tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post3734078447023475754..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Writing PromptsStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-61607690253372728462011-01-18T14:07:43.750-06:002011-01-18T14:07:43.750-06:00im new to this place but i love it i cant wait to ...im new to this place but i love it i cant wait to try this out.harnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-80022142439873939062011-01-08T21:37:38.522-06:002011-01-08T21:37:38.522-06:00Yes, of course I remember you, Sierra! Nice to see...Yes, of course I remember you, Sierra! Nice to see you on here. We'll be doing these every other week for the rest of 2011, so you'll have plenty of chances!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-43697999032845450782011-01-08T15:56:40.147-06:002011-01-08T15:56:40.147-06:00This sounds super fun! :D *runs off to write*This sounds super fun! :D *runs off to write*Ariel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00212280764832749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-11791240391357663122011-01-05T13:33:15.004-06:002011-01-05T13:33:15.004-06:00Thank you!!! And everybody else, good luck on your...Thank you!!! And everybody else, good luck on your writing!Talia DeAndreahttp://www.girlzofgod.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-5458166729654397102011-01-04T22:46:45.216-06:002011-01-04T22:46:45.216-06:00Thanks Jazmine! Your SUPER helpful!!!!!Thanks Jazmine! Your SUPER helpful!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-71302013480811305012011-01-04T22:41:09.156-06:002011-01-04T22:41:09.156-06:00Thanks, Jazmine! Way to be a team player :)Thanks, Jazmine! Way to be a team player :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-18452053117584734082011-01-04T22:36:31.293-06:002011-01-04T22:36:31.293-06:00Mary- if you look on this blog post the words that...Mary- if you look on this blog post the words that say "send me an email" or something like that they are higlighted orange, if you click on that it'll take you too her email. =DJazmine~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06246960020080246030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-81767171558010368482011-01-04T22:24:11.591-06:002011-01-04T22:24:11.591-06:00Hi my name is Mary and i really want to enter the ...Hi my name is Mary and i really want to enter the contest but i couldn't find the email to send it to once i am finished. Could you post it or just tell me? Thanks!<br /><br />God Bless,<br /><br />MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-6527803726592788362011-01-04T21:46:34.499-06:002011-01-04T21:46:34.499-06:00Hi Talia!
You can have any kind of content you wa...Hi Talia!<br /><br />You can have any kind of content you want. No restrictions on that! And yes, the prompt should be the first sentence. Good question!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-8277167695490286342011-01-04T17:34:19.582-06:002011-01-04T17:34:19.582-06:00This sounds really fun! I found out about it on Em...This sounds really fun! I found out about it on Emii's blog. Can we have Christian content? Oh, and does the prompt have to be the first sentence? Thanks!!Taliahttp://www.girlzofgod.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-30218430714253546882011-01-04T17:31:22.054-06:002011-01-04T17:31:22.054-06:00Ohh. Well that's good. Thanks for telling me b...Ohh. Well that's good. Thanks for telling me before I hit that backspace button:Demiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-29853786547596533502011-01-04T16:50:18.151-06:002011-01-04T16:50:18.151-06:00Leave the sentence, Emii! Technically, you'll ...Leave the sentence, Emii! Technically, you'll wind up with 112 words. The prompt sentence doesn't count toward your word count.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-11902539604475406602011-01-04T15:04:01.568-06:002011-01-04T15:04:01.568-06:00Ooh, the prompt is part of our word count? Better ...Ooh, the prompt is part of our word count? Better get rid of a sentence:Pemiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-6395328862786354342011-01-04T14:25:15.195-06:002011-01-04T14:25:15.195-06:00I'm so glad to be a judge :) Thanks for havin...I'm so glad to be a judge :) Thanks for having me Stephanie, and good luck everyone! Happy writing!!!Betsy St. Amanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01326874709264159191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-20919626148891852062011-01-04T13:44:47.696-06:002011-01-04T13:44:47.696-06:00I knew before I started writing that I'd have ...I knew before I started writing that I'd have to cut down some things, because 100 words isn't a lot. The funny thing is that I landed at exactly 100 when I finished. :p <br /><br />Thanks for hosting, by the way.<br /><br />God bless,<br />AngelaAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16817106916123332226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-10626127319173302202011-01-04T13:20:44.800-06:002011-01-04T13:20:44.800-06:00I'm so glad you mentioned that Tonya. YES, Mel...I'm so glad you mentioned that Tonya. YES, Melanie's book is free this week and you should definitely take advantage.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-17885013098727958382011-01-04T10:16:31.508-06:002011-01-04T10:16:31.508-06:00Got it!
