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Yessica Jain
Mar 17, 20224 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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...
Yessica Jain
Oct 21, 20214 min read
Keeping a Writing Journal: Why & How
For most writers, a journal is their most prized possession (I may or may not be exaggerating). Some writers have twenty mostly empty...
Yessica Jain
Oct 7, 20213 min read
Writing as a High School Student
For those of us in the United States, we are now about a month into the school year. High school is a transformative and enjoyable...
Yessica Jain
Sep 30, 20213 min read
The Community of Young Writers
When I began writing four years ago, I knew nobody who shared the same hobby—especially not anyone my own age. It took a while for me to...
Yessica Jain
Sep 23, 20212 min read
The Eye of a Writer: How Writing Changes the Way You Look at the World
You are always changing. The things you do and the people you surround yourself with make you who you are. Writing, too, can change the...
Yessica Jain
Sep 9, 20213 min read
Should You Write a Novel?
Writing a novel is an incredibly rewarding experience. The ability to say, even if only to yourself, I sent characters on the journey of...
Yessica Jain
Sep 2, 20213 min read
Finishing a Novel: What Happens When You’re Done
I recently wrapped up final edits on The Prisons of Magic, so I thought this post was in order. From the moment you realize you’re almost...
Yessica Jain
Aug 26, 20214 min read
Reading Like a Writer
All writers are readers at heart. For most of us, our love for storytelling spawned from the joy of reading stories. Readers look at...
Yessica Jain
Aug 12, 20213 min read
Bending the Rules of Writing
If you’ve been a part of the writing community for any length of time, you’ve probably been told a million rules. Here’s the thing:...
Yessica Jain
Jul 1, 20213 min read
Writing Terms & What They Mean
Trying to understand the writing community can be challenging at first. There are so many abbreviations and terms that writers just throw...
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