by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
A reader e-mailed me to ask: I write part of a story, then lose interest or stop liking it. What do I do about that?Yeah, this is a tough one. Particularly if you haven’t already sold the manuscript, so there’s no deadline looming before you, pushing you to...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
I talked last Thursday about what makes a book good. One of the first things I listed was a main character I can root for. Let’s talk a bit about what that does and does not mean.There are two types of main characters:An ordinary character to whom the extraordinary...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
A reader asked me: Do you have tips for me to concentrate, stay on task, and actually finish a story?Why, yes I do.There are lots of ways I could answer this – pick a subject you’re passionate about, develop a plot with plenty of complications, create...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m sure we’ve all had this experience: We pick up a book, we’re reading, and … it’s just not doing it for us.Sometimes a book just isn’t “our kind” of book. I’ve adored books that friends of mine have hated, and...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
If you’re reading this thinking, “Hey, where’s part one…?” It’s right here.As a reminder, I’ve just discovered I want to write YA novels. On with the story:That summer, I wrote a book that I called “Clarity,” about a high...
