"Pick up a notebook and a pen. It’s not the easiest way to track words written, but longhand is a..."

“Pick up a notebook and a pen. It’s not the easiest way to track words written, but longhand is a fantastic way of getting the story flowing. It’s even better if you can go outside or write in a completely different environment for a couple of hours.

 

Don’t think. Don’t worry. Just write and let your pen dance across those pages. Writing longhand helps you be more creative; who knows what solutions and surprises lie lurking under the surface of your story!”

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Marieke Nijkamp is a storyteller, dreamer, globe-trotter, geek. This Is Where It Ends, her debut YA, will be released by Sourcebooks Fire. She wants to grow up to be a time traveler.

Writer’s Care Packages from Camp NaNoWriMo and We Need Diverse Books.