by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 27, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel
Previous posts in this series: Making Space, Actually Writing, and Get Ready to Celebrate. As we turn our attention away from the mental prep required to finish a novel toward the actual writing of our novel, many questions open up about “the best” place to start....
by Shannon Dittemore | Jan 24, 2020 | Author Life, Characters, Encouragement, Writing Life
I have a gold medal in puppetry. It’s not something that makes the author bio, but my years spent entertaining children taught me a lot about storytelling. Puppets are a useful tool for teaching children, and the reason is simple. One of the best ways to learn...
by Jill Williamson | Jan 22, 2020 | Book Club Posts, Go Teen Writers Book Club
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing “Believability,” chapter fourteen of Story Trumps Structure by Steven James. Chapter Recap:Today’s chapter was about whether or not your story is believable, and if not, how you can make it so. Writing...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 20, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel
We’re leaving softball practice, and I already know what the conversation is going to be like on the drive home. Sure enough, my fourth grader talks for several minutes about all the different ways she’s going to practice this week to get ready for Wednesday’s game....
by Shannon Dittemore | Jan 17, 2020 | First Drafts, The Craft of Writing
Here at Go Teen Writers, we’re pretty good at encouraging you all to write at your own pace. Some of us are quick twitch writers, while others plot our novels out painstakingly before a word is written. Some of us believe that the shortest distance between two...
by Jill Williamson | Jan 15, 2020 | Book Club Posts, Editing, Go Teen Writers Book Club, The Craft of Writing
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing Causality, chapter thirteen of Story Trumps Structure by Steven James. Chapter Recap:The topic of causality, at first, seemed new to me, but once I started reading, it was all too familiar. I wrote a couple blog...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 13, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel
So, you’ve identified your time and place where you’ll write. If you’re really lucky, that place has a door that others respect when it’s closed. Or maybe you write better with people around you, like at a coffee house or your kitchen table. Wherever you are, it’s...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jan 10, 2020 | Characters, Mailbag
Welcome back, friends! Since we’re back from the holiday break we’ve got several things going on. Steph’s got a new series up and running that focuses on finishing your novel, while Jill has picked right up where she left off with the Go Teen Writers...
by Jill Williamson | Jan 8, 2020 | Book Club Posts, Go Teen Writers Book Club, Scenes and Scene Structure
Now that Christmas break is over, the Go Teen Writers Book Club is back! Today we are discussing Chapter Twelve: Scenes. Chapter Recap: In this chapter, Mr. James discusses scenes. He tells us that scenes are not the same as chapters. They might be longer than a...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 6, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, Writing Life
Hello, writers! We are happy to be back to blogging after some time away in November and December. Blogging is a creative work, same as writing stories, and sometimes we need to pull away to recharge. A few highlights from my break: Focused writing time: I’m on...
