Cliche Plots and last round’s finalists

Once upon a time, I only posted on Go Teen Writers twice a week. These days I feel like I could post 7 days a week if I wanted to spend that much time blogging. A reader emailed me to ask, “I was wondering though if you had any advice for me as to how to make a...

Elevator Pitches Part Two

My husband thinks I’m weird, but I think Pinterest is way fun. I only learned about it on Friday, so I’m pretty new over there, but I’ve started a Teen Writers pinboard that I’ll be adding to as I get more time/discover more resources. I love...

Elevator Pitches Part One

Real quick – “Sananora,” you’re the winner of Roseanna M. White’s Jewel of Persia. Please email me with your mailing address, and we’ll get that sent to you.Traditionally on Go Teen Writers, we do writing prompts every other Monday....

The Perfect Novel Writing System

We’ve spent the last 7 months talking about the process for writing a novel, from the spark of idea to getting your commas right.Once upon a time I thought I would eventually find some magic system for writing a book. I’m a girl who loves to organize, and...

CAPS, “quotes” (and parentheses too)

Happy Monday everyone! Don’t forget – writing prompt entries are due today so make sure you get those into me. If you’ve already turned in your entry but haven’t heard back from me, I was out of town Thursday – Saturday, and I make a...