by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here are the winner’s from last round’s 100 word free write:First PlaceMadison Hines (received 2 votes)Second PlaceSamuel LaRueJessica StarickaThird PlaceJessica Staricka (also placed 2nd)Alyssa LiljequistHonorable MentionLindsey BradfordJT ValunAnd for...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday we talked about how to balance out a scene that has too much dialogue, which of course begged the question, “What about a scene that has too little?”Just like in life, there’s certainly a time and place in your story where it’s...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
As we continue our conversation about pacing, which comes out of our conversation of writing fears, one of the questions raised was about the balance of dialogue and prose. How much dialogue is too much? How little is too little? And how do you know?!?Every writer...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
You’re worried I’m going to ask you to diagram your sentences, aren’t you?(Is that what it’s called when you label the parts of your sentences?) I’ve always found grammar lessons somewhat boring, so instead of labeling all our nouns...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
When I asked on the Go Teen Writers Facebook group about writing fears, I expected things like, “That I’ll never get published” but I didn’t expect this response, “That I don’t have enough description, or that what I have...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Baby StepsBy Stephanie MorrillWhat causes a sane person to get out of bed early on a Saturday morning and go run in the drizzly cold?This was the thought running through my head as my husband’s alarm went off at 5:45 a.m. On a Saturday. The one day a week that we have...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Congrats to you all 🙂
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here’s the list of those who made the top 20 in the 100 word free write contest: (Listed in alpha order)Gillian AdamsLindsey BradfordKatie DanielsLydia HartMadison HinesSamuel LaRueAlyssa LiljequistAbbie MaunoJenna Blake MorrisJordan NewhouseCaroline...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Just a reminder that writing prompts for the 100 word free write are due this evening!We’re starting a new writing series today designed to help us conquer our writing fears. Maybe just knowing others have the same fears as you will make you feel better. When I...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
A writer emailed me to ask, “So I have a bunch of ‘Novels’ started, but I run out of things to write about for that story. So I stop and just start another one. Could I some how combine them or should I just write the rest of the story even though I...
