by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Don’t forget on Monday morning I’ll announce the official word limit for the free-write contest. Which means you have through the weekend to ratchet up the Go Teen Writers “followers” number. (If you’re not sure how those two sentences...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’m feeling a bit nervous about this post.One of my goals for Go Teen Writers is to write posts that meet you where you are as a young writer. Respecting my reader was something I had no concept of as a teenage writer, and that was okay. When you first start...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to the following writers whose entries made the top 20 (listed in no particular order):Clare KolendaJessica ZelliLindsey BradfordSarah BadgerBecki BadgerLaura AuchinleckJessi RobertsKaitlyn EvensenHeidi VanderveenRebekah HartFaye RhysImogen...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last Thursday, I noticed Go Teen Writers had 249 followers. Which is pretty incredible, since at this time last year, this blog didn’t even have 49 followers. What a fun year it’s been, and I’m so, so grateful for every one of you.My favorite part of...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’m thrilled to feature Sarah Holman today!Sarah is the author of The Destiny of One and The Destiny of a Few. She is a homeschool graduate and lives in central Texas. When not pursuing her passion of writing, she can be found taking long walks,...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
On Monday we talked about flashbacks and backstory and how not to do them. Sometimes at conferences I hear new writers talking about flashbacks and backstory being on the “no-no” list, but that’s not true at all. They just tend to get over...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
The first is Starsongs Magazine has an immediate need for Christmas or winter-themed short stories. The word count for stories is 1200 – 1500 and for essays 200 – 300. They do accept some light Christian content, but Starsongs is a general market...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 14, 2011 | Characters, The Craft of Writing
A couple weeks ago, I pulled out a manuscript of mine from high school. At the time I wrote it, I felt like if I could complete the project, I would have a shot at getting it published. But the dandelion story, as I’ve been calling it on here, had problems I...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday, I told you that I thought once I achieved this:Opening my author copies of Out with the In Crowd.my confidence issues would evaporate. I mean, isn’t a publishing contract one huge vote of confidence in your writing abilities? Someone – a...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Don’t forget, the current writing prompt contest is open now, so make sure you get your entries in! What a great line up of judges too! Betsy St. Amant, Fred Warren, and Melanie Dickerson, all sporting gorgeous new cover art!Below is the list of winners and...
