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Building Your Perfect Character
Through characters, readers experience the wonderment of incanting a spell, the anxiety of crossing a crowded bazaar, or any other event...

Aaron Talledo
Mar 10, 20216 min read


One More Time Around: When are you finished editing?
We’ve all been there.
It’s late at night and you’ve been working tirelessly to finish your first draft. With the end in sight, you begin...

Shane McIntire
Feb 24, 20217 min read


Mother-Mentor: The Best Guidance In MY World
Imagine being a parent, and your 10-year-old asks you for a computer in order to learn to type and become a writer. How would you respond...

Ebony C.
Feb 20, 20216 min read


How Can I Be an Effective Mentor?
If our lives are like budding trees, mentors are the rain and sunshine that provide the nourishment needed to create the fruits of...

Aaron Talledo
Feb 19, 20214 min read


Finding Your Writing Style
In fiction, writing style refers to the way words are arranged to compose the narrative that makes up a story. You may have noticed your...

Aaron Talledo
Feb 10, 20213 min read


Dialogue 101
When I first got started as a writer, I found myself asking that question an awful lot. Maybe more than I should have, yet I would always...

Shane McIntire
Dec 24, 202010 min read


Growing Pains
While driving back from the grocery store, my sister, Aiah, seated in the passenger seat, looked up from her phone, and posed a question...

Aaron Talledo
Dec 19, 20204 min read


Nineteen
In a somewhat odd way, this year felt like one of the fastest ever. Being home almost every day made the days blend together like a muddy...

Cecilia Winchell
Dec 12, 20205 min read


Getting Started as a Writer
A curiosity for our surroundings can drive us towards imaginative success. That abandoned building you always drive by on your way to work?

Aaron Talledo
Dec 9, 20205 min read


The LYF Writer’s Corner : Writer’s Block
I know, we’ve all been there, staring at a blank page, trying to figure out what comes next. There really isn’t a good way to say it, so...

Shane McIntire
Nov 25, 20206 min read

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