It's here, writers -- the biggest, most important month of the year on the writerly calendar. It's the time when writers around the world take up their pens and take a Herculean task on their shoulders -- the task to complete one entire 50,000 word novel in just one month. If you're considering taking on the challenge, which can completely change the way you look at writing, here are a few tips to keep in mind so that you -- and your writing hand -- are still functioning by the end. (Read more »)
Hiking in Yosemite ... strolling through Paris ... celebrating Chinese New Year - describe your latest cultural adventures at home or abroad. Are you a magnificent melange of multiple cultures? Write an essay about it and submit it to the Travel & Culture section and you may be published in the print magazine. http://teenink.com/submit