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Less action doesn't necessarily mean boring. However, you are right. We need those less action-oriented scenes to give is a rest from the high-action scenes. That's why, in The Two ...

Anyone have any thoughts on how a group specifically for youth would be better than a just general group that has more adults than teens.

Yeah, it really does depend on how you want to structure the story. Is it a start at the end and go back to the beginning? If you make it ...

Actually, that's great. Thanks a lot.

I am currently conducting research for a proposal asssignment. My topic is creating a workshop or a similar program for youth aged 16-25. As many of us are in that ...

Not true, not true! The real world is full of amazing stories. People love memoirs and based-on-a-true-story stories. Angela's Ashes is a perfect example. Everything that happened in that book ...

As one who has done this kind of thing, I know it is quite the challenge. One way of doing this is thinking of a major conflict in your life ...

Correction to the poll question: Answer the second question if there is no youth writing gruop in your community. Writing clubs like YWS are great, but what about programs for ...

I'm doing some research on exclusion in early adolescence, ie, grade seven to nine. I'd like to know if any of you have any thoughts on the kids who are ...

As long as you don't overdo it, fragments are just fine in fiction, and are a neccesity in many kinds of poetry.

yeah, now if only I could put them into practice.

Yeah, I find that not enough critiquers will put in positive points (Griff), when they are just as helpful as knowing where the weaknesses are, and gives those without much ...

Give yourself permission to write badly.

Great idea. I think I read something like this in a screen-writing book

Read Joseph Campell.