by Jill Williamson | May 6, 2020 | Genres, Setting, World Building
Today I’m answering a question from Lydia, who is looking for advice on writing an unforgettable dystopian novel. It’s a good question, and shockingly, one we’ve never talked about on Go Teen Writers yet. Before I dive into it, though, I want to say that there is no...
by Jill Williamson | Jan 29, 2020 | Book Club Posts, Genres, Go Teen Writers Book Club
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing “Expectations,” chapter fifteen of Story Trumps Structure by Steven James. Chapter Recap:Readers desire and expect different things at different points in the story. They also desire and expect different things...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 12, 2019 | Contemporary, Historical, Mailbag, Setting
The topic of settings, specifically the benefits of creating a fake town versus using a real one, was brought up on the Go Teen Writers Community Facebook Group by Michaella. She’s writing a story set in the 1970s and has a real small town in mind for her...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 3, 2019 | Author Life, Fantasy, First Drafts, Story Structure
Jill here. I hope you are all having an amazing summer. I am. Even though it’s a very busy summer. Learning is always fun for me, and I am greatly enjoying my master’s degree program. I finished my first two classes already and am two weeks into my second...
by Jill Williamson | Jun 5, 2019 | Author Life, Ghostwriting, Guest Posts, Learning from Other Authors, Middle Grade
Jill Williamson here. When I was at the Mount Hermon conference this past April, I was so excited to connect with another Jill! Author Jill Osborne told me all about a middle grade series she’d been working on for Zonderkidz with former NFL running back, Rashad...
by Jill Williamson | May 8, 2019 | Fantasy, Setting, Speculative Fiction, World Building
I’ve been slowly working on making YouTube videos of my old storyworld building posts. This week’s video post is on building a history for your world. You can read the original blog post here. Are you stuck building your world’s history? Do you have...
