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The Boss Fight, Sherpas, and the Devil’s in the Details

Guest Blogger — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:41:33 +0000

Why should you, as a writer, pay attention to computer games? James R. Preston shares lessons learned from the stories of good computer games.

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5 Things Kids Taught Me About Writing

Ellen Buikema — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 08:53:11 +0000

An author who worked with young children shares the five life lessons she learned about life, writing, and how to see the world.

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3 Writing Lessons Learned from a Robotic Vacuum

Laura Drake — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:00:18 +0000

By Laura Drake About ten years ago, I had back surgery. After I healed, I went back to Domestic Goddess duties, but found I couldn’t vacuum anymore. Something about the pushing and pulling killed my back. So I informed Alpha Dog (did I mention he’s also Texan?) that this duty would have to fall to […]

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Invasion of the Bees--and a Writing Lesson

writersinthestorm — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:49:06 +0000

by Fae Rowen This morning I walk into the kitchen for a drink of water and see a large fly on the window. Turns out to be a bee. Well, with the diminishing numbers of the honeybee, I don't have the heart to smash it, so I try to "guide" it out the door. Dumb […]

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The Most Important Writing Lesson I Ever Learned

Jenny Hansen — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:00:01 +0000

By Jenny Hansen Based on the title of this post, you might think I’m going to talk about plotting or character arcs or 3-Act structure… That’s a big fat “Nope!” to all three. There’s a lesson that comes before all those things and it has taken me a long time to get it through my […]

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10 Not Absurd Lessons from Margie Lawson (and Her Peeps!)

writersinthestorm — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:45:51 +0000

By Jenny Hansen Last Friday Margie Lawson did a guest blog at Writers In The Storm. If you missed it, please take a moment to catch up by clicking here. As usual, Margie’s advice was spot-on and amazing. However, what surprised me about Friday’s post was the comment section. I knew Margie had a big […]

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Writing a Deeper Story

Guest Blogger — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:06:52 +0000

By Laura Drake ANNOUNCEMENT: Writers in the Storm is kicking off the summer with a series of guest blogs and we are so excited! First in our Summer Line-up is social media guru, Kristen Lamb. Not only is she the author of two best-selling books, We Are Not Alone–The Writer’s Guide to Social Media and […]

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