Writing YA
Volunteering as a tutor at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, I’ve seen firsthand how kids absorb and analyze texts they find interesting. They…
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But do you journal?
I was never one to journal. I know that’s supposed to be the mark of a great (or at least devoted) writer, that many…
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The Confidence Paradox: Telling Yourself Your Words Matter (but do you mean it?)
I write because I love words. More specifically, I love what words can do. Stringing a few together can create a sentence, and within…
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Writing Through Grief
After the 2016 presidential election, it was as if all the creative energy was zapped from my body. I’m pretty sure I didn’t have…
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A Quick Pep Talk on Being a Selfish Writer
I’m writing this blog two weeks before heading to the middle of the woods to go write in a log cabin for 7 days….
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Loving Your Revisions (and Your Emotions)
Revision is the hardest part of writing. I think most writers will agree on that. You have to confront the things that aren’t working…
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Once Upon a Fairy Tale
What is it about fairy tales that fascinates us? Why do we succumb to the lure of faraway places in literature, television, and movies?…
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What a Year // A Compilation of 2016
We’ve had a busy year at The Passed Note putting out quality YA short stories and poems for you to enjoy. From the beautiful…
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How Charlie Helped Me Identify My Depression & Anxiety
Mental illness wasn’t really a term when I was growing up. Nervousness came and went. And if you were sad, just watch something funny,…
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Finding Comfort in Horror Novels
The genre I feel most at home writing and reading is horror. I’m the type of person who finds comfort in a true crime…
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