Hello all, I've been very busy with life (writing, schoolwork, you know), so I forgot to post about a contest I entered on Teen Writers Go. It's an awesome writing website run by some of my favorite authors. They are hosting a hundred-word story contest, but submissions are now closed. I submitted a piece of…
After years of suggesting my dad get back into writing (he wrote stories as a teenager), I've finally convinced him to co-write a book with me. I don't know how long he'll continue before he decides it isn't for him (hopefully after the book is complete...), but I'm hoping some feedback will help. Our book…
I just started working on a Christian/Fantasy novel about angels, and I decided to give you all an excerpt. In this book, the main character (Silvis)- as well as the rest of God's host- has freewill like humans, and they are perfectly loyal to God because of their love for him. Lucifer is an exception,…
Anyone who's been writing for a while knows that the experience of reading changes as a writer. I've found several writing memes talking about this very thing, because it's so completely true. Don't you love seeing a writing quote or meme that makes you think 'wow, it's not just me'? For example (one of my…
I've been getting more and more into writing YA romance. I started this novel two days ago and could use some opinions. Critiques are certainly welcome! Chapter One It wasn’t love at first sight. I’ve known Jean since middle school, or rather, I knew of him. It wasn’t until sophomore year that I started crushing…
Hello everyone! I was nominated for the Liebster Awards by Sophie from 'The Girl in the White Shirt." Go check out her blog! If you haven't heard of the Liebster rewards, it's basically a chain-blogging award. I was nominated by Sophie, as were four others, so now I must continue the tradition. Here are the rules:…
Here's a short fanfiction I made about Peeta and Katniss' life a few years after President Snow was brought to justice and the Panem became safe again. It's called 'Visiting the Games' because Katniss is facing her nightmares by going into Peeta's painting room, where he's recreated the games (as seen in book two, Catching…
Writing political pieces can be risky, because politics can easily offend people. I decided to upload a short report I had to do for school, and I hope that some of you can push aside any bias and truly consider what it says. NOTE: I am from a conservative family, and I myself am conservative. …
Hello all, I just finished reading 'To All the Boys I've Loved Before' by Jenny Han, and I can't possibly give it enough praise. The number of books I've read late into the night due to an inability to put them down is little, and this book is one of the few. The plot is original,…
The past few weeks I've been working on customizing my writing lifestyle. I wear writing shirts, I drink out of mugs with writing quotes (my Ravenclaw mug is an exception) and have a writing binder full of research and character forms. Last night (late into the night, as most writers do) I was up designing…
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