by Jill Williamson | May 15, 2019 | Author Life, Encouragement, Writing, Writing Life
Jill here. It’s been a wild few weeks for me! And I must confess that I did not reach my goals for The Patternmage. 🙁 I did not finish the draft by the end of April, so I could not send it to my agent. It’s still hanging out on my computer, waiting...
by Shannon Dittemore | May 10, 2019 | Goals, Mailbag, Writing
Today we have a fantastic mailbag question! Please keep your writing and industry questions coming. There’s a link at the bottom of our home page just for questions like this. Jill, Steph and I take turn answering them and it gives us a feel for where the...
by Jill Williamson | May 1, 2019 | Brainstorming, First Drafts, Mailbag, Plot, Story Structure, Writing
Before I answer today’s GTW Mailbag question, I just have to thank those of you who supported my Kickstarter. It is over this Friday, but it is not only already fully funded, we made the stretch goals to record ALL THREE AUDIO BOOKS! ♥ ♥ ♥ I am so excited, I can...
by Shannon Dittemore | Apr 26, 2019 | Description, Writing
My family joined a local archery club this year. I don’t have a bow, so I use the time for writing while my husband gathers up the kids and all their gear and hauls them to the range. The three of them have taken to repeating a phrase Mel Gibson’s character says in...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 15, 2019 | Writing, Writing Contests
I’m super excited to announce that another 100-word contest starts today! Here’s how these contests work: Your entry is the prompt sentence + 100 words. The prompt for this contest is: This might be difficult to hide. This should be the first sentence of your...
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...
