by Jill Williamson | May 13, 2020 | Creativity, poetry, The Craft of Writing, Writing
Over the 2019-2020 winter break, I studied hard to pass a test that would give me an endorsement for teaching English and Humanities in middle school. One thing I had to study a lot of that I previously knew almost nothing about was poetry. Since we have rarely talked...
by Jill Williamson | May 6, 2020 | Genres, Setting, World Building
Today I’m answering a question from Lydia, who is looking for advice on writing an unforgettable dystopian novel. It’s a good question, and shockingly, one we’ve never talked about on Go Teen Writers yet. Before I dive into it, though, I want to say that there is no...
by Jill Williamson | Apr 29, 2020 | Editing, Story Structure
Jill here. I had planned to start my poetry series today, but this week has been rough. So I’m revamping an old post since it’s one I need to review for myself this week anyway. I hope it helps you too! About a month ago I turned in a book. This is a...
by Jill Williamson | Apr 22, 2020 | Writing
Yesterday, my father-in-law died. When I awoke this morning and remembered what day it was (because who even knows these days, right?), I realized I had forgotten to write my GTW blog post. This is not surprising. Yesterday was not a normal day. My father-in-law was a...
by Jill Williamson | Apr 15, 2020 | Book Club Posts, Editing, First Drafts, Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Go Teen Writers Book Club, Learning from Other Authors, Scenes and Scene Structure, Story Structure, The Craft of Writing
This is our final blog post for the Go Teen Writers Book Club. Chapters 24 and 25 of Story Trumps Structure by Steven James were both so short, I decided to combine them into one post. If you didn’t yet read Chapter 25, go read it right now, then come back to the...
