by Shannon Dittemore | Sep 20, 2019 | Author Life, Getting Published, Goals, Writing, Writing As A Business, Writing Life
Did you know there’s a difference between being a writer and being an author? Okay, okay, in truth, the dictionary defines the two words very similarly. But when we approach the two terms from an industry perspective, we begin to see some differences. A writer is...
by Shannon Dittemore | Sep 13, 2019 | Mailbag, Writing
I have something new for you all, but REALLY, you helped create it. Yesterday, in a desperate attempt to come up with a blog topic, I sent out a call for writing questions on Instagram. Boy, did you all respond! THANK YOU for that. Many of the questions felt like they...
by Shannon Dittemore | Sep 6, 2019 | Author Life, Mailbag, The Craft of Writing, Writing, Writing Life
It’s another Go Teen Writers Mailbag! And today we have a heartfelt question surrounding an issue many of us have pondered at one point or another. Charlie asks: Do you have any tips on writing deep, moving scenes in your novel, while avoiding being preachy or...
by Shannon Dittemore | Aug 30, 2019 | Author Life, Productivity, Writing, Writing Life
Did you all see this tweet from author Erin Morgenstern? When it popped up in my feed, I almost choked. People have been tagging me in complaints about my books being slow so often lately I've decided to start taking it as a compliment. — erin morgenstern...
by Jill Williamson | Aug 28, 2019 | Guest Posts, Learning from Other Authors, Self-Publishing, Writing
Jill here. A couple things before we dive into today’s interview. First, congratulations to Jerah Winn, who won a copy of Story Trumps Structure by Steven James from the blog giveaway. Yay! For those of you joining the book club, today is your first reading...
by Stephanie Morrill | Aug 26, 2019 | Author Life, Getting Published, Writing
Since we frequently get questions about publishing, I thought it could be beneficial to see the traditional and self-publishing processes at a glance. I’ve talked about the traditional path once before in my post Publishing 101, but it’s been a few years,...
