Creative Writing Blog for Young Writers | One Year Adventure Novel

5 Fatal Flaws in Fictional Friends

August 11, 2017
Student Contributor
Help with Characters, Push Your Imagination, Self-editing Tips, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Susan Sader, Student Contributor In my years as a writer, I've noticed a few major issues that get overlooked, often masked by publishing contracts or a title on a TV screen. These Fatal Flaws are fatal not only to your character, but to your plot, prose, and readers' interest.

Out of the Creative Wilderness

August 3, 2017
Student Contributor
Parenting a Young Writer, Stuck? Discouraged?, The Writing Life
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By Teresa Rudd, Parent Contributor I guess you could say that I wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of creative writing for forty years before encountering for the first time the One Year Adventure Novel curriculum.

The Summer Workshop: Take Off Your Mask

By Eve Fitzsimmons, Student Contributor Once upon a time, there was a girl. This girl was quiet, shy, super introverted, and really liked corners. Drawing attention to herself was off limits. She prayed that people would just smile and keep walking.

Give Your Fear of Writing the Uppercut

July 13, 2017
Student Contributor
Stuck? Discouraged?, The Writing Life, Writing Tips and Tools
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By Lydia Davis, Student Contributor The act of creation attracts a surprising variety of fears. Part of this is because creativity refuses to be predictable. No matter how thoroughly you plot a novel, there’s inevitably some aspect that catches you off guard. Writing can be unknowable and unexpected. Sometimes, that’s what makes it exciting . . . but not all the time.

Good Vibes Only: The Art of Appreciating Writing

June 1, 2017
Student Contributor
Giving and Receiving Critique, Guest posts, The Writing Life
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By Linnea Hagler, Guest Contributor I will never say I hate a book (ever). Here’s why.