by Jenny Hansen I don’t know about you, but I often have trouble asking for help. It’s not that I don’t want help and it’s not that I don’t need help. It’s that I don’t want to be a bother. Or that I don’t have time to explain what I want. Or that I feel Read more
Fabulous first lines tend to stick with all of us. We ponder them, agonize over them, rewrite them, and rewrite them again. And more than once, we’ve actually purchased a book based on a breathtaking first line or paragraph. Plus, a good first line is quotable. Today, we’re opening the doors of WITS to our Read more
by Eldred Bird It started like any other writing session. Drink in hand, I made my way to my office and plopped down in front of the computer. The welcome glow of the monitor lit my face as I settled in for what I felt would finally be a productive writing session—my first in quite Read more
Since the beginning here at Writers in the Storm, we’ve been all about spreading the love. And every so often, we throw the doors open for some shameless self-promotion opportunities for our readers. Our only requirement for those glorious days — formerly called “Pimp & Promote” — is that they double the love and promote Read more
by Jenny Hansen I started January with something a little different this year: a workshop about goals. I have a confession to make… I struggle to meet my own goals. Constantly. Notice I said “my own goals.” I am aces with outward-facing goals. Work projects, family projects, Writers In the Storm three days a week. Read more
Our Writers in the Storm team chose single guiding words in 2016, and 2017, 2018, and 2019. We took last year off for Covid, but we’re ba-a-ack with new energy and new team members. We are ready for some writing in 2022! Ellen My word for 2022: Patience Being patient is not easy. Dealing gracefully Read more
Whether you celebrate a lot or a little, on your own or with family and friends, all of us here at Writers In the Storm are wishing you a joyful holiday season. There is no blog today because we’re all being busy holiday elves, but we hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend. Happy Writing! Read more
by Jenny Hansen I dream of being an organized person. Heck, I’d settle for being an organized writer. Fortunately for me, I married my organization gene, and he’s a keeper! But every year, as December goes into full swing and I’m hip-deep in wrangling the family holidays, I dream of being more organized. And before Read more
Every so often, I jump into the archives to see what is and isn’t working here at Writers In the Storm. I look closely at the posts that are getting more attention to determine whether we should ask the contributor to continue with a series on a topic or whether there might be a tie-in Read more
Today at Writers In The Storm we’re giving thanks for the “writerly” people and things that help us put words on the page. One of the things we’re grateful for are the two new team members — Lynette Burrows and Lisa Norman — who have joined the behind-the-scenes team here at WITS. Please join us in Read more
