by Shannon Dittemore | Feb 10, 2021 | Author Life, Creativity, Encouragement, Time Management, Writing, Writing Life
Every writer approaches the practice of writing differently. Some are very practical about it. They write because it is their job. They write because if they don’t they won’t get paid. Even if they’re not currently on assignment, under contract, or...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 3, 2021 | Author Life, Encouragement, Productivity, Time Management, Writing Life
Do you have something you’re waiting for? Maybe you’re waiting for an agent to reply to your query. Or you’re waiting for your next school break, so you’ll actually have time to write. Or you’ve sent your first chapters to a critique...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 27, 2021 | Author Life, Writer's Block, Writing Life
This post originally appeared in December 2017 and continues to be one of my favorite posts on the blog. Hope you enjoy it! I don’t often talk about my personal life on Go Teen Writers. Our focus here is always writing, and yet today is one of those days that I can’t...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jan 13, 2021 | Author Life, First Drafts, Goals, Writing, Writing Life
For the first time in about eight years, I’m drafting a novel on a publisher’s deadline. Oh, I give myself deadlines all the time, and I’ve recently edited a book on a publisher’s deadline, but it’s been nearly a decade since I had to...
by Shannon Dittemore | Dec 9, 2020 | Author Life, Getting Published, Writing
When you decide to pursue storytelling as a career, one of the very first things you learn is just how long everything takes. For a writer who has decided to pursue publication with a traditional publisher, the waits can be excruciating. And there are many of them. To...
by Jill Williamson | Nov 18, 2020 | Author Life, Discovery Writing, Encouragement, First Drafts, Learning from Other Authors, NaNoWriMo, Story Beginnings, Writing
(First, did you see I posted a giveaway blog post on Monday? If you missed it, go and enter!) Now… anyone doing National Novel Writing Month this year? I was. My goal was not so much to win (reach 50,000 words) as it was to write something totally fun—just for...
