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Guest Blogger - Elizabeth Craig: 15 Tips for Writing a Murder Mystery

Writers In The Storm is delighted to welcome Elizabeth Spann Craig, w/a Riley Adams. Elizabeth's latest Memphis BBQ series mystery, Hickory Smoked Homicide was just released on November 1st. Enjoy! Thanks so much to Jenny Hansen for inviting me here today to talk about mysteries—my favorite subject! Before I was a mystery writer, I was […]

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Blogging Guest: Donald Maass -- It’s Not About The Cougar

We're huge Donald Maass fans here at WITS. We've got all his books. Mine are dog-eared. He has a way of breaking down critical craft points and making them easy to understand. He's graciously allowed us to repost a blog that originally appeared on a blog we're also fans of, Writer Unboxed. Note: If you […]

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Don’t Let Thrillers Hog The Freezer!

We're so excited to have with us today at WITS: Tiffany Lawson Inman -Naked Editor! She's not only Margie Lawson's pride and joy, she's an amazing editor who can help take your writing from good to great! Here's Tiffany: Why is it, we think only of a high intensity thriller when we hear the phrase, “Gripping […]

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How Writers Learn What They Need To Know

The Guinea Pig Diaries: Novel Edition by Piper Bayard I wrote a novel. For five and a half years, I wrote a novel. I didn’t just write it, I rewrote it, rewrote it, and rewrote it again. I ate it, slept it, drank it, and then I found some betareaders, and I rewrote it again. […]

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Forcing a Story to Evolve—From First Draft to Finished Draft

Writers In The Storm is delighted to welcome paranormal writer and blogger, Jami Gold! She'll be stopping in over the next few days to answer any comments you have. (Thanks, Jami!) On my blog last week, I talked about how it’s fascinating to watch a story evolve from a story seed into a full-blown draft.  […]

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