by Jill Williamson | Jan 16, 2019 | Author Life, Writing Life
This year my life will change (I hope). If I get into grad school, I’ll then attend school, which means classes, student teaching, and trying to squeeze in my writing where I can. Some weeks and months, that will make writing (including blogging here on Go Teen...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 14, 2019 | Brainstorming, First Drafts, Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Plot, Writing Life
It’s funny to me that sometimes I start a blog post thinking, “I’ve learned this cool thing, and I want to tell others!” And other times, like today, I start a blog post thinking, “I wonder what I have to say about this.” As it...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jan 11, 2019 | Author Life, Creativity, Productivity, Writing Life
Hello 2019! A couple weeks back, Jill, Steph and I talked about our goals for the year—for ourselves, yes, but mostly for Go Teen Writers. The word “joy” came up a lot, and as one year turned into the next, I began to hear the word everywhere. After a very hard 2018,...
by Jill Williamson | Jan 9, 2019 | First Drafts, Writer's Block
Ideas have never been a problem for me. I have an entire file cabinet full of them. The problem is, I can’t write books as quickly as I get new ideas. And I love, love, love so many of my ideas. To keep from having a brain meltdown, I make folders for the ideas...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 7, 2019 | Author Life, Creativity, Writing, Writing Life
Hi, writers! It’s hard to believe that we are a week into 2019 already! I ended 2018 and started 2019 teaching at a workshop for writers who have done the One Year Adventure Novel curriculum. I took no pictures (not really sure why???) so you’ll just have...
by Stephanie Morrill | Dec 24, 2018 | Grow An Author, Writing, Writing Life
Hi, writers! Shan, Jill, and I are off for the next couple weeks to enjoy our kiddos during their holiday break. We’ll be back Monday, January 7th, but before we go, here’s are 4 things we want to tell you: We are so grateful for you! We’ve had the...
by Shannon Dittemore | Dec 21, 2018 | Author Life, Creativity, First Drafts, Grow An Author, Productivity
This year we’ve been talking about drafting a novel. The process of moving from idea to finished first draft isn’t JUST about getting your story on the page. It’s also about growing in your discipline and your craft. It’s about planting the...
by Jill Williamson | Dec 19, 2018 | Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Grow An Author
Most writers I know want to get things right in their stories. I know I do. I’ll never forget when I was just starting out. And by that I mean, I was writing my sixth book, but it would be THE ONE to finally get published. So there I was, writing what would...
by Stephanie Morrill | Dec 17, 2018 | Creativity, Productivity, Writing Life
“You know, there’s nothing in nature that creates all the time.” That’s what my friend said to me this summer, and it’s something that has echoed in my soul ever since. We were at a baseball game for our older boys, and she had...
by Shannon Dittemore | Dec 14, 2018 | Denouement, Grow An Author, Story Endings
It seems only fitting that as we near the end of the year, we’ve reached the last few posts in our #GrowAnAuthor series. It’s almost like we planned it that way! Today, we’re going to finish our talk on story endings. Story endings are made up of two main components....
