Winning Entries from the 500 Word Free Write Part 1

By Deborah Rocheleau, first place”Assurance is peace. Assurance is resolve. And it starts at an affordable $600. If your loved one is suffering from a life-threatening illness or facing a major decision, give them the gift of a definitive future. A qualified...

Where to Begin?

by Stephanie MorrillBeginnings are tricky little buggers, and landing on the right one for your book takes planning, writing, and rewriting. Early on in my writing journey, I erred on beginning my stories too early. I gather this is a somewhat common mistake because...

Last day to sign up for the 100 for 100 challenge!

by Stephanie MorrillI hope everyone’s weekend was more restful than mine. Mine involved a goat trying to eat my daughter’s skirt, my son bringing me a handful of dog poop while I was in the middle of doing dishes, and the low-battery chirp thingy on the...

When You Can’t Take a Research Trip

I’m always delighted to have Sarah Sundin on Go Teen Writers. For one thing, she’s a fabulous writer. She writes those kind of books where you want to be like, “Go away, world! I just want to be reading A Distant Memory!” She’s also an...

A New Writing Challenge

by Stephanie MorrillWith school underway for just about everybody now, it’s common for writing time to get squeezed out. As a teen writer, I could only take a break from writing for so long. Any more than a week away from my story, and I would get irritable and...