Jane Austen’s Love for Elizabeth Bennett

by Stephanie MorrillDid you ever have a character get under your skin? If so, you’re in good company. In a letter to her sister Cassandra, Jane Austen had this to say about Elizabeth Bennett, the main character of Pride and Prejudice: “I must confess that...

Day 6 of the Go Teen Writers Word War

Stephanie here! Can you believe it’s the last day of our word war? I can … my brain is feeling a bit fried, to be honest. I’m looking forward to a day of reading as I fly home.Here’s a recap of our day yesterday. This is us pressing on...

Day 5 of the Go Teen Writers Word War

Shannon here. YOU GUYS! I’m nearly 200 pages into my edit and I am so excited. I’m cutting words now, trimming things up so they look all pretty, but these past few days have had such a huge impact on my story. PLUS! We’re having far too much fun for...

Day 4 of the Go Teen Writers Word War

Jill here! How goes it?We had an awesome day yesterday. Shannon finished her book! Then she went right into editing. Stephanie has twelve pages left on her edit, and at the time of typing this post, I was at 9425 words and still going!Starbucks WiFi did not...

Day 3 of the Go Teen Writers Word War

Stephanie here! It was so fun yesterday seeing everyone’s progress in the comments section. We’d like to be responding more but, as Shan said yesterday, we have limited WiFi access. (There’s a Starbucks in the lobby with free WiFi, so we come...

Day 2 of the Go Teen Writers Word War

Shannon here! How did you all do yesterday? I wrote . . . wait for it . . . zero words! BUT! I did pick Stephanie up at the airport and we made the drive through rush hour traffic to our hotel in Tahoe where Jill was waiting. WE ARE READY TO WRITE! JOIN US and keep us...