Yessica Jain
Youth Literary Magazines: A List
I previously wrote about literary magazines and their submission process. However, in many general literary magazines that accept...
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Yessica Jain
- Sep 15
Journalism: Overview
I recently completed a six-week internship with Young Voices, which is a journalism company that helps young writers write and publish...
Yessica Jain
- Aug 11
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...
Trisha Reddy
- Jul 28
Interconnected Short Story Collections
Until a few years ago, I was under the impression that novels were the only form of literature worth pursuing. I didn’t even consider the...
Yessica Jain
- Jul 21
Running the Chapters Program of The Young Writers Initiative (TYWI)
A year after the launch of the Chapters Program of The Young Writers Initiative, I wanted to take some time to reflect on the successes...
Yessica Jain
- Jul 14
Pre-Readers: What They Are & What to Ask Them About
You finish your novel. Now what? While it can be tempting to send it to editors right away or even jump to literary agents, there’s an...
Yessica Jain
- Jun 16
Writing Shorter Works: Flash Fiction & Short Stories
Last week, my short story titled The Perfect King was published in Issue IV of Juven Press, a youth literary magazine. Read the issue...
Yessica Jain
- Jun 9
Kindling and Rekindling Motivation
Sometimes, you don’t want to write. At least, you don’t want to keep working on that project you started a few months ago—even if you...
Yessica Jain
- May 19
Submitting to Literary Magazines
Literary Magazines, or LitMags, are—you guessed it—magazines exhibiting literature. They vary in type and size, catering to different...
Yessica Jain
- Mar 31
National Poetry Month & Escapril (What it Is & How to Participate)
April is national poetry month, a reminder of the importance of poets in human history and culture. We can use it to remember famous...
Yessica Jain
- Mar 17
Writing Activities: Building Your Writing Skills (with Friends)
Somehow, this is already my 50th post, so I wanted to take a slightly different, more fun approach to writing and discuss some writing...
Yessica Jain
- Jan 20
Why Writing is So Difficult
Humans have been writing for over 4,500 years. You would think humankind would have discovered a way to make writing easy. After all, one...
Yessica Jain
- Jan 13
Managing Multiple Works-In-Progress
Let me start by saying, it is doable. You can have two, three, or twenty-seven stories you are working on and make progress on all of...
Yessica Jain
- Jan 6
Goal Setting: How to Set Achievable Goals
Happy New Year! As you start to work toward (or give up on) your New Year’s resolutions, now is a good time to think about your writing...
Yessica Jain
- Dec 30, 2021
Wrapping Up the Year: My Reflection of 2021
Happy almost New Year! Considering tomorrow is already New Year’s Eve, I wanted to take some time to look back on the year and think...
Yessica Jain
- Dec 23, 2021
Coming Up With a Story Idea
In previous posts, I have discussed drafting, revising, and editing, but however difficult these stages of the writing process may be,...
Yessica Jain
- Dec 16, 2021
Shelving a WIP: Setting a Project Aside
After working on a project for years, months, or maybe just a few hours, you might discover that you no longer have the motivation to...
Yessica Jain
- Nov 11, 2021
Writing Contests
Writing contests—they’re stressful and exciting at the same time. They’re a way to see how your writing compares with others, they can...
Yessica Jain
- Nov 4, 2021
Research: Where Does it Fit Into the Writing Process?
Research is one of those parts of the writing process that nobody thinks about. Nobody, that is, except writers. It’s so essential but...
Yessica Jain
- Oct 28, 2021
National Novel Writing Month
A new month is just around the corner, and for writers, there’s something exceptionally special about this one. November is National...