by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Lots of news to share with you today!I’m so looking forward to Go Teen Writers’ contests resuming! The first contest of the year will open Monday, January 9th. There are two changes to the contests this year that I’m going to mention today, and then...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Man, it feels like forever since How to Write Good Dialogue Parts one and two. In part one we talked about avoiding Q&A sessions, not letting your character say everything they’re thinking, and pacing yourself. In part two we discussed not letting it be...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
It’s possible.I saw yesterday that Roseanna White of WhiteFire Publishing has a great offer going. You can send her a 50 word description of your story, focusing on your main character, and not only will you receive feedback but Roseanna’s favorite 3 will...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m feeling a bit like a bear just waking up from a long winter’s nap. *Stretch.*Okay, maybe I have no idea what a bear feels like, but I do feel a weird combination of rested and groggy. And a tad hungry.Did everyone enjoy their holidays? I dove deeper...
by Stephanie Morrill | Dec 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Tonight we will be attending our church’s Christmas Eve (Eve) service, and that will officially kick off my holiday vacation. I intend to spend the next week logging time with my family, watching Christmas movies, and doing lots and lots of writing and...
by Stephanie Morrill | Dec 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
In part one of How to Write Good Dialogue we talked about avoiding “Q&A” sessions, not letting your characters say everything they’re thinking, and pacing yourself on releasing information. Many of you took the time to share your own dialogue...
by Stephanie Morrill | Dec 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’m so excited to feature Roseanna White today. Partially because she’s my best friend, but also because Roseanna does a ton of stuff for Go Teen Writers.Quick housekeeping note, and then we’ll get to the interview and giveaway with the lovely Mrs....
by Stephanie Morrill | Dec 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
I hate that I deprived you guys of reading one of the first place winners from the 265 word free write! I’m so thankful my error was pointed out because you would not want to miss this:By Jessica Staricka, first placeFor three days after the last night of our...
by Stephanie Morrill | Dec 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
The title of this post has me wigging a bit. The passive aggressive part of me (which is about 90% of me, to be honest) would much rather say something like, “Some thoughts on improving dialogue” or “here are some things I’ve learned about...
by Stephanie Morrill | Dec 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Happy Thursday, guys! Today’s news day, which is always fun because I love getting a peek at where everyone is in their writing journey.Becki Badger says: I completed a whole first draft in just THREE days! Granted, it’s only 20,000 words or so,...
