Margie Lawson  A huge THANK YOU to Laura Drake for inviting me to be a guest blogger, and big miss-you hugs to all the WITS gals! If you wish review the rule that started it all... Margie-Rule #1: Never Take Any Word for Granted   Are you an NCIS fan? A Jethro Gibbs fan? A Mark Harmon […]

Describing clothes on characters isn’t nearly as fun writing an action scene. But let’s face it, clothes and their condition say as much about our characters as they do on real people. Thankfully there are ways to sneak clothing descriptions into a scene without sounding like a fashion magazine. When ever possible, let clothing and […]

Catherine Spangler Hello all! I’m thrilled and honored to be included in the Writers in the Storm Blog community. Since I write science fiction romance and urban fantasy romance, I thought we could discuss creating alternate worlds and world building, and the elements needed for “other-worldly” romances. Building an Alternate World There are a number […]

Over the last couple of months I’ve noticed something disturbing on Facebook—lots of my writer friends have been attending writing retreats. Why disturbing? Because I haven’t been able to go to any (cue violins). I read once that a writing retreat is to creativity, what a good nights sleep is to physical well-being. With the […]

Last week, I saw an infographic in GalleyCat titled, J.R.R. Tolkien’s 10 Tips for Writers, and was so inspired. What if he'd never written his books? What if there had been no Hobbits and no Gandalf, no Legolas or Frodo? The world of story would be an entirely different place. Our stories matter. They really do. 10 Tips from the “Master […]