Shannon Dittemore is the author of the Angel Eyes trilogy. She has an overactive imagination and a passion for truth. Her lifelong journey to combine the two is responsible for a stint at Portland Bible College, performances with local theater companies, and a love of all things literary. When she isn’t writing, she spends her days with her husband, Matt, imagining things unseen and chasing their two children around their home in Northern California. To connect with Shan, check out her website, FB, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.
Good morning, my lovelies! I hope you have fantastic weekend plans waiting for you. If not, write something thrilling for yourself, alright? There are all sorts of ways to go on an adventure when you’re a writer. Major upside to the hours and hours of alone time.
Next week, Jill, Steph and I are going to take turns sharing our journeys with you. We’re already a pretty transparent bunch–we talk about the ups and downs here, the challenges of being a writer–but we thought it would be eye-opening for you all to see what it took to get our books on the shelf.
As we prepare to do that, I’ve been thinking about the process. And it is a process, publication. It’s a cycle. A puzzle. An ever-evolving wheel and, even if I put all my brainpower into the effort, I have no idea what the next ten years looks like for me.
So, I thought we’d play with that today, and lay our exercise out like a good, old fashioned, elementary school prompt. Sound fun? I thought so.
Remember, when you participate in our writing exercises, you’re entered into a drawing. Winners will have the opportunity to ask Jill, Steph and me a writing question on an upcoming episode of Go Teen Writers LIVE. Keep your eyes open for those, by the way. We just wrapped up a recording session and we’ll be sharing soon.
A little change: Because we’re having trouble locating some of our random winners, we’re going to be using the Rafflecopter to keep track of entries. Super easy, you guys. As always, leave your exercise response in the comments section and then use the Rafflecopter to tell me you’ve done so. And be sure to come back throughout the weekend to see what your friends are up to.
Okay, here’s that prompt. Now, scoot! I’m dying to know where you’ll all be in ten years.
