by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 7, 2019 | Author Life, Creativity, Writing, Writing Life
Hi, writers! It’s hard to believe that we are a week into 2019 already! I ended 2018 and started 2019 teaching at a workshop for writers who have done the One Year Adventure Novel curriculum. I took no pictures (not really sure why???) so you’ll just have...
by Shannon Dittemore | Dec 21, 2018 | Author Life, Creativity, First Drafts, Grow An Author, Productivity
This year we’ve been talking about drafting a novel. The process of moving from idea to finished first draft isn’t JUST about getting your story on the page. It’s also about growing in your discipline and your craft. It’s about planting the...
by Stephanie Morrill | Dec 17, 2018 | Creativity, Productivity, Writing Life
“You know, there’s nothing in nature that creates all the time.” That’s what my friend said to me this summer, and it’s something that has echoed in my soul ever since. We were at a baseball game for our older boys, and she had...
by Jill Williamson | Jan 31, 2018 | Author Life, Brainstorming, Creativity, Grow An Author, Writing Life
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). She has a...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jan 19, 2018 | Brainstorming, Creativity, First Drafts, Grow An Author, The Craft of Writing, Writing, Writing Life
Shannon Dittemore is the author of the Angel Eyes novels. 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 an...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 15, 2018 | Author Life, Creativity, Grow An Author, Productivity, Writing Life
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 (Blink/HarperCollins). Despite loving cloche hats and drop-waist dresses, Stephanie would have been a...
