by Jenny Hansen | Apr 3, 2020 | Writer's Life, WriterStrong
by Jenny Hansen “You can’t deduct a hobby.” Many creatives hear these words from their accountants, especially if they don’t keep the proper paperwork. You can trust me on this. First, because I am terrible at paperwork and secondly, because I...
by Julie Glover | Mar 30, 2020 | Inspiration, WriterStrong
Julie Glover Today is the day I’m supposed to publish a “Farewell, y’all!” message, as I’m stepping away from the Writers in the Storm hosting team after March. I started writing my So Long and Thanks for All the Fish post a while ago,...
by Julie Glover | Mar 18, 2020 | Julie Glover, Writer's Life, WriterStrong
Julie Glover So…Coronavirus. Whatever we’d originally planned to post today, it seemed like we should take a breather and just admit our current reality: COVID-19 has created unprecedented consequences and challenges. It’s rough out there. As of this...
by Guest Blogger | Feb 28, 2020 | Writer's Life, WriterStrong
by Ellen Buikema There are times I’m absolutely certain of the characters’ surroundings, the shape of the scene crystalizes in my mind and I can write it all in one sitting. Don’t you love those times? But there are moments when that just ain’t happenin’....
by Guest Blogger | Feb 24, 2020 | Craft, WriterStrong
by Tiffany Yates Martin Imagine you’ve been given a fabulous vacation—a trip to Bali, a luxury cruise of the Nordic countries, an adventure vacation across Asia, an African safari. The only catch is that you have to go with a pre-selected travel companion, and you...
by Guest Blogger | Feb 5, 2020 | Writer's Life, WriterStrong
by James Preston Time is your friend . . . and your enemy. You can never have enough. Yet it can stretch, minutes to seeming hours, in a boring movie that your date loves. It can race by when you’re writing to meet a deadline. . . . Time. I looked for fiction...