by Jill Williamson | Nov 1, 2017 | Characters
How do you come up with names for the people in your books? Do you make them up on the spot? Do you name them after friends? Is there a better way? There are lots of ways to find lists of first or last names for contemporary stories. I’ve listed some below. But...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Saturday was my birthday, and I put together a list of 34 things I’ve learned in the last year. (Nothing says, “I’m cool,” like celebrating your birthday by making a big list and putting it on your blog.)As I assembled my list, I kept thinking...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Shannon Dittemore is the author of the Angel Eyes novels. She has an overactive imagination and a passion for truth. Her lifelong journey to combine the two is responsible for a stint at Portland Bible College, performances with local theater companies, and an...
by Jill Williamson | Oct 25, 2017 | Writing
Jill Williamson is a chocolate loving, daydreaming, creator of kingdoms. She writes weird books in lots of weird genres like fantasy (Blood of Kings and Kinsman Chronicles), science fiction (Replication), and dystopian (The Safe Lands trilogy). She had a podcast/vlog...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Stephanie Morrill is the creator of GoTeenWriters.com and the author of several young adult novels, including the historical mystery, The Lost Girl of Astor Street (Blink/HarperCollins). Despite loving cloche hats and drop-waist dresses, Stephanie would have been a...
by Shannon Dittemore | Oct 20, 2017 | Writing
Shannon Dittemore is the author of the Angel Eyes novels. She has an overactive imagination and a passion for truth. Her lifelong journey to combine the two is responsible for a stint at Portland Bible College, performances with local theater companies, and an...
by Jill Williamson | Oct 18, 2017 | Writing
Jill Williamson is a chocolate loving, daydreaming, creator of kingdoms. She writes weird books in lots of weird genres like fantasy (Blood of Kings and Kinsman Chronicles), science fiction (Replication), and dystopian (The Safe Lands trilogy). She had a podcast/vlog...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Stephanie Morrill is the creator of GoTeenWriters.com and the author of several young adult novels, including the historical mystery, The Lost Girl of Astor Street (Blink/HarperCollins). Despite loving cloche hats and drop-waist dresses, Stephanie would have been a...
by Shannon Dittemore | Oct 13, 2017 | Writing
Shannon Dittemore is the author of the Angel Eyes novels. She has an overactive imagination and a passion for truth. Her lifelong journey to combine the two is responsible for a stint at Portland Bible College, performances with local theater companies, and an...
by Stephanie Morrill | Oct 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Jill here. Taylor Bennett is one of us. I’m sure that many of you have seen her comments, saw that she was a GTW contest finalist, or interacted with her through this site at one point. Well, Taylor, I’m SO PROUD to say, has signed a...