One Thing No One Told Me About Being My Own Boss

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, which releases in February 2017. Despite loving cloche hats and drop-waist dresses, Stephanie would...

Writing Small

Shannon Dittemore is the author of the Angel Eyes trilogy. 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 a love of...

NaNo Recap And A Christmas Party Invite

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). Find Jill...

NaNoWriMo Day 29 Check-In

After writing 3,973 words today, I have logged 50,006 words for the month. I’m official!I’m not going to finish my novel this month. I think I have another 30 to 40k until the end, which would make this the longest first draft I’ve ever written. What...

NaNoWriMo Day 28 Check-In

THREE days left. Wow. I’m feeling pretty comfortable with 4,000 words left to write. How much do you have left? Are you still going strong or limping your way through these final days?

7 Thoughts For Writers Struggling With Depression

I’m delighted to have Rebekah Gyger on the blog today. Rebekah has been a member of our community for a long time, and is a very gifted writer as well as a total sweetheart. Depression and anxiety are common struggles among writers and creatives of all types,...

NaNoWriMo Days 26 and 27 Check-In

After writing 1,500 words this morning, I have a little over 5,500 left to write by the 30th. It really is hard to believe that the month is almost over.I often stay off my computer on Sundays, so this will be our spot to share word counts for the 27th as well.How...

NaNoWriMo Day 25 Check-In

Shannon Dittemore is the author of the Angel Eyes trilogy. 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 a love of...

NaNoWriMo Days 23 and 24 Check-In

My errands have been run.My laundry is all done.My whole house has been vacuumed.Which means, I have written zero words today. Ugh! I’m hoping to get a thousand in tonight, and maybe do a bit more on Thanksgiving (but we’re hosting, so…)How about...