by Shannon Dittemore | Feb 28, 2020 | Author Life, Writing, Writing As A Business, Writing Life
Good morning, writers! I have been busy, busy, busy, so this week I thought I’d just give you a quick writing update so I can jump back into my work. First of all, to everyone who celebrated my cover reveal a few weeks back, THANK YOU! The giveaway at YA BOOKS...
by Jill Williamson | Feb 26, 2020 | Book Club Posts, Description, Editing, Go Teen Writers Book Club, The Craft of Writing
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing “Polish,” chapter eighteen of Story Trumps Structure by Steven James. Chapter Recap:This chapter is really about editing in the form of tightening your prose. When polishing a story, every word counts. Anything...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 24, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, Characters
I spent my weekend in charming Fredericksburg, Texas at the National Museum of the Pacific War honoring the Day of Remembrance. This day commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 in 1942, which authorized the government to put the Japanese Americans into...
by Shannon Dittemore | Feb 21, 2020 | Theme, Writing
Today, we have a fun mailbag question from GloryAnna: I know this is probably up to me, but how do you go about choosing a moral for your story, or a lesson your character will learn? I have tons of story ideas, and I’ve worked with a lot of them but have never...
by Jill Williamson | Feb 19, 2020 | Book Club Posts, Go Teen Writers Book Club, Story Structure
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing “Fluidity,” chapter seventeen of Story Trumps Structure by Steven James. Chapter Recap:Mr. James defines “fluidity” as “the interplay of pace, flow, narrative time, and flashbacks.” It’s basically how all the...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 17, 2020 | Writing
Hi, writers! No fresh post today (well, technically this is, but it doesn’t really count) but here are two quick things I want to let you know about: If you missed it last Friday, Shan revealed the cover for Winter, White and Wicked. It’s fantastic, just...
by Shannon Dittemore | Feb 14, 2020 | Author Life, Getting Published, Marketing, Writing As A Business
Good morning, friends! You’re catching me one day after revealing the cover for my October release, WINTER, WHITE AND WICKED. I’m still riding high on that fun share, so I thought we’d talk a little bit about book cover development and what that looks like from...
by Jill Williamson | Feb 12, 2020 | Book Club Posts, Characters, Go Teen Writers Book Club, Scenes and Scene Structure
Before we get into today’s chapter, I want to thank you all for your kindness and support last week. Never have I received so much encouragement all at once, and it meant a lot! Grad school has been hard for me in several ways. First, there’s a small, nagging voice...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 10, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, First Drafts, Story Beginnings
Previous posts in this series Make Space Actually Write Get Ready to Celebrate An Overview of Beginning to End How to Start Your Story Right I’ve talked about chapter two before in this post, and today’s is a refresh of that article with a few additional...
by Shannon Dittemore | Feb 7, 2020 | Author Life, Encouragement, Getting Published, Writing Life
About a year ago, I posted this article. As I’ve started and stopped, fallen and struggled with my current work in progress, the truths here have never felt more relevant. Rest easy, friends. We’re all learning to get back up again. For the past couple...
