Tag: writing

Welcome to National Novel Writing Month: Tips and Prompts to Get Started

November 1, 2024

For many writers, November marks an attempt to write an entire novel in just one month. Usually, the goal is to churn out 50,000 words – which averages over 1,500 words a day! Many young adult novels fall around this length, as well. But seasoned November novel-writers will tell you that everyone has a different approach to the grind. So here at Young Adulting, we are offering some tips and tricks, as well as a list of suggestions for scenes and prompts that might get you writing – novel or not! … More Welcome to National Novel Writing Month: Tips and Prompts to Get Started

Roy is Not a Dog, by Esmé Shapiro and Daniel Newell Kaufman

October 15, 2024

One take-away readers can draw from this story is the importance of meeting one’s neighbors and community. As Roy emphasizes, you never know who your neighbors could be, the interesting stories they have, or the fun skills they may have mastered. It can also be daunting moving somewhere new, and this story may help encourage a young reader to reach out and make friends in their community. … More Roy is Not a Dog, by Esmé Shapiro and Daniel Newell Kaufman

Welcome, Dark by Charis St. Pierre, illus. Rachel Wada

October 10, 2024

Our imaginations bloom in inarticulate ways at times—magnifying a simple rustle or bird call, or the sound of rain on window’s glass. St. Pierre’s poetic story offers answers: the rustle is the wind, and the call of birds are just a normal part of the world at night, which has its own purpose in the time. … More Welcome, Dark by Charis St. Pierre, illus. Rachel Wada