Tag: writing growth
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Learn Your Weaknesses
I wrote my first full-length novel my sophomore year of high school. While my family was gracious and kind in their critique of it (because, let’s be honest, it was a very weak story), they couldn’t help but tease me about the number of times my characters bite their lips. I used the “find and…
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Your Old Writing
It’s okay to like your old writing. It’s okay to not like your old writing. Sometimes I read my old writing, and it’s pure cringe. For instance, I once had a character talk aloud to themself so I could explain the worldbuiling. However, that was by my twelve-year-old self, who hadn’t studied anything about the…
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How Far You’ve Come
Look back at how far you’ve come. I have a line-a-day five-year journal, where I jot down a sentence or two each day, and can see what I wrote for that day in the past years. A while ago, I saw my note from last year when my story “Dandelion Wishes” was announced as a finalist…
Hailey Huntington 