tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post1278377696130631831..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Should I wait to be a better writer?Stephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-75041273655517757232013-08-28T21:39:13.304-05:002013-08-28T21:39:13.304-05:00I've had success with shelving manuscripts for...I've had success with shelving manuscripts for a while. Sometimes I miss it and go back to it. Nothing wrong with trying to set it aside :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-84803692590254409062013-08-27T14:14:15.381-05:002013-08-27T14:14:15.381-05:00I love this! I do have one question, I'm worki...I love this! I do have one question, I'm working on a WIP but I have suddenly lost all passion for it. Should I continue, because it may be great practice, or should I move on since I do have a great novel idea I'm excited about? Aj de Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199190396186545700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-43255161182312770092013-07-01T12:43:34.009-05:002013-07-01T12:43:34.009-05:00That is a GREAT question. It deserves its own post...That is a GREAT question. It deserves its own post :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-64978013323283034212013-07-01T12:39:25.413-05:002013-07-01T12:39:25.413-05:00 I love this post since it incapsulates one of m... I love this post since it incapsulates one of my biggest fears. I am not sure I will ever be able to publish my novel because EVERYTIME I read through it I find some little thing I want to change. I feel like I could continue editing for eternity and it would never be finished. When and how do you decide that your book is DONE? S.M. Olsonhttp://athousandacrewood.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-82909846343131905782013-06-28T21:29:30.456-05:002013-06-28T21:29:30.456-05:00:D:DAlexanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-87541095030464610072013-06-28T10:41:41.645-05:002013-06-28T10:41:41.645-05:00Do you read Manga? If you don't, you might giv...Do you read Manga? If you don't, you might give it a try. But choose carefully. Manga will tell you that the best stories are the groundbreaking ones, and the groundbreaking ones are the radically different ones :)Nokomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685980017044424161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-23877025403116120212013-06-28T10:40:29.100-05:002013-06-28T10:40:29.100-05:00Do you read Manga? If you don't, you might giv...Do you read Manga? If you don't, you might give it a try. But choose carefully. Manga will tell you that the best stories are the groundbreaking ones, and the groundbreaking ones are the radically different ones :)Nokomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685980017044424161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-4839969352377869172013-06-27T21:12:48.595-05:002013-06-27T21:12:48.595-05:00A whole post for it? That. Would. Be. Awesome.
It...A whole post for it? That. Would. Be. Awesome. <br />It's really not a simple question/answer, because I'm in the middle of DOING it (pitching my "unique" book) and so far all I've been told is it "doesn't work". Heh. <br />When I tell people about The Hunger Games, they still look at me like, "You READ that stuff?" ;) I can imagine Suzanne Collins got a loooot of that. And she turned out awesome.CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-65420470614897858452013-06-27T20:19:00.770-05:002013-06-27T20:19:00.770-05:00Thank you, Alexa! I mention it so early in the ser...Thank you, Alexa! I mention it so early in the series, before we have a handle on who her family is, so I doubt many think much of it. It felt very cathartic to put it out there publicly, though :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-59683306386024754312013-06-27T19:29:32.283-05:002013-06-27T19:29:32.283-05:00I have definitely had this same thought and many t...I have definitely had this same thought and many times!<br />If it makes you feel better though, Stephanie, I read all 3 of Skylar's books and never once thought about that :)Alexanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-69904023692445953192013-06-27T13:12:56.618-05:002013-06-27T13:12:56.618-05:00Thank you for sharing your story, Katherine. How i...Thank you for sharing your story, Katherine. How interesting. I was the opposite - too quick to flit from idea to idea. <br /><br />And thank you for sharing Go Teen Writers :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-26850595818603748662013-06-27T11:01:04.291-05:002013-06-27T11:01:04.291-05:00I don't know about per day, but (currently) we...I don't know about per day, but (currently) we get an average of about 16,000 views a week, half of which are unique (first time) visitors.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-16166726005311160172013-06-27T10:59:14.322-05:002013-06-27T10:59:14.322-05:00Cait, that's a question I'd like to addres...Cait, that's a question I'd like to address in a separate blog post if you don't mind. Can I address it next week?<br /><br />And to your point, Mokona, big hits certainly have an element of "different" to them. While dystopians have been around for awhile (1984, The Giver, The Uglies) Suzanne Collins was bold and unique with her idea. We're all used to it now, but can you imagine the meeting in which it was pitched? "Well, they're teenagers ... and they fight to the death..." She took a risk, and so did her publisher. And it paid off.