By Laura Drake I’m probably the poster child for the "Write what you know" side of the throwdown. Why?  I’ll out myself at the end of this post. Let me answer the easy one first. How? For the last ten years I’ve had an obsession (yeah, another one.) Pro Bull Riding. I never miss it on TV, and when it’s […]

by Jenny Hansen As a software trainer, I come in contact with a wide variety of people and use a broad range of software applications. It's what I do. I think software is fun. This techie zeal of mine makes some of my writing pals want to shoot me at times but it ends up helping […]

As we begin the Holiday Season, Writers in the Storm would like to take today to share what we're thankful for, but don't worry.  We are indeed thankful for an ocean of things, but we limited ourselves to gratitude as it relates to our writing. And on Friday, we're excited (and grateful) to have as […]

By Laura Drake On Monday, our own Fae Rowen took on the Inspiration half of this discussion, brilliantly. You can read it here. When this throwdown was first suggested, all the WITS Bloggers assumed I’d take the Sweaty side. I don’t want to think about what that says about me. Or my deodorant. Why? Because […]

by Fae Rowen This one isn't so much a throwdown  as a mirror reflecting what keeps us writing.  Usually Laura Drake draws the line in the sand first, but today I'm going to talk about inspiration and writing.  On Wednesday, since she's the queen of "bottom in the chair," Laura's going to follow-up with perspiration […]