by Stephanie Morrill | May 13, 2019 | Author Life, Writing Life
Last Tuesday, we shared the winners from the 100-word challenge on Go Teen Writers. Since I’m the person who sends out all the emails with the feedback, I’m the only one who gets to see all the entries as well as the responses from both the first and...
by Jill Williamson | Apr 24, 2019 | Encouragement, Learning from Other Authors, Writing Life
I spent last week under the redwood trees, surrounded by writers. Mount Hermon, which is just outside San Jose, is one of the most peaceful and beautiful places I’ve ever been, and each time I come back, I feel like I’ve entered a place of supernatural...
by Jill Williamson | Apr 17, 2019 | Creativity, Encouragement, Writing Life
So… I had prepared my blog post in advance of going to work on faculty at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers’ Conference. All I had to do was to–the moment I got home–fill in what I’d learned that week. I did not realize that when I got...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 8, 2019 | Author Life, Writing Life
There are pieces of the writing life that get easier the longer you’ve been on your journey. Writing a synopsis, for example, used to be a multiple-day process with lots of grumbling. Now I’ve learned what makes it enjoyable for me (doing it before the...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 1, 2019 | Author Life, Guest Posts, Writing Life
Taylor Bennett is a dandelion-wishing, world-traveling lover of books, words, and stories. Based in the PNW, she dreams of seeing the world and writing stories set in unique locations. Although she dreams of traveling to many different places, her favorite destination...
by Shannon Dittemore | Mar 29, 2019 | Author Life, Reading, Writing, Writing Life
Do you ever think about how you got to where you are right now? I’m an introspective person, so I chew on stuff like this a lot. Lately, I’ve been thinking about my time in publishing and how it was I decided to pursue storytelling as a career. I’ve...
