by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
A writer asked me, “How do you keep stories from unfolding too quickly? I feel like my stories move too fast.”When I first started writing, my stories always moved too fast as well. Unfortunately, this isn’t one of those elements of story writing...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Rachel Coker, teen writer extraordinaire (Stephanie added that part.) Hey kids! How’s it going, pip-squeaks? Wassup, youngstas?Argh, don’t you just hate it when people (grown-ups) say things like that to you? They may think they’re being funny or...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
One of the writing fears that was brought up on the Go Teen Writers Facebook page is of blowing opportunities – a request to send a full manuscript, fumbling a verbal pitch with an editor – and not receiving a second chance.I always get nervous before...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here are the winner’s from last round’s 100 word free write:First PlaceMadison Hines (received 2 votes)Second PlaceSamuel LaRueJessica StarickaThird PlaceJessica Staricka (also placed 2nd)Alyssa LiljequistHonorable MentionLindsey BradfordJT ValunAnd for...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday we talked about how to balance out a scene that has too much dialogue, which of course begged the question, “What about a scene that has too little?”Just like in life, there’s certainly a time and place in your story where it’s...
