by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Hi, everyone! Rachel Coker here. I’ll have to admit that when Stephanie first invited me to write as a guest-blogger for Go Teen Writers I was a little overwhelmed. But then, as I looked over past posts and read all of your comments encouraging each other and offering...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
I am beyond thrilled to have Melanie Dickerson with us today! Melanie Dickerson is the author of The Healer’s Apprentice, a Christy Award finalist and winner of The National Reader’s Choice Award for Best First Book. Melanie earned a bachelor’s degree in special...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
A writer asked me about writing exercises you can do to improve your dialogue. Really, the best exercises for learning to write better dialogue are:1. Write more stories.2. Read more great books with great dialogue.3. Watch more movies and TV shows with great...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
I had the kind of weekend where I felt like I was merely surviving. Just keeping my head above water, doing what absolutely had to get done before I fell into bed at night. For those of you who have entered the Go Teen Writers 100-word contest, this means I’m...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
You may be saying to yourself, “Hey, where is the promised post on dialogue exercises?”It’s still waiting to be written, and it’s all my husband’s fault. Okay, so that’s not entirely fair, but him having surgery yesterday...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m currently sitting in the lobby of a surgery center waiting for my husband’s procedure to get underway. It’s minor, routine surgery that will help him breathe through his nose better … but it still means very sharp objects near his eyes and...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
This is Betsy St. Amant:She’s not only gorgeous, she’s sweet and thoughtful too. Betsy and I have “known of” each other for a few years now, but we’ve only become friends in the last year. Love that girl.This is Betsy’s latest...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
The first contest of 2012 went live yesterday, so if you haven’t yet, make sure to check it out. I’m shocked by how many entries have already rolled in!Today’s going to wrap up our discussion on dialogue, unless you still have something you’d...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
As I type this, I’m so tired my eyes keep closing on me. Which, I think, is an excellent way to start off this year’s contests… (Is the sarcasm coming through? I’m too tired to judge accurately.)The prompt for this round is By the time I...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Goodness, I can’t believe this is part FOUR of our dialogue series. What’s funny is when I started writing the first dialogue post, I had no idea the topic was so big. As it grew to a crazy word length, I thought, “Okay, there’ll have to be a...
