by Jill Williamson | Jul 29, 2020 | Mailbag, World Building
Today’s GTW Mailbag question comes from Lydia: “I’m writing a trilogy that a disease/plague plays a major role in the story. Do you have any advice on how to make a disease/plague that sounds realistic enough to be in a dystopian novel?” I do have...
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 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 | 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...
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...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 13, 2017 | Editing, Setting
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...
