by Jill Williamson | May 22, 2019 | Author Life, Brainstorming, Goals, Productivity, Writing, Writing Life
So last week I was all: “I haven’t been able to write at all. School is keeping me busy, and there is just no time to fit it in right now.” Well, it’s amazing what a difference a week can make! As I was drowning in homework last week, I...
by Shannon Dittemore | May 3, 2019 | Brainstorming, Writing Exercise
Back by popular demand, I have another writing exercise for you all! Do you know why I love writing exercises? Because introducing you to an exercise is like handing you a tool. My hope is that in trying a variety of exercises, you’ll find a few that work well...
by Jill Williamson | May 1, 2019 | Brainstorming, First Drafts, Mailbag, Plot, Story Structure, Writing
Before I answer today’s GTW Mailbag question, I just have to thank those of you who supported my Kickstarter. It is over this Friday, but it is not only already fully funded, we made the stretch goals to record ALL THREE AUDIO BOOKS! ♥ ♥ ♥ I am so excited, I can...
by Jill Williamson | Apr 3, 2019 | Brainstorming, Characters
It’s spring break here, so I’m off today to the beach with my family. I’ve been working terribly hard on a Tenth Anniversary of By Darkness Hid surprise. Alas, I didn’t get it done before the little beach trip, so it will launch (hopefully)...
by Jill Williamson | Mar 6, 2019 | Author Life, Brainstorming, Editing, First Drafts, Goals, Writing
First of all… Sorry that my video wasn’t showing up last week! I messed up somewhere and the post never made it out of draft mode. I don’t know what happened other than I clicked (or didn’t click) the right thing. So if you were looking for...
by Jill Williamson | Feb 27, 2019 | Brainstorming, Characters, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
It’s been a busy few weeks for me, and I’m closing in on finishing the rough draft of my novel. How are you all doing? If you’d like, report your status in the comments so we can cheer each other on. I managed to find time to edit another Storyworld...
