Happy Birthday to Me!

by | Apr 3, 2013 | Writing

by Jill WilliamsonFirst, a bit about my writing spaces. Here is my desk.And here is my treadmill desk.The treadmill desk was easy to make. I know it’s not ideal since my head has to look so far down, but it’s so nice to get out of the chair, I like it. I...

What Does Release Day Look Like?

by | Apr 2, 2013 | Writing

by Jill WilliamsonBefore we talk about release days, here are some pics of some of the writing spaces we’ve seen so far. Aren’t they great?This is Maddie’s office, which is mobile so she can work anywhere. I like the classy move of having Go Teen...

The Winners From the Pitch Us Your Story Contest

by | Mar 22, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Stephanie MorrillWe were rather shocked when we closed down voting yesterday afternoon and learned that 992 votes were cast in this contest. And I was grateful to discover that Google forms tallied the results for me so we don’t have to rely on my iffy math...

Tricky Word Usage: Nouns vs. Adjectives

by | Mar 21, 2013 | Writing

by Jill WilliamsonMy daughter Kaitlyn is shaping up to be a good speller. Check out her latest spelling test. As an author, it’s important to spell correctly. But there are many words that authors misspell and sometimes still miss catching in rewrites.One of the...

The Good and Bad Guys In Your Story

by | Mar 20, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Stephanie MorrillMany of us have heard the concept that you don’t want your main character to be perfect. They should have flaws, issues, and lies they believe.Recently I read a book where the main character clearly wasn’t perfect … yet I felt as...

Crime Scene Investigation for Writers

by | Mar 19, 2013 | Writing

by Jill Williamson*WARNING—This post talks about investigating a murder. If that is not something you want to think about in detail, you might want to skip today’s post.* I went to the IdaHope writers conference last weekend. It was small but powerful. And...

Pitch Us Your Story Finalists

by | Mar 18, 2013 | Uncategorized

We’re so excited to announce the finalists for the Pitch Us Your Story contest!As a reminder, these pitches had to be 25 words or less. There were many that we liked, but Jill and I finally narrowed it down to these favorites: (These are listed in no particular...

5 Things I Learned on My Writing Retreat

by | Mar 14, 2013 | Uncategorized

by Stephanie MorrillIt’s hard to believe that I’ve been home for a week, but I haven’t yet had a chance to talk about my writing retreat. But withMe, Just Different being a free download on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com,the Go Teen Writers...

What’s a Platform and Do You Need One?

by | Mar 12, 2013 | Writing

by Jill WilliamsonThere have been quite a few questions lately about platform, so I thought the topic needed to be talked about where everyone could participate.What is a platform?A platform is who you know (have access to) and what you know (can offer the people you...