You spoke & we listened! Here’s our new Terms of Use for our writing community with a handy list of FAQs!

Introducing our new community where you can join the conversation, be heard, and tell YOUR stories. Here's your guide to getting started!

How’s that writing practice going, friends? Oh, you’re not doing it yet? No problem! Oh, you’re practicing but not sure where to go next? Also no problem! We gotchu!

"That was my story, but I wanted a different one." If you have a story about new beginnings in your heart, enter the YALLWest Teen Writing Contest! You don't need to attend the festival to enter or win!

We know that sitting down and looking at a blank page can sometimes feel preeeeeeetty daunting. We’re here to offer some tips for when you need a little inspiration...

We know it’s cold outside, so we’re giving you a great reason to stay inside. You guessed it—start writing!

All writers have their own way of starting their first draft. For Tara Goedjen, author of The Breathless, she prefers to fully immerse herself in the world she’s creating...

Check out how beloved fantasy author Tamora Pierce approaches a day of writing.

Sometimes, the most daunting part about starting to write can be simply HOW you do it. But, don’t worry, some of your favorite YA authors are here to show us that there is no right or wrong way.

Need a little help developing your main character for that novel you’re writing? Jared Reck tells us how he build his protagonists…