by kingdompen | Nov 7, 2016 | Short Stories
By Tessa Just Swish, crackle, swish. The sound of straw being moved filled the longhouse. Fifteen-year-old Katrina blinked as a burst of sun lit the gloomy interior. A tall boy grinned down at her through the hole in the roof and teasingly dropped a...
by kingdompen | Nov 7, 2016 | Articles, Encouragement
It’s that time of year when we fasten our capes, buckle on our swords, brace our fingers, and begin to fight—ahem, write. Fifty thousand words written in one month. Are the warriors who attempt this venture insane or courageous? Perhaps they are both, but whether you...
by Hannah Carmichael | Nov 4, 2016 | Poetry
She lives in someone’s locket Alone and tucked away She wishes they would stop it And she wishes she could stay Inside of someone’s locket So pain would not quite hurt She wouldn’t have to watch it As people all left her But someone pried it open The...
by kingdompen | Nov 2, 2016 | Articles, Plot
Early October came and went and you said you had a month to prepare. Mid-October came and went and you said you had two weeks to write a short outline. The end of October came and went, and now you’re here in November with no outline, no plot line, and a looming...
by Josiah DeGraaf | Nov 1, 2016 | Video
We all know that parent in YA novels. You know: the one who doesn’t know what’s going on and opposes the young protagonist for most of the book–but then finally admits that their child was right all along right before the book ends. If you...