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-36479635105794313882013-06-27T06:28:25.187-05:002013-06-27T06:28:25.187-05:00The world needs more Special books. You'd bett...The world needs more Special books. You'd better not think about sales when writing. And if you think about it, all the Big Hits were Special. Were vampire romances written at all until Stephenie Meyer came along? And I'm pretty sure the dystopian genre didn't exist until The Hunger Games happened. In fact, Big Hits most of the time have that element of 'different' in them, and I'm pretty sure people are tired of the same sort of plots over and over again and that they will LIKE your book for being different and refreshing.Nokomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685980017044424161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-67387669815590403422013-06-27T06:20:35.396-05:002013-06-27T06:20:35.396-05:00It definitely ensures that you're honest while...It definitely ensures that you're honest while writing. And that's very important.<br /><br />-Mokona<br />www.mokonasmedley.weebly.comNokomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685980017044424161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-11493077374041200102013-06-26T23:11:22.947-05:002013-06-26T23:11:22.947-05:00I worked ten years on a novel (on and off) that I ...I worked ten years on a novel (on and off) that I still haven't published. I was just too freaked out about "getting it right," and I gave myself the expectation that I had to finish THAT one before I would allow myself to start another one. I don't know if I regret that or not. I'm happy with the novel that became my debut and maybe I will revisit the first one someday. It wasn't that I felt the idea was beyond my skills; it was that I believed writing something as long as a NOVEL was beyond my skills. My inclination now would be to say, "Write the thing you are burning to write." Having passion for the idea really helps the writing. <br /><br />This is all such great content, Stephanie. I'm excited about what you do with teen writers! I'll definitely continue to share with readers, students and Teenwriters. Katherine Grace Bondhttp://www.katherinegracebond.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-8867958103825094932013-06-26T21:49:49.023-05:002013-06-26T21:49:49.023-05:00I'm probably the last person to reply to this,...I'm probably the last person to reply to this, blame work. :( But this is totally something I've been thinking a lot about lately. My skill level has grown SO much since my last book (which I chose to shelve) and while I still have a lot to learn (who doesn't?) I'm excited for where things will go! I'm actually ashamed of the last two books I sent my beta reader. Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433338978586263492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-81644921126544693242013-06-26T18:58:09.042-05:002013-06-26T18:58:09.042-05:00Question: I'm a new blogger and i was wonderin...Question: I'm a new blogger and i was wondering how many views GTW gets per day (on average)? I love your site and i was wondering as a comparision. <br /><br />(not that i'm much competition...)<br /><br />-Shaneene Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-30269171569048928612013-06-26T18:16:59.035-05:002013-06-26T18:16:59.035-05:00What if the book that's special to you is too ...What if the book that's special to you is too unique, or too "different" and people have told you it won't work? Are people right or are you right? <br /><br />I really appreciated that prompt by James Scott Bell. It kind of pulled me up short. I just went back to rewriting my "Special" book, and I've been kicking myself because I should be working on my books that are more saleable. This book isn't. I feel a bit better now (but still worried, heheheh. The life of me as a writer :P). CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-26675257856291257302013-06-26T17:48:38.782-05:002013-06-26T17:48:38.782-05:00Thank you so much for this post! That prompt by Ja...Thank you so much for this post! That prompt by James Scott Bell really stopped me in my tracks. I realized that for a year now I have been trying to write a book that I don't feel passionate about at all. In looking back, I see that I never did. I could never fully get into it because the writing was not a product of my heart. Instead, it was a duty, a chore. This post gives me a lot to think about, and hopefully it will set me on the path of writing a story that I truly love. Thank you so much!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143207359167562920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-67452511924738411102013-06-26T13:44:09.564-05:002013-06-26T13:44:09.564-05:00That's true, Tonya. Ideally each book we write...That's true, Tonya. Ideally each book we write should challenge us to grow as a writer. Good point.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-74545825086862503422013-06-26T13:43:30.732-05:002013-06-26T13:43:30.732-05:00I wonder if anybody who sets out with the intentio...I wonder if anybody who sets out with the intention of writing "the next great epic of American literature" could actually achieve it. It seems like if that's your goal, it'll muddle your thinking while you're writing. That you'll be too hung up on how the story will be received, and you won't be focused enough on telling the truth about the world. Just a thought.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-12334283783101171442013-06-26T13:40:45.633-05:002013-06-26T13:40:45.633-05:00I love that you've embraced the reality of mis...I love that you've embraced the reality of mistakes, Katia, and I'm glad to hear you haven't struggled with this!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-72421288629831332992013-06-26T13:39:16.062-05:002013-06-26T13:39:16.062-05:00I second Hannah's advice :) Do your best with ...I second Hannah's advice :) Do your best with it and trust the editing process!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-61714894044286011742013-06-26T13:38:06.508-05:002013-06-26T13:38:06.508-05:00I think you need to find a balance of challenging ...I think you need to find a balance of challenging ourselves yet meeting our skills. It's not the easiest place to find. I know I put too much pressure on myself in the area of ideas but i also know a few ideas I have, I AM to green for. Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500897912581589616noreply@blogger.com