To celebrate our May 2013 Book of the Month feature, we're kicking off a pretty awesome writing contest inspired by Christopher Healy's Hero's Guide book series. The Contest Write your own mini "hero's guide" to some sort of act you'd expect a prince or princess to participate in. Be clever and have fun with it!... Continue Reading →
To celebrate our May 2013 Book of the Month feature, we're kicking off a pretty awesome writing contest inspired by Christopher Healy's Hero's Guide book series. The Contest Write your own mini "hero's guide" to some sort of act you'd expect a prince or princess to participate in. Be clever and have fun with it!... Continue Reading →
Today for our March Book of the Month, Poison by Bridget Zinn, we're kicking off a fantasy writing contest. The Contest In 250-500 words, write a short story (or the beginning of a story) that is part of the fantasy genre. Consider the elements of a fairy tale or fantasy adventure, and dream up your... Continue Reading →
Today for our March Book of the Month, Poison by Bridget Zinn, we're kicking off a fantasy writing contest. The Contest In 250-500 words, write a short story (or the beginning of a story) that is part of the fantasy genre. Consider the elements of a fairy tale or fantasy adventure, and dream up your... Continue Reading →
Today, we are kicking off a contest inspired by our February book of the month, The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd. The novel is inspired by the gothic horror classic The Island of Dr. Moreau -- and that's the source of our writing contest this month! The Contest In 250-500 words, share the beginnings of... Continue Reading →
Today, we are kicking off a contest inspired by our February book of the month, The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd. The novel is inspired by the gothic horror classic The Island of Dr. Moreau -- and that's the source of our writing contest this month! The Contest In 250-500 words, share the beginnings of... Continue Reading →
(This month's writing prompt inspired by my critique partner, Jade.) One writing tip you hear over and over is use as many of the character's senses as possible on every page to create a real world the reader can experience. But...what would happen if your viewpoint character did not have the use of one of... Continue Reading →
Today, we're launching our very cool writing contest in honor of The Blessed by Tonya Hurley, our November Book of the Month. And since Tonya's book is based in religion -- so is this month's writing contest! The Contest Use a story or element from religion (any religion is fine!) to inspire your 250-500 word... Continue Reading →
Today, we're launching our very cool writing contest in honor of The Blessed by Tonya Hurley, our November Book of the Month. And since Tonya's book is based in religion -- so is this month's writing contest! The Contest Use a story or element from religion (any religion is fine!) to inspire your 250-500 word... Continue Reading →
For our September Book of the Month, we brought you Quarantine: The Loners by Lex Thomas -- and asked you to imagine you and your classmates were trapped — quarantined — inside your high school. Then, we had you write about life trapped inside your high school in 250-500 words. Three winners will each be... Continue Reading →
Novel Novice 