by Jill Williamson | Apr 1, 2020 | Book Club Posts, Characters, Go Teen Writers Book Club, Lists for Writers
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing the chapter titled “Attitude,” which was chapter twenty-two of Story Trumps Structure by Steven James. Chapter Recap:I found it strange that this chapter was so close to the end of the book. I suppose it was so...
by Jill Williamson | Mar 18, 2020 | Antagonists, Book Club Posts, Characters, Go Teen Writers Book Club
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing “Status,” chapter twenty-one of Story Trumps Structure by Steven James. Chapter Recap: The subtitle of this chapter is: “What no one is teaching you about characterization” and it’s so true! I never, ever...
by Jill Williamson | Mar 4, 2020 | Book Club Posts, Characters, Go Teen Writers Book Club
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing “Dilemmas,” chapter nineteen of Story Trumps Structure by Steven James. Chapter Recap:This chapter is all about creating moral quandaries for your character. I call this clashing internal motivations. For...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 24, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, Characters
I spent my weekend in charming Fredericksburg, Texas at the National Museum of the Pacific War honoring the Day of Remembrance. This day commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 in 1942, which authorized the government to put the Japanese Americans into...
by Jill Williamson | Feb 12, 2020 | Book Club Posts, Characters, Go Teen Writers Book Club, Scenes and Scene Structure
Before we get into today’s chapter, I want to thank you all for your kindness and support last week. Never have I received so much encouragement all at once, and it meant a lot! Grad school has been hard for me in several ways. First, there’s a small, nagging voice...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jan 31, 2020 | Characters, Mailbag
Tomorrow we enter the month of sweethearts and valentines and I thought this mailbag question was perfect for the occasion. Thank you for sending it over Macy! A friend and I are working on a book and we are having trouble developing a love story between two of the...
