January 16th, 2019
WITS Throwdown: Putting the "Social" in Social Media
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Craft
The real title of this post is How To Put the Social in Social Media Without Losing Your Mind or All Your Free Time.
That's a heavy promise, right? Social media does like to suck up valuable family time, writing time, down time.… Read the post
December 31st, 2018
A Word to Focus Your Writer Journey in 2019
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Inspiration | Writer's Life
Our Writers in the Storm team chose single guiding words in 2016, and 2017, 2018. Here are our words for 2019.
Fae Rowen
My word for 2019: Plan
2018 slipped away from me. All the projects I'd planned to complete, didn't get done.… Read the post
December 28th, 2018
First Page Critique
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Craft
I chose this month's submission to help explain how to show a tense scene from within the character, instead of telling - as if we're watching a movie. This scene has the potential to be edge-of-your-seat stuff, but it has several problems.… Read the post
December 19th, 2018
Top 10 Writing Success Tips from Ray Bradbury
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Craft
Over the last few months, I've shared "Top 10" lists from several authors on the topics of writing and success. To close out the year, I chose Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451, Dandelion Wine and The Martian Chronicles.… Read the post
November 28th, 2018
NaNoSlackMo: What To Do When November Gets Crazy
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Writer's Life
We're officially in the holiday season, a time that sends many writers into a tizzy of stress and deadlines and too many sweets. Many of my friends are past the NaNo-Mania and looking forward to their holidays, but I'm on the fence.… Read the post
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