by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 11, 2019 | First Drafts, Plot, Scenes and Scene Structure
I touched on the idea of identifying your core story in my post about how to describe your story in a way that makes people want to read it, but I didn’t go into detail about what I meant or how to best use this tool. What do I mean by the core of your story? I...
by Jill Williamson | Nov 6, 2019 | Book Club Posts, Editing, First Drafts, Plot, Scenes and Scene Structure, Story Endings, Story Structure
Today on the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing Chapter Ten: Twists. Chapter Recap:Mr. James says that every great story will include a twist. He doesn’t say it “should” include a twist, but that if the story is going to be great, it “will” include one. This...
by Jill Williamson | Sep 4, 2019 | Book Club Posts, First Drafts, Plot, Story Structure
Today kicks off the first day of the Go Teen Writers Book Club. I’m so excited to read a craft book with all of you. First, a couple items of business. The winner of a copy of My Day at Disney is Adaline Griffiths. Congrats! Also, I haven’t given you a Jill Report in...
by Shannon Dittemore | Aug 23, 2019 | Brainstorming, First Drafts, Plot
I’m not an outliner. The very idea of making decisions on behalf of my characters before I hear their voices in my head makes me itch. I write to find these things out. To do it any other way feels like planning out all my rest stops on a road trip–a waste of time....
by Stephanie Morrill | Jun 10, 2019 | Plot, The Craft of Writing
If you’ve been writing for any time at all, you probably know that if there’s no conflict in your story, you don’t have much of one. Some writers relish creating the conflict in their stories. They’re excited to kill characters, to ramp up...
by Jill Williamson | May 1, 2019 | Brainstorming, First Drafts, Mailbag, Plot, Story Structure, Writing
Before I answer today’s GTW Mailbag question, I just have to thank those of you who supported my Kickstarter. It is over this Friday, but it is not only already fully funded, we made the stretch goals to record ALL THREE AUDIO BOOKS! ♥ ♥ ♥ I am so excited, I can...
