by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 28, 2019 | Editing, Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Getting Published, Plot, Story Structure, Writing, Writing Life
Looking for the earlier posts? Click here for part one and click here for part two. The last couple weeks we’ve been addressing the question, “How do you know if your book works as a whole?” Links for parts one and two are up above, but as a very...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 21, 2019 | Antagonists, Brainstorming, Characters, Plot, The Craft of Writing, Writing
(Did you miss part one? You can find it here.) This second part of this series is what I believe is the most critical component of if a story works or not: Character Motivation. Do you have plot holes? A theme that isn’t resonating? Flat characters? My guess is...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 14, 2019 | Brainstorming, First Drafts, Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Plot, Writing Life
It’s funny to me that sometimes I start a blog post thinking, “I’ve learned this cool thing, and I want to tell others!” And other times, like today, I start a blog post thinking, “I wonder what I have to say about this.” As it...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 7, 2019 | Author Life, Creativity, Writing, Writing Life
Hi, writers! It’s hard to believe that we are a week into 2019 already! I ended 2018 and started 2019 teaching at a workshop for writers who have done the One Year Adventure Novel curriculum. I took no pictures (not really sure why???) so you’ll just have...
by Stephanie Morrill | Dec 24, 2018 | Grow An Author, Writing, Writing Life
Hi, writers! Shan, Jill, and I are off for the next couple weeks to enjoy our kiddos during their holiday break. We’ll be back Monday, January 7th, but before we go, here’s are 4 things we want to tell you: We are so grateful for you! We’ve had the...
