by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillShould all writers blog? Well, like they tell you in school, if a question contains a word like “always, never, all, or none,” the answer is likely, “No.”A writer emailed me requesting that I write a post on building a...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 24, 2012 | Writing
by Jill WilliamsonFrom Dictionary.com:cli•ché[klee-shey, kli-] Show IPAnoun1. a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillIn English class, whenever we had to write papers about symbolism and theme and such, I remember lots of grumbling about things like, “Did the author really intend the character’s red dress to be the foreshadowing of her suicide, or are...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 20, 2012 | Writing
by Jill WilliamsonOpening lines are important, and I usually totally forget to make them rock in my books. And I still managed to get published several times. Go figure.Still, a great opening line can instantly connect with the reader, it can set the scene, it can...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie Morrill”I don’t like your main character. At all. I found her really annoying, actually. Sorry.”That’s how the agent’s rejection email for Me, Just Different read. And it wasn’t too much of a surprise because my...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
by teen writer Abigail HartmanAbigail Hartman is a Christian, which she hopes colors everything else about her; she also just happens to be a sixteen-year-old writer of historical fiction and fantasy, a homeschool almost-graduate, and author of the historical...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yesterday my handsome little man, Connor, turned 2. Which means I have a totally legit excuse to post a picture of him, right?Thank you all for indulging me! Onto writing stuff…In the last couple weeks, I’ve had a decent number of emails from teen writers...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillIn my early days of writing, I gave zero thought to setting. And it shows. Many of my early stories seem to take place with green screens behind my characters. At the time, I liked to think I wrote universal stories and that they would have more...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie Morrill (with some help!)I am really excited to continue our 1 question interview series on Go Teen Writers! We debuted it in June with a question about the difficulties of the writing life and heard from some amazing authors. This month’s question...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 10, 2012 | Writing
By Jill WilliamsonI’m not a fan of swearing in novels, even if it’s realistic. Why? First because it can be cliché. And second, because it’s unnecessary and it alienates a whole host of readers and publishers. A good writer can do so much better, in my opinion. And...
