by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
From first grade on, getting published was my Ultimate Dream. That and marrying Joey McIntyre from New Kids on the Block.It seemed unrealistic to hope to get published in elementary school or junior high. But high school seemed reasonable. I was constantly writing...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’m back home from my wine country research trip. I won’t force you to look through all 91 pictures or watch the dorky videos I took (“This is the neighborhood Jack could live in…”) but I’ll show a couple pictures and talk about...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
I love that you guys are so vocal about what you like and dislike on Go Teen Writers. For last round’s writing prompt contest, we mixed things up and I supplied the last sentence of your 100 words rather than the first. Many of you told me how much you liked...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
There’s no post today (well, okay, there technically is, but you know what I mean) because I’m currently traipsing around California’s wine country on a research trip for my work-in-progress. Being out here makes me think I should always write...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
Clare Kolenda, double-finaled for 1stI didn’t want to be here.Nervously shifting in the worn vinyl booth, I questioned my sanity in agreeing to come back to the field.Blackmail was a powerful tool and the CIA used it well, I mused, playing with the edges of the greasy...