Write a Novel, Ten Minutes at a Time

by | May 23, 2014 | Writing

Katharine Grubb was born in northeastern Oklahoma. She was raised in the Tulsa suburbs, attended the University of Oklahoma, taught school, wrote stories and then shocked everyone by moving to Boston, Massachusetts to be with a man she had been e-mailing for nine...

Maya Angelou on Telling Your Story

by | May 22, 2014 | Writing

Jill here. My husband is obsessed with Walt Disney. He reads every book about the man’s life that he can get his hands on. He knows more trivia about Walt and the Disney company than he does about anything else, save the Bible (my husband is a youth pastor). And...

8 Details to Notice on a Research Trip

by | May 21, 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...

John Maxwell on Who To Compare Yourself To

by | May 20, 2014 | Uncategorized

Today’s inspiration comes from John Maxwell and his book The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth:How much time have I wasted wishing I were more like another writer? Not only have I squandered energy envying their talent, but also their success or productivity.Doing...

5 Tips for Finishing Your First Draft

by | May 16, 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,...

Stephen King on Reading

by | May 15, 2014 | Writing

Jill here. And I’m with Stephen. I admit. I get frustrated by writers who tell me they don’t read. And, yeah. There are a handful of muliti-published authors who somehow get away with this. But the majority of authors love to read. They must read. They...

Finish Your Book!

by | May 13, 2014 | Writing

Last Thursday Jill kicked off our “inspirational Tuesdays and Thursdays.” We’ll be sharing quotes that are related to writing and the writing life. Today’s inspiration is from James Scott Bell’s wonderful book, The Art of War for...