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Kids! Here's a great tip to spice up your writing. Try to "show" what's going on in your story instead of just "telling" it. Let's say one of the characters in your story is really hurt because her friends didn't wait for her. Don't just say Darcy was really hurt because her friends didn't wait for her. Instead, write something that "shows" she is sad. Use action and dialogue. Tears stung Darcy's eyelids. She blinked them back and tried to swallow the lump in her throat. "I guess nobody waited for me," she said quietly to herself. Let's say your character is really excited about his Halloween costume. Don't just say Anthony was really excited about his Halloween costume. Write something that "shows" how excited he is! Anthony put on his Halloween costume for the tenth time that day and looked at himself in the mirror. "Yessss!" he shouted, giving his reflection a high-five. Now you try. Use "showing" to change these boring story sentences. Jill hated spinach. Evan was really mad. Avery hoped she would get a Valentine. Connor was so bored.  Do you love to write stories or poems? Have you written something that is pretty good? Here are some magazines that will publish stories and articles written by kids. Check them out! The Apprentice Writer, ages 14-18 Susquehanna University, Box GG Selinsgrove, PA 17870-1001 The Claremont Review (Canadian writers) 4980 Wesley Road Victoria, British Columbia V8Y 1Y9 Canada Cyberteens Zeen Able Minds, Inc. 1750-1 30th Street #170 Boulder, CO 80301 High School Writer, Junior High Edition Writer Publications P.O. Box 718 Grand Rapids, MN 55744-0718 330 West 38th Street Suite 1602 New York, NY 10018 Teen Light 6118 Bend of River Road Dunn, NC 28334 Teen Voices P.O. Box 120-027 Boston, MA 02112-0027 New Expressions Columbia College 619 S. Wabash, Suite 207 Chicago, IL 60605
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