As I said, ideas can come from anywhere, but sometimes you can’t just sit around and wait for an idea to come to you.

Throughout high school, I filled up several journals, read poetry books and performed in Poetry Out Loud. Poetry was my life until it wasn’t

The only way to really get better at something is to do it, and that’s all I’m hoping to do during this entire process.

You can advocate for yourself and for others. It doesn’t matter how small the act is.

At the end of the day, it is your writing and it is whatever you want to make of it.

Are you tired of identifying as “tortured?” Do you want to start treating yourself with the self-love you deserve?

With a limited amount of space, an artist can only draw so much of a scene, so it’s crucial that whatever they draw will be constructive.

My pain does not make my art. I do. I make everything. I am not my emotions, my emotions are mine.

You yourself have decided that your story is worth telling, and so you yourself have decided that your story is worth reading.

If I had a quarter for every time someone told me that I have a lot of stuff, I could pay off my student loans.

Body language, expressions, tone of voice– these little details contribute to the makeup of personality and emotion.

To the Lost Writer: I like to think that I chose writing. Maybe it’s a mix of it choosing me, like the moment when Harry finds his wand....

Table of Contents To Engage: Laying Down the Framework To Introduce: Characters and Conflict To Illustrate: Specificity and Credibility...

You have the power to affect someone. One. Whole. Life. All you have to do is give yourself the chance.

Journaling provides us the power to reflect and recognize the parts of our lives that need more attention.