Heyyy! Welcome to Young Writers' Project! I know I'm a little late to the welcome committee, but it's better late than never...hahaa! You'll definitely enjoy the online community and platform! :)
Hey, thanks for taking the time to share your advice! I love what you said about writing a relatable poem. I think that's my biggest problem, I'm always trying to please EVERYONE. But you're definitely right, everyone relates to different things on different levels! And, actually, I read some of your poems the other day. I think it was, "The Death March of Autumn" and "to be a person," and I absolutely loved them! It's the type of style of writing, I really want to learn! :)
i agree with @twoblueviolets, i think the best thing to do is write about something that's meaningful to you! most of the time, the really intense and emotional experiences we have are not actually individual experiences (i like to choose to take this as a positive), but in reality a lot of people can relate to things that you're thinking about or going through. i wouldn't strive to write a poem that every single person can relate to, because honestly that's just not possible. people are going to connect with different experiences on different levels and that's okay! just write about how you feel and all the other stuff will eventually fall into place :)
in regards to vocabulary—READ!!!! i cannot stress how important reading is. it doesn't even have to be novels. you could read newspaper articles, grocery store lists, recipes, lyrics, literally anything you can get your hands on. the more information you take in, the more will stick with you and you'll be able to use that knowledge in the future, especially vocabulary. if you'd like, you could also keep a running list of words that you're unfamiliar with or words you just like the sound of and pull that out whenever you need some inspiration. @twoblueviolets mentioned this too, but pinterest is super super helpful for stuff like this (and anything relating to writing in general, to be honest).
These were ubiquitous when I was a kid (exposing my age here, haha). I love your depiction here, especially in this striking blue! If you felt like challenging yourself, you could add a pixelated shot of a game to the screen -- but then again, it'd be tough to choose which one!
Heyyy! Welcome to Young Writers' Project! I know I'm a little late to the welcome committee, but it's better late than never...hahaa! You'll definitely enjoy the online community and platform! :)
Hey, thanks for taking the time to share your advice! I love what you said about writing a relatable poem. I think that's my biggest problem, I'm always trying to please EVERYONE. But you're definitely right, everyone relates to different things on different levels! And, actually, I read some of your poems the other day. I think it was, "The Death March of Autumn" and "to be a person," and I absolutely loved them! It's the type of style of writing, I really want to learn! :)
Awww...thx! :)
Also, I just read your poem, and it was really insightful!
btw-Welcome to YWP, it's such a great writing platform! I love it, and I'm sure you will too!
Thank you so much! I checked out your advice on Pinterest, and it was full of great advice! And dw, you were really helpful! Thanks again!
i agree with @twoblueviolets, i think the best thing to do is write about something that's meaningful to you! most of the time, the really intense and emotional experiences we have are not actually individual experiences (i like to choose to take this as a positive), but in reality a lot of people can relate to things that you're thinking about or going through. i wouldn't strive to write a poem that every single person can relate to, because honestly that's just not possible. people are going to connect with different experiences on different levels and that's okay! just write about how you feel and all the other stuff will eventually fall into place :)
in regards to vocabulary—READ!!!! i cannot stress how important reading is. it doesn't even have to be novels. you could read newspaper articles, grocery store lists, recipes, lyrics, literally anything you can get your hands on. the more information you take in, the more will stick with you and you'll be able to use that knowledge in the future, especially vocabulary. if you'd like, you could also keep a running list of words that you're unfamiliar with or words you just like the sound of and pull that out whenever you need some inspiration. @twoblueviolets mentioned this too, but pinterest is super super helpful for stuff like this (and anything relating to writing in general, to be honest).
i hope this was helpful :)
Thank you so much!! Also, I have literally never heard of that Ben Franklin quote :/ :D but sounds like something i'd do!!!
yes it happened recently lol. Thank you!! I'll be looking.
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Yes! Thank you!!
These were ubiquitous when I was a kid (exposing my age here, haha). I love your depiction here, especially in this striking blue! If you felt like challenging yourself, you could add a pixelated shot of a game to the screen -- but then again, it'd be tough to choose which one!