Three tips for staying motivated with writing

A couple days ago, a GTW (Go Teen Writer) asked about staying motivated with writing. She shared something I think we can all relate to, which is that she’ll be excited about an idea, but quickly loses interest. Anyone but me feeling her pain?Sarah Dessen, who...

A story of two dedicated teen writers

One of the best things about starting Go Teen Writers is talking to you guys about your writing projects, so I’m always thrilled when you e-mail me about what you’re working on.Katy e-mailed me a few weeks ago and shared that she and her friend Kait are...

Setting Writing Goals

I’m pretty sure we’ve established this on here, but I like lists. You might say, I loooove lists.On Saturday, I got together with some writer friends of mine for breakfast. We were all supposed to bring a list of our goals for 2011 and I … well,...

Use Your Senses

So I’m in first draft mode at the moment.Which means I’m mostly writing dialogue and praying I don’t die before I have a chance to do edits. That’s one of my greatest fears. That I’ll die, my first drafts will be leaked to the internet,...

Lessons from Penelope

One of the best things about being a writer is that you can classify great activities like travel, movie-viewing, and reading as research.I finally got around to watching Penelope this week. I had to split it between two different days, which is a real bummer, but I...