Teen writers from all over recently joined us for a TABC 2021 preconference event that gave birth to some fantastic on-the-spot writing!...

By KayLynn Flanders For twenty-nine years of my life, I was content to be a reader. Writing is too hard, I’d always say. However, I loved...

by Jessica Day George So, you’ve decided to write a book. This is a great idea! The world always needs more books! But how, HOW do you...

by Patrick Scalisi When you’re working on a story, it can sometimes be fun to step away from the main project and work instead on...

By Jeff Wheeler One of the fun parts of being a writer is the chance to let your imagination run wild as you dream up new places, new...

By Shelly X Leonn No matter how hard I try, I can’t sit still while I’m writing. I wish I could resemble that portrait of Phyllis...

Know Where You’re Going By: Emily Layne Writers are generally categorized into two groups—ready to find out which one you are? Do you…? ·...

By Candice Marley Conner My favorite books to read are ones I fall into completely. I need to be grounded in the story so I can easily...

by Maryanne Melloan Woods My main piece of advice: go deep. Your characters should be multi-layered, fully-developed people that your...

Johnny Worthen I am excited to be a part of this year’s Teen Author Boot Camp. It is a wonderful event, aimed right where it’ll do the...

Jennifer A. Nielsen Hey young writers, let’s chat about how to build a stronger plot. Play along and see where your imagination takes...

Amy Beatty When I was a wee whippersnapper, my father passed on some excellent age-old writing advice: “Never say always, and always...

Kyra Johnson A lot of times the response I get when I tell people I’ve written books is, “oh, I’ve always wanted to be an author!” I...

Emma Boone Being a writer is a wonderful rollercoaster of super highs and terrible lows. It's a lot of fun imagining new worlds and...

By Shelly Brown Good questions are critical to have in your writing, whether it’s fantasy or romance or nonfiction. In fact I recently...

Sheena Boekweg So I grew up with this kid Johnny Madsen. We weren't ever close friends, mostly because he was a really cute boy, and as a...

Ilima Todd Have you ever seen those ads on social media that pop up every once in a while…“This man tried to hug a lion, you won’t...

Caitlin Sangster Credit: Thinkstock From the first page of your story, you are making promises to your reader whether you like it or not....

Tiana Smith I was trying to come up with just one writing tip, but there were a couple of things I wanted to mention. So, I figured I’d...

Marissa Meyer It’s inevitable that at some point in the writing process, we’re going to get stuck. Even for serious outliners, like me,...