by Jill Williamson | Oct 10, 2018 | First Drafts, Plot
It’s no secret that I love screenwriter Blake Snyder’s book Save the Cat. That’s where I first learned the term “promise of the premise.” Every book or movie makes a promise to potential readers and viewers. For a book, this promise comes...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 19, 2018 | First Drafts, Grow An Author, Plot, The Craft of Writing, Writing Life
Stephanie Morrill is the creator of GoTeenWriters.com and the author of several young adult novels, including the historical mystery, The Lost Girl of Astor Street (Blink/HarperCollins). Despite loving cloche hats and drop-waist dresses, Stephanie would have been a...
by Jill Williamson | Feb 28, 2018 | Brainstorming, First Drafts, Grow An Author, Plot, Story Beginnings, Story Endings, Story Middles, Story Structure, Writing
Jill Williamson is a chocolate loving, daydreaming, creator of kingdoms. She writes weird books in lots of weird genres like fantasy (Blood of Kings and Kinsman Chronicles), science fiction (Replication), and dystopian (The Safe Lands trilogy). She has a podcast/vlog...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 26, 2018 | First Drafts, Grow An Author, Plot, Story Beginnings, Story Structure
Stephanie Morrill is the creator of GoTeenWriters.com and the author of several young adult novels, including the historical mystery, The Lost Girl of Astor Street (Blink/HarperCollins). Despite loving cloche hats and drop-waist dresses, Stephanie would have been a...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 13, 2017 | Characters, Editing, First Drafts, Plot, Scenes and Scene Structure, The Craft of Writing
Stephanie Morrill is the creator of GoTeenWriters.com and the author of several young adult novels, including the historical mystery, The Lost Girl of Astor Street (Blink/HarperCollins). Despite loving cloche hats and drop-waist dresses, Stephanie would have been a...
by Jill Williamson | Mar 23, 2016 | Plot
Jill Williamson is a chocolate loving, daydreaming, creator of kingdoms. She writes weird books in lots of weird genres like fantasy (Blood of Kings and Kinsman Chronicles), science fiction (Replication), and dystopian (The Safe Lands trilogy). She’s currently...
