by Jill Williamson | Nov 14, 2018 | Plot, Story Endings, Story Structure
How is your NaNo going? Mine was going really well, then I got behind. To be fair, I’m at a little over 17K, but I am supposed to be at 25K by tomorrow and there is no way I’m going to manage that. I had a busy weekend and so much to catch up on that I...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 12, 2018 | First Drafts, Grow An Author, Story Endings
I learn new things with every book I write, even the ones that I ultimately never finish. Within These Lines probably taught me more than just about any book I’ve ever written because there were so many unique things about writing the story. Like: I’ve...
by Shannon Dittemore | Nov 9, 2018 | Author Life, NaNoWriMo
We are a full nine days into National Novel Writing Month, friends, and I MUST know how you are doing. The wheels fell off for me this week. My little cold became a big cold and I’m still fighting away. I keep thinking I’m getting better, but then it...
by Jill Williamson | Nov 7, 2018 | Dark Night of the Soul, Plot, Story Middles, Story Structure
All good stories are about a Character who changes in some way. The Character starts out believing a LIE. And through the course of the story, he tries hard to hold onto that LIE. This becomes more and more difficult as the story progresses and the Bad Guys Close In....
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 6, 2018 | Writing
Go Teen Writers: Edit Your Novel is out in the world, and we couldn’t be happier about it! Buy now from Amazon.com Buy now from BarnesandNoble.com Buy now from Kobo.com After months of revamping old content and and adding new chapters on writing historical...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 5, 2018 | Grow An Author
When we moved the website off Blogger and onto our pretty new site, one of the the things we lost was our “Looking for something specific?” tab with links to many of our most popular posts. Making a new one has sat on my to-do list for the last few months,...
by Shannon Dittemore | Nov 2, 2018 | Author Life, NaNoWriMo
It’s day two of National Novel Writing Month! Who put words on the page yesterday? I did! To be honest, my day started off a little rough. Construction crews rolled into my court at 8am and set up camp in the front yard. The noise, you guys! But, the upside of...
by Jill Williamson | Oct 31, 2018 | First Drafts, NaNoWriMo
Have you signed on for this year’s National Novel Writing Month? I have! I’m determined to finish a novel I’ve been working on ALL YEAR LONG. NaNo starts tomorrow. (I can’t believe it’s here already!) But I am ready. Are you? Here are...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 29, 2018 | Author Life, Grow An Author
Do you ever find yourself wanting to do something—start your novel, start posting on Instagram as an author, self-publish—but don’t do any of it. The task feels big/scary/vulnerable, and what if you don’t do it perfectly? If you’ve had conversations...
by Shannon Dittemore | Oct 26, 2018 | Author Life, NaNoWriMo
Roll call! Who’s doing NaNoWriMo? “What’s NaNoWriMo?” you ask. Well! Let me tell you all about it. NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It was started in 1999 by a guy named Chris Baty – which, basically means this...
