by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 2, 2019 | 100-for-100
We are so excited about this list of finishers for our annual summer 100 words for 100 days writing challenge. While every summer feels fun, this one felt particularly exciting as email after email rolled in about how many words were being written and discipline that...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 26, 2019 | Author Life, Getting Published, Writing
Since we frequently get questions about publishing, I thought it could be beneficial to see the traditional and self-publishing processes at a glance. I’ve talked about the traditional path once before in my post Publishing 101, but it’s been a few years,...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 19, 2019 | Productivity, Story Ideas, Writing Life
Back in December, I wrote about seasons of creativity and creative winters. Creative winters are seasons when might you find yourself unable to come up with a decent idea for a story, regardless of what you do. Or maybe the ideas are simmering, but with all your other...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 12, 2019 | Contemporary, Historical, Mailbag, Setting
The topic of settings, specifically the benefits of creating a fake town versus using a real one, was brought up on the Go Teen Writers Community Facebook Group by Michaella. She’s writing a story set in the 1970s and has a real small town in mind for her...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 5, 2019 | First Drafts, Mailbag, Productivity, Writing, Writing Life
“Its been about a year that I’m working on one story and I’ve just written five chapters. How do I write better and faster?” This question came to us from the Go Teen Writers website, and it’s a fantastic one. Here’s the very short...
