gurl.com the mall, to look at teen fashion. Justice, Forever 21, Claire's, Hot Topic, and Aeropastle are very popular among teens. today's youth...
Mine is memoir and I do mention some nightclubs and restaurants and landmarks in the area by name. There is a scene set in a park on a university...
I have loved to write my entire life. I dont actually know. I think I was born a writer. My first memory of writing though was in first grade when...
I go to Barnes and Noble and leaf through books. Usually gives me ideas.
I have been writing since I was a child because I love it. All my life people have told me how good my writing is. I decided that I would try to...
my manuscript editor is my best friend from church. she is my mom's age and retired after years of teaching college English. you know how English...
I am told you should be proud and excited about your first rejection letter - it means you are a real writer.
Some of my friends have had serious issues with drugs in the past. In my experience they accept what they are doing as just another part of their...
I think its fine. I almost never state the date. but you can tell the date like, by a character using a laptop as opposed to a typewriter. or...
when I was younger I wrote this ongoing anthology about a 13 year old boy in middle school who had a huge family, and his best friends were...
One of my favorite books is a YA novel about a high school senior who has an affair with her much older teacher. Its called Teach Me by RA Nelson....
nonstop writing I wrote all day yesterday and all day today. (oh how I love unemployment....not) Got a whole chapter knocked out and half of...
at my writing conference one thing they impressed hard upon the audience is that the first sentence is key. its the first thing an agent,...
Separate names with a comma.