Bøker av Jill Williamson

Darius is the youngest son of President Cassian. When his father goes missing on a planet with super strong gravity, Darius is determined to rescue him. He makes a dangerous deal with scientist Dr. Fleed to become a cyborg in order to protect his body on the planet's surface. With the help of a robot dog, Darius sets out on his quest. Will he find his father in time? Or will Dr. Fleed take over the solar system and make cyborgs of them all?

Ever since Hunter accidentally banished magic, a rebellion has been growing in the Story Realms. The rebel leader holds Izzy captive in Rapunzel's tower as he amasses his army. Meanwhile, Hunter climbs the beanstalk in hopes of tracking down objects that will enable him to restore magic to the Story Realms. As he travels in and out of different worlds, he faces trolls, gargoyles, and a giant who is determined to stomp him flat.To survive, Hunter and Izzy will need the help of new friends, Jack and Alice, who each have goals of their own. As obstacles between them multiply, will Hunter and Izzy ever be reunited? Or will this quest demand the ultimate sacrifice?

Hunter, the son of the huntsman who nearly killed Snow White, is tired of the shame that labels his family. Tricked into making a wish upon a magic mirror, he accidentally unleashes a curse that banishes magic from the Story Realms.In order to right this wrong, Hunter sets out to find a wizard who might be able to help. Along the way he meets Izzy, a girl with no memory. Together, the pair embark upon an epic quest to restore the magic-and memories-that have been lost. Do Hunter and Izzy have what it takes to bring magic back to the Story Realms? Or is magic is lost forever?

You have a story to tell, don''t you? Or maybe you simply want to try your hand at fiction writing. Perhaps you''ve given it your best effort, but simply didn''t have enough tools in your tool box to finish that first draft. Wherever you''re at with this novel-writing thing, popular bloggers Stephanie Morrill, Jill Williamson, and Shannon Dittemore totally understand.They know it''s hard to finish a first draft. To stay motivated until the end. To feel like a "real" writer. They know because they''ve been there too.In Go Teen Writers: Write Your Novel, you''ll learn: There is no such thing as one right way to write a novel.How to take an idea and give it a beginning, middle, and end.What story structure means and how it strengthens a book.Different approaches to plotting a novel.How to develop characters worth reading about.Strategies for creating memorable storyworlds and settings.What theme is and how to use it to enrich your story.What to do when your first draft is finished.                                                                                         There''s no doubt about it. Learning to write a novel from beginning to end is a challenge. But with this book as your guide, you''ll see that when you''re in possession of the right tools, you''re capable of finishing what you start. You''ll be empowered and encouraged-as if you had a writing coach (or three!) sitting alongside you.

After an exhausting school year, Spencer is thrilled to discover that the summer training mission will take him and his fellow agents-in-training to Okinawa, a tropical paradise. But there's little time for R & R as Spencer must attend school, volunteer at a local martial arts training facility, and track and report a mysterious girl named Keiko. Spencer thinks he knows exactly what to do, but the more he discovers about Keiko, the more questions he has. All he really wants to do is protect Keiko from her ex-boyfriend and stay out of trouble, but where Spencer Garmond is concerned, trouble is never far away.

Forced to choose between military school and a Christian spy organization, skeptic Spencer Garmond signs on with the Bible geeks. But before he even boards the plane for Moscow, Spencer realizes this is no Bible club. These guys mean business. Stumbling onto a case involving a gang of homeless boys, a chilling tattoo, and the always beautiful Anya Vseveloda, Spencer struggles to find the faith needed to save the Mission League from enemy infiltration.

Ever since I returned from Moscow, life is a full court press. Mission League field agents are everywhere. All the time. Watching. Waiting for me to fulfill a sixty-year-old prophecy. When some baddies try to guy-nap me, the field agents threaten to move me and Grandma Alice to some random hick town, to give us new fake identities until the prophecy is fulfilled. Not going to happen. I've got one chance to stay in Pilot Point. I have to prove to the agents that I can stay safe. Have to make this work. For basketball. For Kip. For Beth. So, bring it, baddies. It's game on.

You know your first draft has problems, but what's the best way to fix them? How do you know where to start editing? Or for many writers the bigger question becomes, "How do I know when I'm done?"Popular bloggers Stephanie Morrill and Jill Williamson have been where you are, and they want to help you understand, and even come to love-yes, love-the editing process.In this revised and updated edition of Go Teen Writers: Edit Your Novel, you'll learn: Methods for efficiently editing your novel. What problems to look for in your manuscript and how to solve them. Where to start editing, and how to know when you're done. How to keep track of your story's character, storyworld, and setting details. How a critique group can help you. The pros and cons of traditional and self-publishing. An overview of pitching your novel and making writing your career. And much more!Teaching yourself how to edit a first draft can feel hard, discouraging, and isolating. But using this guide, you'll feel encouraged, empowered, and capable--as if you had a writing coach sitting alongside you.

THE FICTION WRITER'S GO-TO GUIDE FOR PUNCTUATION RULESYou don't need to be an expert in grammar and punctuation to write great novels, but you do need to learn the basics. This handy reference book includes all the need-to-know punctuation rules for fiction writers, and it is presented in a clear, user-friendly format with many examples for the visual learner-including some from popular novels.Award-winning novelist Jill Williamson is a gifted teacher who helps writers develop their craft at conferences and online at goteenwriters.com and storyworldfirst.com. Are you tired of paging through massive style manuals or scouring the internet for information on em dashes, colons, or which words to capitalize in a title? Punctuation 101 can save you time and energy, which you can spend writing your novel.

Spencer's final mission will be his hardest one yet.When Spencer Garmond's friend is kidnapped, the young Mission League agent-in-training decides he's had enough. Determined to stop the criminals he suspects are responsible, he petitions the Los Angeles Field Office to give him the lead on the case. Now he's investigating his favorite actress, the movie director who pretended to be his dad, and even his own uncle. Weird much?As he struggles to find the connections between this unlikely group of suspects, he uncovers a clue that could create a worldwide scandal. When the Field Office steps in, Spencer realizes he's not really in control of the investigation at all. Can Spencer trust God to bring about justice, or will his need to be in control jeopardize the very people he's trying so hard to protect?Don't miss this final installment in the award-winning Mission League series by author Jill Williamson.

The remnant of the Five Realms has finally found a home in Er'Rets. However, peace is much harder to secure, and forces from within and without threaten Trevn's new rule. The Hadar family and their allies prepare to make one final stand in the name of Arman: There shall be war--in Er'Rets and in the Veil--to vanquish evil or be ruled by darkness.