Creative burnout is completely debilitating when your whole identity is being creative. That was exactly my problem for the better part of February. After finishing my last semester of grad school before pausing my enrollment and finishing the (hopefully!) final draft of my novel manuscript on top of a full-time work schedule, I was completelyContinue reading “How I Broke Out Of Creative Burnout”
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My first chapter made the long list in a writing contest!
Back in July, I entered the Voyage YA First Chapter Contest, which encouraged writers of young adult fiction to submit the first chapters of their unpublished manuscripts. While I did not win the contest or reach the finals, my submission, The Ritual of the Eighteenth Year, did make the long list, which you can seeContinue reading “My first chapter made the long list in a writing contest!”
My First Short Story Publication!
While my main writing goal is to publish a Young Adult novel, I also enjoy the room for practice and experimentation that short stories allow. I spent my summer entering a few of the short stories I’ve been working on to writing contests and submitting others for publication. Last week, the new online literary journalContinue reading “My First Short Story Publication!”
Kristen Harris 