Overall Winner – 6th Grade Story Contest A wail could be heard from the sacred tree. The guardian of the tree jumped, startled. The old man hurried over, limbs popping. He gaped into the hollow. A baby girl watched him, impossible wisdom in her eyes. One brown, one green. Oh, she looked just like a […]
1st Place Winner – 6th Grade Writing Contest
1st Place Winner – 6th Grade Writing contest This is the adventure of my life, and I’m about to tell it to you. It all started one crisp, bright fall morning, when I was in 6h grade… “Ashley Ann Davis!! Get uuuuuuppp!” My eyes open groggily. Everything is blurry for a second and then I […]
2nd Place – 6th Grade Kids Story
2nd Place – 6th Grade Kids Story Our 2nd place winner of the kids writing contest – Alana Hill of Kathleen, GA My Story Academia /// No one’s P.O.V (point of view)///“Vix wait up” called Alana. Alana was a tall girl for her age; She had darkbrown hair with purple at the tips. She also was […]
How to Prep for NaNoWriMo
How to Prep for NaNoWriMo Want to get ready for writing your novel in November with National Novel Writing Month? We’ll workshop all the things we need to think about for our novel. We’ll look at: Story ideas, building character, building plot, world building, organizing information, and scheduling our writing. This free event is sponsored […]
We’re Publishing Strong Female Stories
We’re Publishing Strong Female Stories
A Short Story Collection One Week at a Time
Our CEO talked with Chad Brummett of New Mexico Living about our short story collection – it’s our Short Story Subscription. The stories come from a variety of New Mexico authors. Short Story Collection The stories are written by a variety of authors, all of whom have come to our Short Storyathon. Many of the […]
Kids Writing Contest Awarded to
We were happy to hold a kids writing contest. Natalie Baeza, fifth grader, won the contest with her entry, Adventure Baby. Read it here: Adventure Baby By Natalie Baeza Chapter One Hi! I’m Samuel Peterson. I’m an adventurous baby. I can fly very high but nobody knows. One time, I went to a jungle adventure. […]
Book Cover Design for the Short Storyathon
I asked a few graphic designers if they’d be interested in doing a book cover design in less than 12 hours and Leslie Reilly stepped up big time! I had three writers hire her (including me), and one person won the free book cover giveaway. In her own words, Leslie shares what it was […]
How to use Scrivener – Get writing fast
I’m a big fan of Scrivener, so I’m going to share some simple features on how to use Scrivener and get you started fast. I’m also sharing some cool features you can find in the Mac version. Scrivener works by letting you put all your research, character sketches, and story content in one setting. PC […]
Subscription box for creative writers – Plot Box
The new Plot Box is coming! This is a monthly Subscription box for creative writers and it’s aimed at all the things that we as writers need to keep us motivated and writing. The new and improved Plot Boxes are being hatched. It’s been through beta testing with some paid subscribers and I got some great […]