by Shannon Dittemore | Jan 24, 2020 | Author Life, Characters, Encouragement, Writing Life
I have a gold medal in puppetry. It’s not something that makes the author bio, but my years spent entertaining children taught me a lot about storytelling. Puppets are a useful tool for teaching children, and the reason is simple. One of the best ways to learn...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jan 10, 2020 | Characters, Mailbag
Welcome back, friends! Since we’re back from the holiday break we’ve got several things going on. Steph’s got a new series up and running that focuses on finishing your novel, while Jill has picked right up where she left off with the Go Teen Writers...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 18, 2019 | Antagonists, Book Proposals, Brainstorming, Characters, Mailbag, Synopsis
As I mentioned last Wednesday, this is our last week of blogging here on Go Teen Writers until January. This website is a labor of love for all three of us, and we need time away to learn and be creative without simultaneously producing content. “Nothing in...
by Jill Williamson | Oct 9, 2019 | Book Club Posts, Characters, Go Teen Writers Book Club
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing Chapter Six: Change. Chapter Recap: Mr. James talked about the difference between putty people and pebble people. The events of the story cause putty people to change, while pebble people remain unchanged....
by Shannon Dittemore | Oct 4, 2019 | Characters, Description, Editing, First Drafts, The Craft of Writing, Writing
A couple weeks back, I put out a call for writing questions through our Go Teen Writers Instagram account. Oodles of you responded and I was able to answer several of those questions in a quick hits post. A few of the questions required a longer reply, and so today, I...
by Jill Williamson | Oct 2, 2019 | Book Club Posts, Characters, Climax, Dark Night of the Soul, Go Teen Writers Book Club, Story Structure
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing Chapter Five: Discovery. Chapter Recap: A story is a journey in which the protagonist travels from one place in time, location, or relationship to another. Along the way he encounters various struggles,...
