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    Plotting a Character’s Life {WORDS Blog Tour}

    May 28, 2022 / 26 Comments

    A new post on Teen Writers' Nook about backstories and how they can and should impact the character and their life!!!

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Writing

    Prologue Vs. Chapter One: Three Reasons Why You Need To CUT Your Prologue

    May 10, 2022 / 45 Comments

    Should you have a prologue? Can they ever be useful? In TWN's latest post, Issabelle gives three instances where you should probably consider CUTTING your prologue! Read on.

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Guest Posts,  Writing

    EVERYTHING You Need to Know About Traditional Publishing – Guest Post from Grace A. Johnson

    April 18, 2022 / 47 Comments

    Considering the traditional publishing route? Wondering what even goes into choosing this path? ALL your questions (or well, at least a lot of them ;) are answered today in this post from teen indie author of the Daughters of the Seven Seas series, Grace A. Johnson!

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Writing

    How to Handle Criticism, Feedback, Rejection, and Negative Book Reviews.

    February 26, 2022 / 52 Comments

    Have you ever struggled to handle constructive criticism or down right rejection? Do you fear negative book reviews? TWN's latest post brings the best advice and encouragement in dealing with this pretty much unavoidable challenge all writers will face!

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Writing

    How do I build my author platform? Tips for staying motivated and writing faster?—TWN Answers YOUR Writing Questions

    January 11, 2022 / 49 Comments

    How do I build my author platform? What are some tips for staying motivated and writing faster? Teen Writers' Nook answers writing questions submitted by some of our readers today!!

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Guest Posts,  Writing

    5 Unique Ways to Electrify Your Character’s Voice a Guest Post by Allie Jo Andersen

    December 9, 2021 / 11 Comments

    Teen author, Allie Jo Andersen, joins us today with a guest post on how to electrify your character's voice!

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    Katherine
  • Guest Posts,  Writing

    Meant to Be: 6 Steps to Discovering the Right Publishing Route – Guest Post by Amazon Bestselling Author, Grace A. Johnson

    October 4, 2021 / 45 Comments

    Indie publishing? Hybrid, traditional? So many different options it's hard to know which one is the best for you and your book!! Join TWN today as Amazon bestselling author, Grace A. Johnson, gives us some helpful tips about discovering the right publishing platform for you!

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Writing

    Four Tips to Help You Create the Perfect Title for Your Book (With Imagine Anthology Updates)

    August 21, 2021 / 29 Comments

    Book titles can sometimes be really hard. Especially trying to make sure the reader is intrigued by it as that will sometimes be the first thing someone hears about your book. So how do you come up with a compelling, unique title? Teen Writers' Nook has you covered in this new writing tip post from Issabelle Perry!

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Guest Posts

    How to FINALLY Finish Writing Your Book – Guest Post by Young Author Kayleigh Idea

    May 24, 2021 / 27 Comments

    Today we have the FANTABULOUS Kayleigh Idea on Teen Writers' Nook for an AMAZING guest post!!!!! It's all about how to get to the end of your novel, which is something that I know can be SO HARD to do!!!! So read on and see if you find some awesome tips waiting for you!

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Guest Posts

    How Do I Lead My Readers to Christ – Guest Post by Author and Blogger, Joy Caroline

    March 9, 2021 / 37 Comments

    Today we have the awesome, Joy Caroline, guest posting on Teen Writers' Nook!! We are honored to have her post on how writers can still lead their readers to Christ, regardless of whether they write Christian fiction or not.

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Writing

    6 Awesome Tips to Help You Accomplish a Mind-Blowing Plot Twist

    February 10, 2021 / 98 Comments

    Plot twists can be some of the hardest things to write. You want to be able to shock the reader but still foreshadow. This can seem like a super scary thing to conquer. If you've got an epic plot twist in your story, then don't miss this next post on Teen Writers' Nook!!

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Katherine's Posts,  Writing

    Where Is Inspiration When You Need It?

    December 9, 2020 / 55 Comments

    Inspiration is sometimes hard to find. This topic is something I wanted to blog about since me and my friends first started this website, but I haven’t gotten around to it until now. So that brings me to today: Are you looking at writing a story but unsure of what to write about? (That’s me sometimes.) Are you stuck in your writing and clueless about what to do next? (Oh, yeah, that’s definitely me.) Do you feel like you’re all out of ideas? (I feel ya!) You’re probably asking yourself: “where is inspiration when you need it?” You’re not alone. We all feel like we don’t get any ideas most…

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    Katherine
  • Writing

    How to Make Memorable Characters Part 4: Writing Deep Character Emotions

    November 29, 2020 / 27 Comments

    It's time for part four in my writing series on character development. This one I'm focusing on how to really make your character emotions shine. I hope you'll join me for it!!!

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Issabelle's Posts

    Try Again and Pick Up Your Pen: The Story of My Writing Journey

    October 31, 2020 / 28 Comments

    The story of where I've been as a writer with some serious encouragement on how to face rejections.

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Writing

    How to Make Memorable Characters Part Three: The Importance of Giving Quirks to Your Characters

    October 27, 2020 / 4 Comments

    Part three of my writing series is happening here. I'm going to talk about why your character should have quirks and how to use them effectively.

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Writing

    How to Make Memorable Characters Part 2: How Much Should You Describe Your Character?

    October 15, 2020 / 6 Comments

    Part two in Maggie's How to Make Memorable Characters series happens here.

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Issabelle's Posts,  Writing

    Know the Novel: Into the Lamp Plus Some Announcements

    October 10, 2020 / 14 Comments

    Come see some awesome, exciting stuff about my current WIP with announcements about upcoming things at TWN.

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Issabelle's Posts,  Writing

    How to Make Memorable Characters Part 1 With Sneak Peek of My Current WIP

    September 20, 2020 / 3 Comments

    Does building strong characters seem like a tiresome task? Then check out this post with a sneak peek at my current WIP

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Issabelle's Posts,  Writing

    Things to Know Before You Start Writing

    August 28, 2020 / 0 Comments

    You may be staring at the title, pondering what do I need to know other than my story idea? Not a whole lot, but there is a few things about your story that you should know anywhere in the beginning of your writing process. We’re going to review them here. First you should know who’s telling the story and in what POV (point of view) and verb tense. I’m going to use the example of a spy novel I had written a few years ago. Because I wanted to switch POVs between my two lead protagonists, I chose to use third person limited for my POV and past tense for…

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    Issabelle Perry
  • Issabelle's Posts,  Writing

    Where to Begin?

    July 3, 2020 / 8 Comments

    Have you come up with an awesome book idea but don't know where to start? That's what I'm focusing on here.

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    Issabelle Perry

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