroverts roll. I did a […]

Today we're each taking the opportunity to give thanks for one "writerly" thing that helps us put those words on the page. from Jenny Hansen: I am thankful for blogging. Particularly for More Cowbell, my personal blog. Not only does it give me hours and hours of entertainment, it helped me find my writing process and a new […]

Our new Writer in the Storm, Orly Konig-Lopez, is taking on Jenny Hansen in our latest throwdown: Introverted vs Extroverted Writer. Next Monday, Jenny will offer arguments, er... uh, gentle persuasion on the Extroverted Writer. by Orly Konig-Lopez Loyal followers (and you’re all loyal followers, right? Right!) know that Writers in the Storm has a fun tradition […]

WITS is happy to welcome back James Preston, author of the award-winning Surf City Mysteries series. James’ wife, Nancy, encouraged Fae Rowen to write her first book.  James encouraged Fae to go to the San Diego Writers Conference to learn how to write that first book. Today he shares his insight on why we write and why we […]

by Jenny Hansen Should writers (or anyone else) use Microsoft Excel? In a word, YES! Laura Drake did a post last week about how she keeps track of her plot in Excel and I started hearing rumbling from the Spreadsheet-Phobics in the WITS crowd. What sort of tasks might one do in this spooky financial-y program […]