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Hi, Caleb,

Thanks for posting. Writing tips: I’ll tell you what I tell everyone who asks for that kind of help. Read a lot. And write a lot too. Those 2 activities help you develop a fluency with language. Your writing will go more smoothly, and chances are it will read more smoothly too. And NEVER write a single word until your story is well-planned. Yes, you can make changes, even add and subtract people and events. But the basic story must be there so that you know the ending you’re writing towards as well as the details you’re writing along the way to get you to the end. Does that make sense?

One tip I always add: Anyone intelligent can write intelligently. The trick is to write something that someone else will want to read. The ability to do that is what some people call “talent.” I hope you have tons of it! Good luck!

                                                                                                                      —–Gordon Korman—–