by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 15, 2019 | Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Mailbag, Writing Life
I think we will all relate to this email we received at Go Teen Writers that I’ll be sharing today. Since there’s a lot worth responding to, I’m going to share a few snippets of it throughout my post so that I can take time to respond to each issue:...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jul 12, 2019 | Writing Exercise
Tell me you’re writing this summer, friends. If not, at least tell me you’re adventuring. Or thinking about adventuring? Maybe you have a summer job and you’re storing up life to later regurgitate on the page. Maybe. Possibly. You are, yes? Well, I...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 10, 2019 | Characters, Mailbag, Point of View
Today I’m are going to tackle two point of view questions that came to us through email. But first, if you are an Instagram user, this week I’m giving away a paperback set of the Kinsman Chronicles trilogy over on my Instagram account. Click here and look...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 8, 2019 | Characters
I’m home from Alaska, but I got in VERY late last night! This week’s post is part two of last Monday’s post. Before we talk about how to go about changing your characters at the heart level, I want to touch on how the logical path that we talked...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 3, 2019 | Author Life, Fantasy, First Drafts, Story Structure
Jill here. I hope you are all having an amazing summer. I am. Even though it’s a very busy summer. Learning is always fun for me, and I am greatly enjoying my master’s degree program. I finished my first two classes already and am two weeks into my second...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 1, 2019 | Brainstorming, Characters
I’m still in Alaska, so here is another post from the archives! One of the biggest struggles of starting a new story is feeling like you don’t know these characters yet. Just like how in real life there’s no way to magically understand someone the...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jun 28, 2019 | Antagonists, Writing
We have a fantastic mailbag question for you today, but first I wanted to say THANK YOU all for your excitement and congratulations this week. In case you hadn’t heard, news about my upcoming book hit Publisher’s Weekly on Tuesday. I cried. I did....
by Jill Williamson | Jun 26, 2019 | Brainstorming, Editing, Mailbag, Scenes and Scene Structure, Story Structure, World Building, Writing
Today’s Go Teen Writers Mailbag Question comes from Maccey, who writes: I am trying to create a timeline for my story. I wanted to find a site that would let me, but so far I can’t find any decent ones. Do you have any suggestions? This question depends on...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jun 24, 2019 | Brainstorming, Characters, Writing
Because I’m currently in Alaska with my family, I’ll be pulling posts from the archives for the next couple of weeks. This one caught my eye because of our conversation a couple weeks ago about 8 Tips For Creating Meaningful Conflict In Your Stories and...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jun 21, 2019 | Author Life, Getting Published, Writing
I have news! Four years ago, in November of 2015, I had a story idea. It was a risk for me. Something totally different. But something that FELT like a story I should commit to. It was a fun idea. An idea that had me excited. I desperately wanted to explore the...
