by Jill Williamson | Oct 19, 2022 | Brainstorming, Creativity, Fantasy, Setting, Speculative Fiction, World Building, Writing Tools
Before I get into today’s post, I want to let you know that we’re having a sale on the Go Teen Writers books to gear up for National Novel Writing Month. Both Write Your Novel and Edit Your Novel are on sale! You can get them for $2.99 each on Kindle or...
by Jill Williamson | Sep 15, 2021 | Brainstorming, Fantasy, Setting, Speculative Fiction, World Building
I mostly write fantasy. I’ve taught lots of classes on worldbuilding. I’ve taught classes on magic systems. Classes on how to draw fantasy maps. Classes on creating a storyworld bible. Classes on creating cultures, creating creatures, and creating entire solar...
by Jill Williamson | Aug 18, 2021 | Author Life, Contemporary, Getting Published, Writing, Writing a Series, Writing As A Business
Jill here! How I’ve missed you all. I got to meet a few of you at a conference last week, and it was so great to hear about your writing and the impact this little blog has made on your lives. *beams like a proud mama* Today I want to tell you the story of my...
by Jill Williamson | Jan 21, 2021 | Getting Published, Speculative Fiction, Writing Life
Today I’m sharing the cover for Hunger online, and since my post day was yesterday, I didn’t want to wait a whole month to show it to you all. So here it is! I’ve been holding on to this beauty for a long time, and I’m so excited to finally...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 3, 2020 | Author Life, Genres
Hi, writers! I’m home again, but just barely, so one more post from the archives. When teen writers ask me about being published, one of the most common questions I get is about the idea of needing to pick one genre. They’ll say something like, “Is it true that...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 8, 2020 | Fantasy, poetry
We have reached the end of our summer poetry unit. I hope you all had fun waxing poetic. I’ve certainly enjoyed reading your clever creations. I’ve decided to end this unit with a retro repost from 2013. I’ve updated it a bit, since I’ve...
