What if I never have another good idea?

by Stephanie MorrillOn the Go Teen Writers Facebook page, when we were talking about writing fears, someone said, “I worry that I’ll never have another good idea.”This is something that’s crossed my mind from time to time. I think the best way...

Active and Passive Writing

by Stephanie Morrill Let’s establish straight away that I’m no expert on active or passive writing. Or anything grammar related, really. But once upon a time, I wrote with a lot of passive sentences until a literary agent told me she liked my story, but...

3 Steps to Creating An Occupation for Your Characters

What a thrill to have Cara Putman here! Last time I interviewed Cara, I misspelled her last name, like, a thousand times. I’m determined to make up for it today!Especially because not only is Cara Putman (2 for 2 so far) sharing wisdom about writing, she’s...

Teen Writing Contest : This is not what I expected.

The prompt for this round is This is not what I expected.Your word limit this round is 106 words (100 words + the prompt sentence).The prompt sentence can go anywhere – first line, last line, third line, whatever. But make sure you don’t change any of...

Winners from “The Type of Person Who…”

First PlaceLydia HartAllison YoungSecond PlaceKatelyn Marie WhitleyAlisonThird PlaceLydia Hart (also placed 1st)AlisonHonorable MentionP.R. GoldenKatelyn Marie Whitley (also placed second)Abigail HartmanLaurie J. CurtisRichard B.By Lydia Hart, 1st and 3rdRegina...