How to Prune a Manuscript

Katie Clark writes young adult speculative fiction, including her dystopian Enslaved Series, made up of Vanquished, Deliverance, and Redeemer. You can connect with her at her website, on Facebook, or on Twitter.Mary, Mary, quite contrary how does your garden...

Whatever it is you’re doing, you’re totally wrong.

by Stephanie MorrillI’ll never forget the time I shyly told a boy I liked that I wanted to be a writer. “And what will you do when that falls through?” he asked.That comment, which I’ll guess he put exactly two nanoseconds of thought into,...

Does my book need a prologue?

by Stephanie MorrillStephanie writes young adult contemporary novels and is the creator of GoTeenWriters.com. Her novels include The Reinvention of Skylar Hoyt series (Revell) and the Ellie Sweet books (Playlist). You can connect with her on Facebook, Twitter,...

Day 6 of the Go Teen Writers Word War

Stephanie here! Can you believe it’s the last day of our word war? I can … my brain is feeling a bit fried, to be honest. I’m looking forward to a day of reading as I fly home.Here’s a recap of our day yesterday. This is us pressing on...