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Author Interview: Livia Blackburne

I recently had the honor of interviewing Livia Blackburne, the author of one of my favorite novels: Midnight Thief. Before I get into the...

Online Writing Platforms & Softwares

Writing involves a lot more than just writing. One thing we all have to think about at some point is: where do we write? It’s easy to...

Romance Tropes

In honor of Valentine’s day, I wanted to dedicate this week’s post to romance tropes. Almost every young adult novel has a romantic...

Finding Inspiration for Your Story

All writers know that feeling… when you want to write, and you know you want to write, but you don’t know what to write about. Finding...

Making Time to Write

We’re nearing the end of the first month of the new year. If you had any writing-related resolutions, you may now be realizing that you...

Reducing Your Word Count: Tips for Overwriters

Writers tend to fall into two categories: underwriters and overwriters. No, there’s no category for the perfect writer because it is...

Story Beginnings: Common Pitfalls to Avoid

Last week, I focused on story endings, but before every ending comes a beginning. A strong hook is an important part of all stories....

Types of Story Endings

With the end of the year just around the corner, I wanted to spend this post focusing on story endings. Like everything with writing,...

Mixing Genres

Stories are defined by their genres—often more so than their characters or their plot. Whether you want to publish your story or simply...

Revising Your Novel’s First Draft

A week after the end of NaNoWriMo, you may have a 50,000-word novel lying around. What next? While revising and editing may seem...

Using the Real World as Inspiration

Observation is the key to good writing. Whether you write realistic fiction or high fantasy or anything in between, grounding aspects of...

Techniques to Build Your Characters

Characters are the heart of any story. Most readers read because they’re invested in the characters. They want to see how a character...

Getting Ready for National Novel Writing Month

This week is the last of October, which means National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is just around the corner. NaNoWriMo is an event...

Types of Writing Prompts

If you’re interested in launching a writing club, setting up an Instagram writing account, or simply motivating your friends to write,...

Balancing Subplots

Without a plot, a story doesn’t exist. But with only one plot, a good story rarely exists. That’s why subplots exist. This week’s post is...

General Literary Magazines: A List

Last week’s post was about literary magazines that solely publish young writers, so in keeping with the theme, this week, I have a list...

Youth Literary Magazines: A List

I previously wrote about literary magazines and their submission process. However, in many general literary magazines that accept...

Journalism: Overview

I recently completed a six-week internship with Young Voices, which is a journalism company that helps young writers write and publish...

Screenwriting: Layout & Formatting

Screenwriting—the art of writing screenplays for films or TV shows—can be really exciting. It’s a great way to exercise your description...

National Book Lovers’ Day

This Tuesday was National Book Lovers’ Day. Every good writer is an avid reader, so today’s post is all about reading and books! Reading...

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