Everyone, I was just on my kindle looking ...Got it!<br />Everyone, I was just on my kindle looking through books & saw judge Melanie Dickerson's book is free this week! Even if you don't have a kindle you can download it to your comp if you set up an account :)Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500897912581589616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-43191196432468936132011-01-04T09:43:29.449-06:002011-01-04T09:43:29.449-06:00Yes, the prompt sentence is the springboard for ev...Yes, the prompt sentence is the springboard for everything else. So think of it as the opening line of a novel, and then your job is to write what would come next, like an opening paragraph. Make sense?Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-55825189257164889432011-01-04T09:39:26.309-06:002011-01-04T09:39:26.309-06:00Do we have to use the prompt sentence in our 100 w...Do we have to use the prompt sentence in our 100 words? <br />If so, does it have to be the first sentence?Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500897912581589616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-34288096964409048782011-01-04T04:00:05.861-06:002011-01-04T04:00:05.861-06:00Wooo! So excited! And what cool judges. Though I h...Wooo! So excited! And what cool judges. Though I have to confess, I've never read any of their books. Heard a lot about Melanie lately...and I know who Roseanna is though, since she's your most dedicated commenter and everything:D<br />Checking out Betsy's website right now -- it's so cool:D<br />Starting right now.. like I said, wooo. I love having something to start me off. It helps SO much!!!emiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-15592239773001300862011-01-03T22:49:49.366-06:002011-01-03T22:49:49.366-06:00I ended up with the same problem... no clue how th...I ended up with the same problem... no clue how that ended up being so short lol.<br />If anybody has ever written a 400 page book and you look at the word count its really impressive...<br />Its like over 100,000 words lolJazmine~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06246960020080246030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-65914598232669264052011-01-03T21:01:36.278-06:002011-01-03T21:01:36.278-06:00Writing short is very difficult! Nothing wrong wit...Writing short is very difficult! Nothing wrong with writing long and then cutting 'er down.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-49816676063074025192011-01-03T19:20:24.362-06:002011-01-03T19:20:24.362-06:00Okay! I just started writing and hit a hundred wor...Okay! I just started writing and hit a hundred words - I so have to tighten up a few things. I didn't realize 100 words could count up so quickly! lol<br /><br />This is fun! :-) Thanks for hosting!<br /><br />~ KatyKatie Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957978754744226499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-66786299072861699572011-01-03T19:11:14.722-06:002011-01-03T19:11:14.722-06:00Great question, Katy!
Think of it as the opening ...Great question, Katy!<br /><br />Think of it as the opening paragraph of a story. You should leave the reader wanting more, leave them asking questions. Like you said, you should leave them hanging.<br /><br />Finish your sentence, certainly, and make me wish I could read that next scene!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-9630060768868339362011-01-03T19:00:54.577-06:002011-01-03T19:00:54.577-06:00Stephanie, I just had a question! :-) Does the 100...Stephanie, I just had a question! :-) Does the 100 have to be a complete story/thought, or can it leave the reader hanging just a bit? Like, it doesn't end completely, there is still an event that continues on after the scene ends...but it ends okay, enough for the reader to be satisfied?Katie Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957978754744226499noreply@blogger.com