by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 1, 2018 | First Drafts, Grow An Author, Story Structure
Last week, I talked about the middle of your story, and the difference in your main character at the 25%-50% part of Act II, and the 50%-75% part of Act II. (Sometimes it’s easier for me to think of it as Act II A and Act II B when I’m brainstorming my stories.)...
by Shannon Dittemore | Sep 28, 2018 | First Drafts, Grow An Author
Writing the middle of a story should be exciting, right? By this point, you likely have a setting or two in place and at least the edges are starting to take color. Your characters have shape and desire and, when prompted with various issues, they likely have...
by Jill Williamson | Sep 26, 2018 | Editing, First Drafts, Productivity
Normally, I don’t like to do any rewriting during my first draft-stage. I just want to plow through and get that story written. But I’ve had an unpredictable summer. Life didn’t always go as planned. (Didn’t ever…) And here I am at the...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 24, 2018 | First Drafts, Grow An Author
I am really looking forward to getting back to our series on crafting a novel and “growing an author,” as Shannon so artfully put it. It’s been a while—since May, to be specific—so let’s review what I’ve covered so far in my story crafting process. I...
by Shannon Dittemore | Sep 21, 2018 | Author Life
Hello, friends! Didn’t Steph do a fantastic job on the website? Many of us are regrouping after a very busy summer. Just as I’d gotten rolling on a new story, I received edits on my previous book and had to stop to work on that. And now that I’m...
by Jill Williamson | Sep 19, 2018 | Editing, Punctuation
I spent much of the summer working on my Punctuation 101 book. You may remember that I wrote some “Punctuation 101” posts many years ago on this blog. Or maybe not you don’t remember at all! (It was a long time ago, after all.) Back then, many of you...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 17, 2018 | Writing Competitions
Hey, writers! Thank you so much for your patience and encouragement these last couple weeks while I transferred the blog off our old Blogger site to here. We’re still getting settled into our new home, so you’ll notice that not quite all the boxes are...
by Stephanie Morrill | Sep 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hey, writers!We’re in the process of moving the Go Teen Writers website onto a self-hosted site rather than Blogger. It’s going to mean some awkwardness this week during the transition, but we think the result will be worth it for us all. Thanks in advance...
by Shannon Dittemore | Aug 31, 2018 | Summer Panels
YOU GUYS! Today is the very last day of our 2018 Summer Panels! What a whirlwind we’ve had with so many fantastic authors who gave selflessly of their time to share with us. I hope you’ll find them on the web and give them a big thank you. Which brings me...
by Shannon Dittemore | Aug 29, 2018 | Summer Panels
Hi all! Shannon here and we’ve got the amazing Kim Culbertson with us again today. I wanted to give you a little glimpse into all of Kim’s books this morning but there are so many! So, instead I’m going to share the summary for her latest book, The...
