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How Culture Shock Can Help Your Writing

How Culture Shock Can Help Your Writing

Jake Buller, Guest Contributor The very first time I set foot on African soil, I went straight to a village of mud-brick houses and took selfies with Liberian kids. Then, after nine months of helping people better themselves, I returned to the USA and slipped right back into my old life. Just kidding. That's not actually how it went.
Student Novel Contest

Student Novel Contest

Deadline: 11:59 p.m. CDT, August 15, 2023 Every year, we run a free novel contest for our students. Any One Year Adventure Novel student under 20 who has a valid…

Why You Should Write Bad Novels

Why You Should Write Bad Novels

Kathryn Comstock, Guest Contributor I recently finished my fifth novel, #754. So far, this one is the best developed. The public will likely never see the novels that came before #754, however, I learned many valuable lessons from those novels that show in my writing today.
Is Planning A Series A Good Idea As A First-Time Novelist?

Is Planning a Series a Good Idea As a First-Time Novelist?

Daniel Schwabauer I’m often asked whether or not a young author’s first book can or should be part of a longer series. The question still surprises me; I’m amazed at the number of teens who aren’t afraid of long-term writing projects.
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