Creating an Editing Notebook

While we’ve shifted our primary focus to getting published, we’re still going to occasionally talk about the craft of writing for several reasons: Not everyone hanging around here is ready to pursue publication, and I hate to bore them every day.Even when...

Writing Prompt: She knew he’d come back.

This round’s writing prompt is: She knew he’d come back someday, but he couldn’t have picked a worse moment. OR He knew she’d come back someday, but she couldn’t have picked a worse moment. As always, the prompt sentence should be read as...

Top 20 finalists from, “They say I’m innocent…”

Sorry this is later than normal guys. Busy week here on Go Teen Writers! There’ll be a new prompt on Monday, you can still get entered to win Sarah Sundin’s latest, and I posted about another writing contest on Wednesday for Wake Up Your Muse, so check...

Writing a bio

A week ago, I blogged about what you should have put together before you start querying agents. One of those is a bio. If writing your own bio freaks you out, you’re not alone. When I first started writing them, they really intimidated me. It felt weird to talk...

Laura Kurk on self-publishing

I’m delighted to have Laura Kurk as our guest today on Go Teen Writers! When I sent out questions about self-publishing, Laura responded, and I’m so glad she did. Laura Anderson Kurk is the author of Glass Girl and its upcoming sequel Perfect Glass. A...