by Miffie Seideman

Ready to try an approach to writing that can help avoid burn-out and stress? I may have just the thing. On my long bike ride last weekend, I had a lot (and I mean a LOT) of time to ruminate about complaints bandied about at my monthly writing critique group.… Read the post

by Tari Lynn Jewett

NO, this is not a blog about teaching children to write! This is about what I learned while teaching children to write.

Years ago, when I wrote freelance for magazines and newspaper, the principal of my boys’ elementary school invited me to teach a class on writing for publication, for the school’s GATE Program, California’s  Gifted and Talented Education program.… Read the post

by Sarah Hamer

As a writing instructor, I often get asked about how to deal with the terrifying writers’ block. It’s usually from someone who had a great idea at the beginning of their story – swashbuckling heroes and heroines who have to rescue someone else from a dragon or fall in love or save the world.… Read the post

Feeling Overwhelmed? You’re Not Alone.

I don’t know about you, but last year was a wild ride for me, and, I think, for a lot of writers. Between the tech shifts, ever-changing marketing demands, and the constant pressure to do more faster, it’s no wonder so many of us are feeling drained.… Read the post

by James R. Preston

Across the electronic gulf in the early years of the twenty-first century the Writers in the Storm web page was likely being watched keenly and closely by intelligences searching for ways to improve their art and craft of writing.… Read the post