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The post The Hardest Book I’ve Ever Written first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2022/10/the-hardest-book-ive-ever-written/feed/ 23 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/04/five-writing-tips-we-love-to-hate/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2021/04/five-writing-tips-we-love-to-hate/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:49:00 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=42330 by Eldred Bird While perusing the Twitterverse recently, I happened upon a question that caught my interest. Author Jeff Richards asked, “What is your LEAST favorite common writing tip?” We all have that one piece of advice that makes us roll our eyes when someone feels the need to impart that particular kernel of wisdom. […]

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The post 5 Things I'd Go Back and Tell "Baby Writer Me" first appeared on Writers In The Storm.]]> https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/11/5-things-id-go-back-and-tell-baby-writer-me/feed/ 22 https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/07/share-your-golden-writing-wisdom/ https://writersinthestormblog.com/2019/07/share-your-golden-writing-wisdom/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:02:45 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=37645 Laura Drake There are SO many things that I wish I'd known in the beginning (or even yesterday). We all could use help/encouragement, and some advice is just too good not to share. Like my all-time go-to: If you don't know who's POV to be in in a scene, choose the character who has the […]

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