by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 5, 2019 | First Drafts, Mailbag, Productivity, Writing, Writing Life
“Its been about a year that I’m working on one story and I’ve just written five chapters. How do I write better and faster?” This question came to us from the Go Teen Writers website, and it’s a fantastic one. Here’s the very short...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jul 26, 2019 | Mailbag
I hope you all are having a fantastic summer! It’s blistering out here in California, so I’m hiding out at my desk today, checking items of the to-do list, and reminding myself how much we all need the sunshine. We have another mailbag question for you....
by Shannon Dittemore | Jul 19, 2019 | Mailbag
Can I just give you all a big THANK YOU for the lovely mailbag questions you’ve been sending in? It’s made summer a lot easier on us and it’s just ENJOYABLE, isn’t it? To feel like we can chat books and story. To ask and answer, like...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jul 15, 2019 | Getting Feedback On Your Writing, Mailbag, Writing Life
I think we will all relate to this email we received at Go Teen Writers that I’ll be sharing today. Since there’s a lot worth responding to, I’m going to share a few snippets of it throughout my post so that I can take time to respond to each issue:...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 10, 2019 | Characters, Mailbag, Point of View
Today I’m are going to tackle two point of view questions that came to us through email. But first, if you are an Instagram user, this week I’m giving away a paperback set of the Kinsman Chronicles trilogy over on my Instagram account. Click here and look...
by Jill Williamson | Jun 26, 2019 | Brainstorming, Editing, Mailbag, Scenes and Scene Structure, Story Structure, World Building, Writing
Today’s Go Teen Writers Mailbag Question comes from Maccey, who writes: I am trying to create a timeline for my story. I wanted to find a site that would let me, but so far I can’t find any decent ones. Do you have any suggestions? This question depends on...