Creative Writing Blog for Young Writers | One Year Adventure Novel

Discouragement Is Not Defeat: A Publishing Story

December 7, 2017
Student Contributor
Guest posts, Industry, Novel Submission, Stuck? Discouraged?, The Writing Life
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By Priscilla Krahn, Student Contributor There’s nothing like wanting to do something, and being told you won’t ever be able to do it. Especially when the person telling you that you can’t is a big brother who is always right.

10 Things We’re Thankful For

November 22, 2017
Staff Writer
OYAN News
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By all of us on staff! Happy Thanksgiving! In honor of the holiday, here are "10 Things We're Thankful For," looking back on the past year. Everybody on our team contributed!

Spirituality: A Forgotten Key to Character Development

November 20, 2017
Student Contributor
Guest posts, Help with Characters, Push Your Imagination, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Hannah Tacci, Student Contributor Your characters are more than the things that happen to them. They have an inner life—a spirit—and so their character development needs to reflect that.

Is Your Story Fit for the Internet Age?

November 9, 2017
Student Contributor
Guest posts, Industry, Self-editing Tips, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Jennifer Sauer, Student Contributor We all want to be famous, all picture our book going big. So, I’m going to indulge you in that fantasy. You want your book to go big. Here’s my question for you: If it does, is it suited to the internet age?

Postponing Success: When a Wise Choice Becomes a Trap

November 5, 2017
Daniel Schwabauer
Daniel's Writing Log, Industry, The Writing Life
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By Daniel Schwabauer During my first year of college the great literary science fiction writer Kurt Vonnegut spoke at Kansas University at the request of the English Department. I remember him saying that if we wanted to be writers, the last thing we should do is study English at a university. "You will stop writing."