I hit a roadblock in my writing without knowing it. Getting dumped into the middle of Times Square with mere hours to talk to strangers helped me break through it. I enjoyed writing for the news, especially when it came to pitching article ideas and revising my peers’ writing as the arts editor for my…
Recently, my family and I went on a road trip to New York City. While driving on the open road, I was able to see so much nature that city-living has kept from me. Just looking outside my car window made me feel this sense of joy and creativity. I wanted to write about how…
English is one of the most consistent subjects in the American school curriculum. Throughout twelve or more years of education, students are challenged to peruse an author’s writing for themes and ideas, as well as write their own analytical or creative pieces. Yet in my experience and many others, the mandatory English requirements of our…
Who knew a doll could make film history? “Barbie” is currently in the middle of one of the largest global box office runs in recent memory, grossing a total of 1.4 billion dollars as of September 14, 2023. It has become Warner Brothers’ biggest movie of all time and one of the most popular movies…
LOG LINE: Anyone can write a good screenplay, as long as they follow the proper format. CHARACTER BACKSTORY: When Vivienne first stepped into her film production class in freshman year of high school, she had no idea that writing scripts would be part of the curriculum. Vivienne attends a very unconventional school that allows students…
I’ve known Elizabeth Jannuzzi for almost a decade as a friendly face in my neighborhood and an active member of my local community. She’s also a writer who takes on three roles: the Operations and Communications Manager of Project Write Now, the Program Manager of book inc, and soon, an author. After sitting down with…
To me, naming characters is an important part of writing a story. Do you feel the same? I always want to find names that will fit my characters to a T. Many of my stories are set 120+ years ago. People back then didn’t have modern names like Aiden or Zoey. They did, however, have…
My father always pleads with me to show him my writing. Whether it’s a short poem I was describing to him, or a story that I submitted for publication. He’s always been my number one supporter, and after I—reluctantly—shared two poems with him, he looked at me, stunned, and asked, “How do you come up…
In August 2021, I had been considering switching one of my current courses to our high school’s “Intro to Creative Nonfiction” course. I loved creative writing, and I could get college credit for it. I signed myself up and began counting the days until the second semester, when the course would start. Really, I thought…
When I was little, I would make music out of the sonnets I scribbled in the margins of my geometry homework. I painted lyrics across the cloudy skies outside my bedroom window and drew light from the most mundane of surroundings. I made music with the only chords I knew on guitar: the sunniness of…