In Storytelling, Punchlines Matter
Often in writing, we discuss the importance of the first line, the first page, and the first chapter. In fact, I am constantly...
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- Mar 28, 2021
- 14 min
Writing Prompt Battle Winners!
Teen writers from all over recently joined us for a TABC 2021 preconference event that gave birth to some fantastic on-the-spot writing!...
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- Feb 10, 2021
- 4 min
Revision: Don’t Be Lazy, Be Intentional
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...
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- Jan 30, 2021
- 4 min
The Novel Is in the Details
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...
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- Jan 25, 2021
- 3 min
Think Like a Journalist and Interview Your Characters
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...
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- Jan 22, 2021
- 5 min
USING CHAOS or When to Stop Living in Your Head and Start Writing the First Chapter
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...
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- Jan 15, 2021
- 4 min
Sipping Your Way to Inspiration: Your Characters as Beverages
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...
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- Jan 9, 2021
- 4 min
10 Steps to finish your book in 30 days or less!
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…? ·...
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- Jan 6, 2021
- 3 min
Understand Setting by Mixing It Up
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...
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- Dec 30, 2020
- 2 min
CREATING COMPLEX, COMPELLING CHARACTERS
by Maryanne Melloan Woods My main piece of advice: go deep. Your characters should be multi-layered, fully-developed people that your...
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- Feb 7, 2020
- 2 min
Writing to Theme
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...
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- Jan 23, 2020
- 2 min
The Power of Questioning
Jennifer A. Nielsen Hey young writers, let’s chat about how to build a stronger plot. Play along and see where your imagination takes...
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- Jan 21, 2020
- 3 min
Scofflaws and Revolutionaries: Breaking the Rules
Amy Beatty When I was a wee whippersnapper, my father passed on some excellent age-old writing advice: “Never say always, and always...
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- Jan 17, 2020
- 2 min
Be in the writing for the writing!
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...
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- Jan 15, 2020
- 2 min
Keep Your Eyes On Your Own Paper
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...
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- Jan 13, 2020
- 3 min
Good Questions and Bad Questions
By Shelly Brown Good questions are critical to have in your writing, whether it’s fantasy or romance or nonfiction. In fact I recently...
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- Jan 8, 2020
- 3 min
ONE IN A MILLION SPECIAL
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...
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- Jan 6, 2020
- 2 min
Don’t Play Coy
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...
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- Jan 3, 2020
- 3 min
MAKING PROMISES
Caitlin Sangster Credit: Thinkstock From the first page of your story, you are making promises to your reader whether you like it or not....
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- Dec 21, 2019
- 2 min
5 Quick Writing Tips
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...
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