Writing for YA
When Writing Goals and Reality Collide
Beginning a new year tends to motivate people to get organized, start new projects, or finish ones they’ve ignored…
January 27, 2023-
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The Intentional WriterHow to Turn Writing Dreams into Writing Goals
As the year draws to a close, it’s a good idea to prepare for the year ahead. This post…
December 22, 2022 -
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)Getting Started
As the year comes to an end, we are all eager for a new year and a new start.…
December 29, 2021 -
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
Goal Setting?
As we start a new year, most people have decided upon New Year’s resolutions, or made new goals. Most…
January 29, 2021 -
Mastering Middle GradeNew Year’s Writerly Goals
Happy 2021, my MG friends! Anyone else excited about having a fresh, clean, slate of months ahead in which…
January 16, 2021 -
Book ProposalsUse Social Pressure to Finish Your Proposal
Do you procrastinate when it comes to creating a book proposal? You aren’t alone and it is common among…
May 25, 2020 -
Mastering Middle Grade
New Year, New Goals
It’s a brand new year. That means a new start to achieving new goals and a fresh clean slate…
January 16, 2020 -
A Lighter Look at the Writer's LifeGoals . . . We Have Goals
It is the dawn of a new year, even a new decade, and people are talking about goals. I…
January 6, 2020 -
Devotional/Christian Living5 SMART Goals for Christian Living and Devotional Writers
I started out 2019 with one goal: to get a Christian Living or devotional book contract. That didn’t happen.…
December 19, 2019 -
The Intentional Writer
What’s the Big Deal About NaNoWriMo?
If you are a writer, you have probably heard of NaNoWriMo—National Novel Writing Month. Maybe you’ve tried NaNoWriMo in…
November 8, 2019 -
Writing with a Disability (Different Ability)
Keep Motivated
This year has been a year of crazy weather in the South with abnormally high temperatures late into fall.…
October 29, 2019 -
Writers ChatWriters Chat Recap for July, Part Two
Writers Chat, hosted by Jean Wise, Johnnie Alexander, and Bethany Jett, is the show where we talk about all…
July 31, 2019 -
Guest Posts9 Ways to Squeeze More Writing Into Your Day
Writing takes up a lot of time, and time is our most precious commodity. If you’re struggling to fit…
June 3, 2019 -
Embrace the WaitSurvival Tips for the Waiting Part of Writing
Tip #1 – Keep your eye on the goal With three seconds left on the clock all Tim could…
March 5, 2019 -
Writers Chat
Writers Chat Recap for January, Part One
Writers Chat, hosted by Jean Wise, Johnnie Alexander, and Bethany Jett, is the show where we talk about all…
January 15, 2019 -
Guest Posts
Watch Your Step
Hiking can quickly change from breathtaking scenery to a breathtaking fall. We have to watch our steps in order…
November 27, 2018 -
The Intentional Writer
Is “Write Every Day” Good Advice?
Write Every Day It’s oft-given advice for aspiring writers. If you want to become a good writer, you should…
September 8, 2018 -
Time ManagementTackling Time Management
When I was first asked to be a contributing writer to a new column on time management, at first…
September 5, 2018 -
The Intentional Writer
Are You a Intentional Writer?
Lots of people aspire to be writers. Not so many do the work to become one. The fact that…
August 8, 2018 -
Dear Young Scribes, GenreHow to Set Writing Goals and Finish Your Book
[bctt tweet=”How to Set Writing Goals and Finish Your Book #writingtips @tessaemilyhall “] As a teen, you have…
December 29, 2015
