ONE IN A MILLION SPECIAL
Sheena Boekweg So I grew up with this kid Johnny Madsen. We weren't ever close friends, mostly because he was a really cute boy, and as a...
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Operation Literacy presents
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- Jan 6, 2020
- 2 min
Don’t Play Coy
Ilima Todd Have you ever seen those ads on social media that pop up every once in a while…“This man tried to hug a lion, you won’t...
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- Jan 3, 2020
- 3 min
MAKING PROMISES
Caitlin Sangster Credit: Thinkstock From the first page of your story, you are making promises to your reader whether you like it or not....
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- Dec 21, 2019
- 2 min
5 Quick Writing Tips
Tiana Smith I was trying to come up with just one writing tip, but there were a couple of things I wanted to mention. So, I figured I’d...
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- Dec 21, 2019
- 3 min
The “What If” List: A Method for Getting Unstuck
Marissa Meyer It’s inevitable that at some point in the writing process, we’re going to get stuck. Even for serious outliners, like me,...
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- Dec 9, 2019
- 3 min
The Villain-Hero Relationship
Charlie Holmberg The villain of any story should be just as important as the hero. Why? Because the bad guys are the either the ones...
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- Dec 7, 2019
- 2 min
The ABCs of Revising
Samantha Hastings Arch: does your story have a three-act structure: beginning, middle, and end? Break-up: take a break from your...
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- Mar 12, 2019
- 1 min
A Week of TABC!
We are so excited for Teen Author Boot Camp 2019! The authors! The classes! Hundreds of teens roaming the halls of Utah Valley Convention...
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- Jan 23, 2019
- 3 min
My Top Five - by Erin
Hi! I’m Erin, I’m an aspiring author and of course I love to read! Book lovers are always looking for something good to read and I have...
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- Jan 14, 2019
- 2 min
WRITING TIPS: Daniel Swenson
Daniel Swenson’s debut novel, "The Shadow Above The Flames," was released by Immortal Works in 2017 and his a short story ‘Tremors within...
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- Jan 8, 2019
- 3 min
WRITING TIPS: Michele Ashman Bell
Michele Ashman Bell grew up in St. George, Utah. In fourth grade her teacher wrote on her report card that she had a tendency to...
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- Dec 17, 2018
- 2 min
WRITING TIPS- Jolene Perry
Jolene Perry is a middle and high school teacher turned author, and a former “Author in Residence” at Alaska Pacific University. She is...
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- Dec 10, 2018
- 3 min
WRITING TIPS: Chantele Sedgwick
Chantele Sedgwick is a YA author, harpist, wife to one cute hubby and a stay-at-home mom to four silly kids. She is the author of Love,...
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- Dec 2, 2018
- 3 min
WRITING TIPS: E.M. Fitch
E. M. Fitch is an author who seeks to explore the deliciously dark secrets found on moonless nights, in the hidden alcoves of the...
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- Nov 26, 2018
- 3 min
WRITING TIPS: Tiana Smith
Tiana Smith is a copywriter turned novelist who grew up in the Wild West of Montana. When she isn’t writing, she’s chasing after her...
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- Nov 19, 2018
- 2 min
WRITING TIPS: Jennifer Bardsley
Jennifer Bardsley writes the column "I Brake for Moms" for The Everett Daily Herald and is the author of the young adult novels Genesis...
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- Nov 12, 2018
- 3 min
WRITING TIPS: Charlie Holmberg
Charlie N. Holmberg is a Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestselling author, whose debut series, The Paper Magician, has been optioned by...
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- Nov 5, 2018
- 7 min
How and Why To Run A Writing Workshop for Kids
Whether you’re a teacher or a Kid-Lit or Young Adult author promoting a book, running an effective writing workshop for kids is a great...
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- Oct 29, 2018
- 3 min
WRITING TIPS: ROSALYN EVES
LOOK WHO'S COMING TO TABC 2019!Rosalyn Eves grew up in the Rocky Mountains, dividing her time between reading books and bossing her...
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- Oct 24, 2018
- 4 min
WRITING TIPS: Jo Schaffer
Jo Schaffer is the YA Author of the Stanley & Hazel trilogy, co-founder of TABC, writer at BYU-TV and Taekwondo Blackbelt. She loves...
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