Moving to a new place means you dig through your stuff and find some cool books, like English textbooks! Yay! I know what you're thinking already. Really, Kyla? Shakespeare? Chaucer? Boring! But wait! Just listen. When a writer opens up to different kinds of literature, you: 1) Improve your reading comprehension skills 2) Expose yourself to a variety of literary techniques Having this kind of exposure leads you to becoming a better writer! Many YA authors are taking cla

I believe my journey as a writer has evolved from something for myself, to something I can give to others. Writing, as for most people, is therapeutic, but I never thought how much words can transform a person. Going through high school was one of the toughest times of my life. I wasn't bullied , but I was looked at as an easy target. I didn't have a social clique to belonged to. But I did have books. Books took me to worlds outside of the dirty high school walls, to ocean