Romance Writers of America® 32nd Annual Conference Anaheim Marriott® July 25-28, 2012 Welcome back to Part 2 of our RWA12 Conference series. If you missed Part 1, click here. All of us at Writers In The Storm live here in Orange County, which makes this year's RWA conference more exciting than most for us. It also […]

by Jenny Hansen Romance Writers of America® 32nd Annual Conference Anaheim Marriott® July 25-28, 2012 All of us at Writers In The Storm live right here in Southern California, which makes this year's RWA conference a bit more exciting than most for us. For once, we're locals. This means we know where everything is, and if […]

Writers in the Storm welcomes James R. Preston, mystery writer, for our Friday the 13th blog. Could be scary stuff, but personally, I think James is part comedy writer, and we couldn't be luckier to have his help with a question we've all wrestled with. Slicing the Salami Or, "When is It Done?" by James […]

By Sharla Rae Just my opinion but The old gray RWA Conference ain’t what she used to be. And I hope she keeps up the good work! At first glance the 2012 RWA Conference may look pretty much as it has in the past. It is and it isn’t. And no, I’m not touting something […]

We're always happy when Laura quits juggling chainsaws long enough to share a blog! By Laura Drake What is theme? You can read the whole definition here, but the gist is: it’s a common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work. Why use theme? Here's a great article that explains, but […]