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Learning From My Characters

Learning From My Characters

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...
Next Steps: How to Use Positive Language When Critiquing

Next Steps: How to Use Positive Language When Critiquing

by Jill Williamson | Jul 17, 2019 | Editing, Encouragement, Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Grow An Author, Learning from Other Authors

I’m in grad school to become an elementary teacher. Last week in my Literature class, I learned how to do reading and writing assessments for my students. I found the whole experience rather fascinating. Being a writer myself, I knew I’d need to critique...
The Most Magnificent Thing: Inspiration for creators everywhere

The Most Magnificent Thing: Inspiration for creators everywhere

by Jill Williamson | May 29, 2019 | Creativity, Encouragement, Goals, Productivity, Writing Life

Since I’ve been in grad school, studying to become a certificated elementary school teacher, I’ve been growing more familiar with a wide variety of children’s books. I recently stumbled onto one that I just had to share with you all. It’s...
Why Failure is Necessary

Why Failure is Necessary

by Shannon Dittemore | May 24, 2019 | Encouragement, Goals, Writing, Writing Life

This post originally ran in May of last year, but as I just experienced a HUGE win with my kids, I was thinking about all the failure that led to this very specific success. And I thought it was worth discussing failure as a necessity once again. As writers, failure...
3 Ways I Plan To Achieve My Writing Goals

3 Ways I Plan To Achieve My Writing Goals

by Stephanie Morrill | May 20, 2019 | 100-for-100, Author Life, Encouragement, Goals, Productivity, Writing, Writing Life

Today is the beginning of the 100 words for 100 days challenge and you absolutely MUST be signed up by the end of today if you want to participate. Here’s the link to the post with details and the sign up form, and here’s a link to go straight to the form...
The Jill Report: When Plans Change

The Jill Report: When Plans Change

by Jill Williamson | May 15, 2019 | Author Life, Encouragement, Writing, Writing Life

Jill here. It’s been a wild few weeks for me! And I must confess that I did not reach my goals for The Patternmage. 🙁 I did not finish the draft by the end of April, so I could not send it to my agent. It’s still hanging out on my computer, waiting...
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