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...
by Shannon Dittemore | Oct 14, 2020 | Author Life, Live Events, Writing, Writing Life
UPDATE! Registration for this event is now closed! Thank you all so much. We’ll see you tonight. My fourth published novel, WINTER, WHITE AND WICKED, released this week, friends! It’s been seven years since my last book hit shelves, so this is an occasion...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 7, 2020 | Story Ideas
I’ve been a writer for as long as I can remember, and I’ve tried many, many methods for capturing my story ideas. Index cards, 3-ring binders, OneNote, a Word Doc (which was documented here), file folders, bullet journals, sticky notes, Google Keep, etc. I...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 2, 2020 | Editing, Getting Feedback On Your Writing
**As a reminder, beginning next week, fresh content will appear on Wednesdays only. I’m pulling today’s post from the 2017 archives since we talked about finishing your manuscript earlier this week. I have never been a particularly thick-skinned person. I...
by Jill Williamson | Sep 30, 2020 | Characters, First Drafts, Writing
Have you ever noticed how there are many side characters who are cooler than the hero? I don’t know why this is. Perhaps it’s because the hero is meant to portray the “everyday man,” and we’re all flawed. Let me give you some examples....
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 28, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, Editing
Before I get into today’s post, I want to let you all know that in the future, new posts will appear on Go Teen Writers on Wednesdays only. Why are we changing to posting one day a week? Because my 3 kids are on 3 different school schedules, Jill landed her...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 25, 2020 | Author Life, Encouragement, Getting Published, Guest Posts, Productivity, Writing As A Business, 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....
