by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillFor your reading pleasure today, I have the winning entries from the Great First lines contest. There were so many amazing first lines. You all made life very difficult on our judges. Judge Laura L. Smith wanted me to pass this along to you guys:I...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Rachel CokerRachel is a sixteen-year-old home school student and award-winning author who resides in Virginia with her parents and two sisters. Her gift for writing became apparent at the age of eleven through a simple fiction writing assignment in school. She...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here’s the list of those who made the top 40-something. (The original plan was 41, but it was an impossible task for our judges to narrow it down so we let a few extra slip through.)This list is in alpha order. Some names are listed twice because some writers...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillA writer emailed me to ask about how to grow a relationship between two characters over the course of a book. This is an excellent question, and a big challenge whether you’re talking about a romantic relationship or a friendship.I had to do...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillI was completely blown away by how many entries we had for the Go Teen Writers first lines contest. We had – are you ready for it? – a whopping411 entries!!!411! It’s almost too big for me to comprehend. I’m not a math...
