by Shannon Dittemore | Oct 18, 2019 | Learning from Other Authors, Reading, Writing Life
I talk to authors all the time. Some of them are friends, some are acquaintances, and some are simply folks I meet at book events. For the most part, authors are easy to talk to. Primarily because, at the very least, we have two things in common: the publishing...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 16, 2019 | Book Club Posts
Welcome to book club! Jill is hard at work on a school assignment this week, so I’m filling in as hostess. If we were all gathered in my living room–which I would love, by the way–I would start our gathering by reading this quote from the chapter:...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 14, 2019 | Story Ideas, Writing Exercise
Hey, writers! If you participated in the story idea challenge this last week, how did it go? I was pretty good about not censoring my ideas, so I walked away from the week with four “story sparks.” There was nothing so amazing that I thought “I have...
by Shannon Dittemore | Oct 11, 2019 | Writing Life
This week I’m barreling toward a deadline, and I need every minute of my work sessions to get there. I’m sorry I don’t have anything new for you, but you’re all writers and I know you understand. Wishing you all the best with your writing....
by Jill Williamson | Oct 9, 2019 | Book Club Posts, Characters, Go Teen Writers Book Club
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing Chapter Six: Change. Chapter Recap: Mr. James talked about the difference between putty people and pebble people. The events of the story cause putty people to change, while pebble people remain unchanged....
