“Do more of what lights your soul on fire.” That is the intriguing quote on the cover of my new journal. It is the reason I was drawn to it. The verb do suggests action, enthusiasm, movement. This is not talking about binge-watching your favorite show or YouTubers, or spending hours on social media debating ...

Every November, there is a goal-oriented writing event called NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write 50,000 words in 30 days. Starting on November 1st, participants can go onto the website and keep track of their word count. It keeps track of your progress, shows the average word count you need ...

I’ve wanted to be a writer for a long time. I started writing stories in second grade. I’d make up Pokemon, draw picture books about myself, and I would make up stories about my Beanie Babies. I don’t think I knew being a writer was a career choice until I was in middle school. That’s ...