by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today I have the privilege (drat! I never spell that word right the first time!) of guest blogging on Gina Conroy’s Writer … Interrupted.I spoke about 5 Things I wish I knew as a teen writer. Also, I shared a picture of me in a very dorky hat....
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Good morning, guys!The new writing contest opens today. Here are the details:There is no prompt this round. I repeat – no prompt. Instead I’m giving you a set up. The set up is: A character named Alex who is trying to go somewhere.Word...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
The lovely Emily Rachelle asked me if I could please compile a checklist for editing dialogue. I thought that sounded like a great idea, so I did. If the following list seems helpful to you, here is the link for downloading and printing it out.__ Are you trusting your...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here are the winners from the first writing prompt contest of the year:First PlaceGillian AdamsJenna Blake MorrisSecond PlaceRebecca PennefatherJyllenna WilkeThird PlaceJordan NewhouseGeorgina CaballeroHonorable MentionsAbigail HartmanRichard Barrett IIMadison...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
One last dialogue exercise for you guys today. This is an exercise I found in James Scott Bell’s Revision and Self-Editing, though he credits Jack Bickham (Writing Novels That Sell) for creating it. It’s possible I’ve mentioned it on here before...
