by Jill Williamson | Oct 2, 2012 | Writing
by Jill WilliamsonHave you ever been reading a book and noticed that sometimes a break in a scene is depicted by asterisks or some other fancy symbols, and sometimes there is only a wide space before a new scene begins? What’s the difference between the two, and...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillI haven’t talked a ton about marketing on Go Teen Writers for a few reasons:Writing is much more fun to talk about.It’s not applicable to many of youI’m hardly an expert.But apparently I’ve mentioned marketing enough to...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
For those of you who are participating in the 100 for 100 challenge, I wanted to let you guys know we’ve had a slight change to the rules. We’re implementing a “grace week.” Which means if one week you only write 500 words or 200 words or even...
by Jill Williamson | Sep 28, 2012 | Writing
by Jill WilliamsonHere is my conclusion on rhetoric. I wrote two other posts on the subject. In case you missed them, we first talked about anaphora and amplificationrhetoric. Then we talked about asyndeton, climax, and metaphors. Rhetoric can add a lot of fun to your...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillOnce a month on Go Teen Writers, we’re lucky enough to have a group of authors take the time to answer a writing question. This month’s question is:Do you ever make writing goals for yourself? What kind of goals do you make and how...
by Jill Williamson | Sep 24, 2012 | Writing
by Jill Williamson This past summer, Roseanna White wrote a great post called, What does the perfect query letter look like? This is an excellent post with an excellent example. I like examples. And I think you do too. So I scavenged up some more examples of query...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Rachel CokerRachel Coker is a homeschool student who lives in Virginia with her parents and two sisters. She has a passion for great books and has been surrounded by them all her life. When she is not writing or playing the piano, Rachel enjoys spending time with...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillOn Monday I posted the full list of steps for getting your novel published, so today I’ll start breaking them down.1. Write a full length book.Often new writers know they want to get published or find an agent long before they know a thing...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
By Jill WilliamsonPunctuation had never been my favorite thing. But I needed to learn the rules to look like a professional author. So do you! Trust me. One mistake here or there won’t get you rejected. But it your manuscript is filled with punctuation errors and...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillRecently I’ve had a few questions from teen writers that go something like, “I really want to get my book published. What should I do?”And I usually just kinda stare at the screen for awhile, trying to pick which response I should...
