by Jill Williamson | Jan 25, 2013 | Writing
by Jill WilliamsonEver been reading a book and found an error? I have. Even in my own books. I’ve also heard people rant in person and online, “How could authors not edit their books?”As a published author, I’d like to point out that such a statement is an unfair...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Jessica StarickaA couple weeks ago, Jill Williamson had a great post on circularity! I mentioned in the comments the idea of making one big list of all the pieces of a story, and then trying to bring about finality to each item. Next thing I knew, I was booked for...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillMany of you have been asking when you can start signing up for the 100 for 100 challenge, and today’s the day! For those of you who are new to Go Teen Writers, we did this challenge last September, and it was quite popular.Here’s how it...
by Jill Williamson | Jan 22, 2013 | Writing
by Jill WilliamsonSince I talked about pronouncing names last Friday, it got me thinking about how to choose good names. I’m pretty sure I’ve talked about this some before, so I thought I’d take it a bit deeper.I find names in baby name books and...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillFor your reading pleasure today, I have the winning entries from the Great First lines contest. There were so many amazing first lines. You all made life very difficult on our judges. Judge Laura L. Smith wanted me to pass this along to you guys:I...
by Jill Williamson | Jan 18, 2013 | Writing
by Jill WilliamsonA few days ago, Leah K. posted on the Facebook group that she’d discovered that people were mispronouncing her character’s name. The name was Rene, pronounced “reen” not “ren-ay.” But many people thought is was...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Rachel CokerRachel is a sixteen-year-old home school student and award-winning author who resides in Virginia with her parents and two sisters. Her gift for writing became apparent at the age of eleven through a simple fiction writing assignment in school. She...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here’s the list of those who made the top 40-something. (The original plan was 41, but it was an impossible task for our judges to narrow it down so we let a few extra slip through.)This list is in alpha order. Some names are listed twice because some writers...
by Jill Williamson | Jan 15, 2013 | Writing
by Jill WilliamsonThe rule of three pretty much means that three is an awesome number. Three feels natural and complete. And I’m not the only one who thinks so.And if Schoolhouse Rock wasn’t awesome enough, do any of these sound familiar?Goldilocks and the...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillA writer emailed me to ask about how to grow a relationship between two characters over the course of a book. This is an excellent question, and a big challenge whether you’re talking about a romantic relationship or a friendship.I had to do...
