by Shannon Dittemore | Dec 9, 2020 | Author Life, Getting Published, Writing
When you decide to pursue storytelling as a career, one of the very first things you learn is just how long everything takes. For a writer who has decided to pursue publication with a traditional publisher, the waits can be excruciating. And there are many of them. To...
by Shannon Dittemore | Dec 3, 2020 | Go Teen Writers Books
We made it to release day, friends! It feels like forever since Jill, Steph and I first discussed writing a book about drafting a novel, but we’re not the only ones who’ve been patient. I don’t want to downplay your role in this whole thing. You....
by Stephanie Morrill | Dec 2, 2020 | Go Teen Writers Books, Writing Tools
Well, tomorrow is RELEASE DAY for Go Teen Writers: Write Your Novel! So far I’ve found the book on Amazon and BarnesandNoble.com. Hopefully it’ll show up on the other platforms very soon! Remember, if you have bought the book (or if you do so before 2021)...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 25, 2020 | Guest Posts, The Craft of Writing, Writing Life
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award nominated author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself....
by Jill Williamson | Nov 18, 2020 | Author Life, Discovery Writing, Encouragement, First Drafts, Learning from Other Authors, NaNoWriMo, Story Beginnings, Writing
(First, did you see I posted a giveaway blog post on Monday? If you missed it, go and enter!) Now… anyone doing National Novel Writing Month this year? I was. My goal was not so much to win (reach 50,000 words) as it was to write something totally fun—just for...
by Jill Williamson | Nov 16, 2020 | Writing
It’s just a little over two weeks until the release of our new book, Go Teen Writers: Write Your Novel, and we are ridiculously excited! In fact, we decided to do a giveaway of a paperback copy of the book. No, we don’t have our author copies yet, but by...
by Shannon Dittemore | Nov 11, 2020 | Go Teen Writers Books, Live Events
We’ve been working hard over here, friends, and today, we have some super fun news about our upcoming book release: GO TEEN WRITERS: WRITE YOUR NOVEL. The book releases on December 3rd. That’s just three weeks away (!!!), and we couldn’t be more...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 4, 2020 | NaNoWriMo, Time Management, Writing Life
It’s NaNoWriMo season! How many GTW NaNoWrimers do we have? (Please leave us a comment and tell us!) I’ve done NaNoWrimo twice and really enjoyed it. I love the energy of the writing community this time of year. Even when I’m not participating in...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 28, 2020 | Grammar, Guest Posts
McCall Hoyle lives in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains with her husband, children, and an odd assortment of pets. She is a middle school teacher and librarian. When she’s not reading, writing, or teaching, she’s probably playing with or...
by Jill Williamson | Oct 21, 2020 | Characters, First Drafts, Learning from Other Authors, Story Structure
Jill here. I took a screenwriting workshop a few weeks back and learned something new and fascinating. At least I thought it was fascinating. Before we dive in, I want to remind you all that THIS Saturday, October 24 at 5:00 p,m. Pacific, Stephanie, Shannon, and I are...
