by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillSo while I was on vacation, snarfing roasted hot dogs and s’mores, we apparently did some growing!500 (plus!) followers – unbelievable!Totally calls for some celebrating with a new contest. This round’s contest is:A 500 word free...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Heather Burch, author of The Halflings seriesHere are three of the most important things you need to write an awesome YA novel:1. An unforgettable character2. An impossible situation3. A relentless threatWhy are these so important? They are the...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Roseanna M. White, acquisitions editor for WhiteFire PublishingLet’s play a game–it’s called Fix It or Nix It. The object of the game? To write a manuscript strong enough to get you to “I want to make you an offer!” avoiding, at all...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillIf you attended the NextGen conference last Thursday/Friday, you probably already saw this post over there, but I know many of you are older than 19 and were therefore unable to attend. So, as requested, here’s my class on those challenging...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillI’ve been receiving lots of emails recently about when the next Go Teen Writers contest is going to open up. The short answer is SOON. Like mid-Augustish, after I’m back from vacation. Sorry contests have been unofficially on hold this...