For our February Book of the Month, we featured Darkness Becomes Her and the sequel A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton. Both books feature the significant influence of Greek mythology, so for our writing contest we asked you to write your own modernized twist on a classic myth! Our two winners will each receive a... Continue Reading →
At very long last, I'm attempting to get caught up on writing contest winners (my apologies ... I won't bore you with the life details that have put me so far behind!) ... and this evening, we're starting with the winners of our prom story writing contest, inspired by Ditched by Robin Mellom -- a... Continue Reading →
At very long last, I'm attempting to get caught up on writing contest winners (my apologies ... I won't bore you with the life details that have put me so far behind!) ... and this evening, we're starting with the winners of our prom story writing contest, inspired by Ditched by Robin Mellom -- a... Continue Reading →
In honor of our May Book of the Month, we have a really exciting new writing contest for you. Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin is an inspired re-imagining of Edgar Allan Poe's short story of the same name. So we're using that as inspiration for this month's contest! The Contest Write a... Continue Reading →
In honor of our May Book of the Month, we have a really exciting new writing contest for you. Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin is an inspired re-imagining of Edgar Allan Poe's short story of the same name. So we're using that as inspiration for this month's contest! The Contest Write a... Continue Reading →
Ready for another writing prompt?  This time we're going visual! We chose three images from WeHeartIt.  Your job is to write a story that incorporates all three of those images.  Let these photos inspire you in any way.  Just make sure you use all three somehow. Writing tip: Whenever possible, replace a weak verb + adverb... Continue Reading →
Let's get those creative juices flowing this month! Recently, there have been several "fairy tale retellings" in Young Adult literature (see this post from January for a list of novels). Â Have you been thinking about a fairy tale you read as a child and wondered how you could twist it around and make it fresh... Continue Reading →
Our February book of the month A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton features all sorts of awesome twists on Greek mythology -- so we're using that as our inspiration for this month's writing contest! The Contest In 250-500 words, write a short story that is inspired by Greek mythology. Your story should be set in... Continue Reading →
Our February book of the month A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton features all sorts of awesome twists on Greek mythology -- so we're using that as our inspiration for this month's writing contest! The Contest In 250-500 words, write a short story that is inspired by Greek mythology. Your story should be set in... Continue Reading →
We're changing up the writing prompts a little bit in 2012. Â Rather than a "lesson" every other month, we're going to have open-ended prompts to get your imagination turning. You can write fan fiction stories or your own original stories. Â It's all for fun and practice because, of course, the number one way to be... Continue Reading →
Novel Novice 