Ready to Edit? Tips for Rewriting and a Sale

by | Dec 4, 2014 | Writing

Jill Williamson is a chocolate loving, daydreaming, creator of kingdoms. She writes weird books for teens in lots of weird genres like, fantasy (Blood of Kings trilogy), science fiction (Replication), and dystopian (The Safe Lands trilogy). Find Jill...

Writing Great Villains

by | Dec 3, 2014 | Writing

Jill Williamson is a chocolate loving, daydreaming, creator of kingdoms. She writes weird books for teens in lots of weird genres like, fantasy (Blood of Kings trilogy), science fiction (Replication), and dystopian (The Safe Lands trilogy). Find Jill...

7 Quick Email Etiquette Tips

by | Dec 2, 2014 | Uncategorized

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,...

How To Show Your Story In The First Sentence

by | Dec 1, 2014 | Uncategorized

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,...

Finalists from the Lot of Luck Contest

by | Nov 25, 2014 | Uncategorized

Congratulations to the finalists from the Go Teen Writers writing prompt contest!Alexa M.Ally RandolphAshleyBethany BaldwinBethany CanaanBrooke BajgrowiczCarissa BarrowsCatsi EceerElizabeth RyanEmily WalkerErin B.GGKHadley GraceHannah CIris S.J. LiessaJillian...

Share Your Favorite Character Quote

by | Nov 20, 2014 | Writing

It’s getting close to the end of the year, which for published writers, means inventory. At the end of each year I must count the copies of the books in my house to report on my taxes.Last week, I spent several hours cleaning my book area. I am down to 50 copies...

The Writing Process: Short and Sweet

by | Nov 19, 2014 | Writing

Jill Williamson is a chocolate loving, daydreaming, creator of kingdoms. She writes weird books for teens in lots of weird genres like, fantasy (Blood of Kings trilogy), science fiction (Replication), and dystopian (The Safe Lands trilogy). Find Jill...

Questions to Ask When Editing Scenes

by | Nov 17, 2014 | Uncategorized

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,...

Writing a book is hard: Shan’s thoughts

by | Nov 14, 2014 | Writing

Shannon Dittemore is the author of the Angel Eyes trilogy. She has an overactive imagination and a passion for truth. Her lifelong journey to combine the two is responsible for a stint at Portland Bible College, performances with local theater companies, and a focus...