by Stephanie Morrill | May 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie MorrillA writer emailed me to ask a great (and very difficult question) which is, “How do you teach your character new skills? How do you show them discovering abilities?”I’ll admit, I had to think about that one for a bit. The...
by Jill Williamson | May 8, 2012 | Writing
Jill Williamson is a chocolate loving, daydreaming, creator of kingdoms. She writes weird books for teens in lots of weird genres like, fantasy (Blood of Kings trilogy), science fiction (Replication), and dystopian (The Safe Lands trilogy). Find Jill...
by Stephanie Morrill | May 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
A writer wrote to me last week asking me about “inciting incidents” and where they belong in a story.For those who are wondering, the inciting incident is The Thing That Happens that makes your character move from their place of safety into the story...
by Jill Williamson | May 4, 2012 | Writing
By Jill WilliamsonI’m baaack!Some of you probably didn’t even know I was gone.But I was, on and off, for the last month. My publisher, Zondervan, an imprint of Harper Collins, sent me and two other YA Zondervan authors on a four-city book tour. This was...
by Stephanie Morrill | May 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Rachelle ReaI blew off the idea of yWriter when K.M. Weiland first mentioned it in Outlining Your Novel. I thought I wasn’t techie enough for special “writing software.”Click here to download your free version of ywriterSince it was free, I decided to download it....
by Stephanie Morrill | May 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
The prompt for this round is: “I would want to be told”The prompt sentence can go anywhere – first line, last line, third line, whatever. But make sure you don’t change any of the words and they must stay in quotes. You can add to either...
by Jill Williamson | May 1, 2012 | Writing
Once you have a few books published, you may reach the place where you can sell a book off a synopsis and a few sample chapters. That’s what happened with my upcoming book Captives. I turned in Captives yesterday. (Yay!) And now I get to wait and bite my nails until...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Stephanie Morrill When I first heard the concept of the ticking clock, I thought it was just a cool technique for suspense authors to use. Like, “The ransom is due at midnight, and little Joey will die, but we’ve been trapped in this room by crazy...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Many, many thanks to judges Laura L. Smith and Tiffany Rott for taking the time to select this round’s winners. They were quite unanimous!First PlaceGillian Adams – 2 votesSecond PlaceKayla Anne CP – 2 votesThird PlaceClare KolendaJordan...
by Jill Williamson | Apr 27, 2012 | Writing
By Jill WilliamsonWhen creating your characters, it helps to be able to look at them. This is why I create a character board for each novel I write. I like to have my characters out where I can see them. I have a sandwich board sign that I use for book signings, but...
