Brand Yourself- Author Tips on Maximizing Social Media
I like to start off my blog articles with a hefty dose of reality. So, let’s start with this scenario. You’re scrolling through your social media feed when you suddenly see this: BUY MY BOOK EPIC ADVENTURE FANTASY NOW 9.99!!! BUY BUY BUY! Many authors use social media to try and immediately sell…
Read MoreThe Teenage Travel Writer
A World Writer’s Confession It’s not easy being a writer, no matter where you are. There are deadlines to meet, characters to create, and an endless array of words to write. But how do you navigate the world with…
Read MoreThis is the Best Way to Write from a Teenage Character’s P.O.V. (By a Teen Author)
So, you have your Justin Bieber posters in hand, High School Musical Four open in another tab, and a friendly neighborhood teenage kid on speed dial. You’re all geared up and ready to go write from a teenager’s perspective. Everyone has their own views on how literary teens should act. I’m a teenager, so I…
Read MoreThe Funnyman
THE FUNNYMAN- A YA novel by teen author Sophia Whittemore It’s no laughing matter when you’re dealing with the Impetus… RELEASE DATE: MARCH 3RD, 2016 AUTHOR’S SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: Gmail: sophiaMwhittemore@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/sophiawhitte Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Authorsophiawhittemore/ Instagram: authorsophiawhittemore Tumblr: http://authorsophiawhitte.tumblr.com/ WordPress: https://teenswrite2teens.wordpress.com/about/ RELEASE DATE: MARCH 3RD, 2016
Read MoreTiny Poem Tuesday
Sometimes I believe There is love in all things And that love makes me happy. Because I won’t feel like A child let go In the middle of a crisis. Crisis. Believing that science is the only option: Cold lab tables, hardened benches Stethoscopes, high fevers, cool hands And- always- fear. Since love is…
Read MoreMagical Monday
Happy birthday, Disneyland. 🙂 I sat and watched the Disney tribute with my family and my dog. Suffice to say, it was a magical moment. No matter how much you try to fight against it, the waves of nostalgia will always come back to you. It’s a whole new world. And sometimes you just…
Read MoreFriday Free Write
LITTLE, SINGING BLACKBIRD – by Sophia Whittemore There were birds between the stalks of corn. The wind wailed like a broken woman, howling her melancholy out for the whole world to hear. I wore a short coat that cut off at the thigh and had an umbrella swinging loosely from the belt at my…
Read MoreThree Quote Thursday
All quotes go to the individual persons who created them. Also, blessings sent to all those who need it or wish for it this Thursday. ❤️
Read MoreWord Challenge Wednesday
Describe the weather outside in one sentence: The snow covered the ground, leaving the Earth with a soft, gentle kiss- a promise of spring on a frozen horizon.
Read MoreTiny Poem Tuesday
Look at the sky and tell me No roads lie ahead. The road is clear, the sun shines, Its beams aligned and led By the hand to wonders That- still- we must discover. You and me, we can travel forth Together.
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