by Stephanie Morrill | May 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Happy Monday everyone!In case you weren’t aware, Blogger was having some issues last Thursday and Friday. That’s why the post sharing the winner’s from last round disappeared (which has now been corrected) and why there was no fresh post on Friday....
by Stephanie Morrill | May 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
First, I want to quickly draw your attention to the tab up top that says 2011 Contest Winners. Those are bios, pictures, and web site links for the wonderful writers who have placed this year in the writing prompt contests. If your name is on there and you’d...
by Stephanie Morrill | May 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Jill Williamson is awesome, and I’m not the only one who thinks so. Her debut novel, By Darkness Hid, won a Christy, and the second in the series, To Darkness Fled, has been nominated for this year’s Christy award.Today she’s here to talk about her...
by Stephanie Morrill | May 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Just a little reminder about where we are in the writing process. We’re still in the “first draft” stage of topics, which I’ll admit has been a challenging stage to blog about. I can think of plenty of topics, but it’s hard to determine...
by Stephanie Morrill | May 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
On Monday, I talked about writing groups and some ways to set yourself up for success. Several of you asked questions, such as:What do you think about online groups versus local get-togethers?I think both offer benefits, and there’s really no reason to have to...
by Stephanie Morrill | May 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Happy Monday, everyone! Don’t forget – this round’s writing prompt is due tonight! For details, click here.A writer emailed me and asked, “I’ve decided to start a writers group with some of my friends. I want this to be a group to talk...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Real quick, before I launch into today’s subject, I’d like to point out that there’s now a monthly(ish) Go Teen Writers newsletter. It’ll give you a sneak peek of what’s coming up on here, acquaint you with a young writer in our...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last Wednesday, we talked about arriving fashionably late in our scenes. (Click here if you missed that post.)I said Creating scenes full of tension = Creating a page-turner of a book. One of the ways you can keep the tension high is to arrive late and leave early....
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
On Monday, I’ll post the 9th writing prompt. By now, I’ve noticed some trends in what’s working and what’s not. Here are 7 tips for crafting a dynamic prompt:Uniqueness countsWe’re averaging about 40 entries each round. If 20 of them...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Big time thanks to everyone who entered last round’s writing prompt. 39 entries – awesome! Tomorrow I’ll post a list of the 20 who advanced, and then I’ll email out feedback. The next writing prompt will go live on Monday, April 25th.On Monday...
