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  • Between the Lines Professional Critique Service

    Laurin runs Between the Lines Critiques, providing professional critiques of manuscripts and synopses for a very reasonable fee. For more information on this service please see the Between the Lines Critiques page.

  • What Between the Lines clients are saying…

    “Laurin Wittig has a phenomenal gift for identifying the problems in a story and, more importantly, suggesting ways to fix them. I can’t imagine trying to write a book without her!”
    Pamela Palmer
    Award-winning author of the Esri series from Sihouette Nocturne and the Feral Warriors series from Avon.

    “Laurin Wittig’s talent for finding the essence of a scene and pointing it in a logical and more focused direction is unmatched. Laurin’s guidance is kind and to the point. More importantly she MOTIVATES!”
    Elizabeth Holcombe
    Author of Heaven and the Heather from Berkley/Jove

    “Laurin Wittig is the sharpest story surgeon you could ever desire. She peels away the unnecessary layers to find the strong bones of your plot and character. Laurin has discerned things about my characters that I was still waiting to discover, and I find her insights stunning.”
    Anne Shaw Moran
    The Marlene Award Finalist

    “Laurin Wittig is a genius. Her insightful comments and suggestions helped me change a good manuscript into a great manuscript. I plan to use her critique service for all my future novels. She's the writing/critique partner that we all secretly hope to find -- someone who will help your book become the best it can be, without any power struggles, jealousy or secret agendas.”
    Beverly Giroux
    Golden Heart Contest Finalist

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100 Creative Writing Blogs

Posted by Laurin Wittig on February 24, 2009

j04393441It’s not like any of us need anything else to read, right?  Today I spent the day on the couch with the nasty creeping crud my lovely son brought home for me.  I soon caught up on my Battlestar Galactica, West Wing and Dog Whisperer episodes (I LOVE my Tivo!).  There was nothing left to do but pull out my laptop and cruise through the blogosphere.   A quick Google for creative writing blogs brought me to a wonderful list of creative writing blogs at BestCollegesOnline.com, many of which I had not previously discovered.  Go peruse the list here:  Top 100 Creative Writing Blogs

Is your favorite creative writing blog on this list?  If not, please share a link in the comments!

 Laurin

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Do you group?

Posted by Laurin Wittig on February 17, 2009

People's mandala - 12 handsSometimes I enjoy being alone in my own little writer’s cave.  And sometimes it does me a whole lot of good to get out in the world and mingle with my fellow writers.  Saturday, I attended the monthly meeting of my local writers’ group, Virginia Romance Writers.  During social time before the meeting, and lunch after, I connected with other writers, caught up on industry gossip, talked craft, traded tips and tricks for crafting characters, etc.  During the meeting I was introduced to almost a dozen different devices and software programs that are useful to writers — yes, writers can be techno-geeks, too!  It never fails to re-energize me (in spite of being an introvert) to talk to other writers, kindred spirits in this weird craft we all practice. 

I left Richmond feeling a renewed sense of myself as a writer.   And even though I was ready to dive back into my writing cave when I got home, I’m also really looking forward to the next time I can take a Saturday and spend it with a community of writers. 

Laurin

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The one writing book everyone should have is…

Posted by Laurin Wittig on February 2, 2009

Scene and Structure (Elements of Fiction Writing)

 

Scene and Structure by Jack M. Bickham

rating: 5 of 5 stars

If I could only have one book on the craft of writing this would be the one. I read it (the first time) many years ago and it’s the one book I pull out on a regular basis to remind myself of the importance of scene goals and disasters, sequels, and the tricks of pacing. Easy to read. Easy to understand. I recommend it to every writer I know. If you don’t have a copy, get thee to a bookstore/site and correct that error right away.

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Have you written today?

Laurin

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