by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 31, 2020 | The Craft of Writing, Writing Life
Yes, I’m still gone! Here’s another post from the archives for you: I have listened to a lot of different writing podcasts in the last month, trying to find new ones that I like as much as Writing Excuses and Helping Writers Become Authors....
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 27, 2020 | Creativity, Writing Life
I’m away for a couple of weeks, so I’ve pulled a few posts from the archives for you to enjoy in the meantime! I had never read Arthur books until McKenna started elementary school and brought them home from the library. When she pulled Arthur Writes A...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 24, 2020 | Writing
For Part 1, click here! Last time I was on here, I talked a bit about my journey to writing what I call “soul-deep” characters—characters that readers feel like they know inside out, who challenge them and with whom they can identify. We covered my first two tips for...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 20, 2020 | Editing, Writing, Writing Life
I’m away for a few a few weeks, so I’m resurrecting a few posts from the archives. I hope you enjoy them! Also, for those doing the 100-for-100 writing challenge, today is day 50! Halfway there! Among the most confusing writing advice I’ve ever received is...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 13, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, Editing, Theme
The word “theme” can still cause shivers because it calls up my memories of high school English when I had to identify elements like theme or symbolism in five paragraph essays. (The only thing worse was analyzing poetry.) Those essays always left me...
