How to Write a 100-Word Narrative: A Guide for Our Tiny Memoir Contest
Step-by-step directions for telling a meaningful, interesting and short true story from your life — with 25 mentor texts to help.
What Would You Write a Book About?
Do you enjoy storytelling? Do you like hearing your family member’s stories about growing up? Do you like telling your friends and family stories, whether real or make believe?In “An 8-Year-Old Wrote a Book and Hid It on a Library Shelf. It’s a Hit.,” Alyssa Lukpat writes about an elementary schooler who wanted to share…
How to Write an Open Letter: A Guide to Our Opinion Contest
Now think about how this might work in an open letter. Some employ that same kind of insider knowledge. For instance, many of the open letters to Taylor Swift on the internet riff off the titles of her songs, allude to moments from her past or scatter the kinds of “Easter eggs” — or secret…
What Would You Write in a Letter to Your Future Self?
A Times newsletter recommends writing a letter to future you.
When Do You Write by Hand?
A writer recommends writing letters by hand. In the digital age, when, if ever, do you choose handwriting over typing, and why?
