by Jill Williamson | Aug 5, 2020 | First Drafts, Plot, Story Beginnings, Story Endings
I’ve recently dived into writing Hunger, book two in the Thirst Duology. I recorded a video of my process for writing a sequel for my Instagram TV channel and thought I’d share it all with you. So that is my process for writing a sequel. What’s...
by Shannon Dittemore | Jun 12, 2020 | Discovery Writing, First Drafts, Point of View, Story Beginnings, The Craft of Writing, Writing
There is no wrong way to write a story, friends! We talk about that a lot here at Go Teen Writers. And while there is a lot of advice out there on how to plot out your novel, I find great joy in discovering my story as I write. So let’s talk about it. How do you...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 10, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, First Drafts, Story Beginnings
Previous posts in this series Make Space Actually Write Get Ready to Celebrate An Overview of Beginning to End How to Start Your Story Right I’ve talked about chapter two before in this post, and today’s is a refresh of that article with a few additional...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 3, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, Story Beginnings
Previous posts in this series: Make Space Actually Write Get Ready to Celebrate An Overview of Beginning to End Last week, I shared an overview of my process, and since I have pretty recently talked about developing a core sentence and blurb from my story spark,...
by Jill Williamson | Sep 18, 2019 | Book Club Posts, Story Beginnings
Today, as part of the Go Teen Writers Book Club, we’re discussing chapter three of Story Trumps Structure. Chapter Recap:“Stories revolve around dilemmas, not action. To build a story, you don’t try to make the right things happen but rather make the right things go...
by Jill Williamson | Sep 11, 2019 | Book Club Posts, First Drafts, Learning from Other Authors, Story Beginnings
We are in week two of the Go Teen Writers Book Club. I’m enjoying this book so far and hope you are too. Let’s jump right into things today, shall we? Story Trumps Structure, Chapter 2: Orientation Chapter Recap: Mr. James is talking about story openings in this...
