My advice to would-be young authors is to read a lot, write a lot, and not worry about creating a finished product. Keeping a journal is not a bad idea either.

Today was a difficult day. Tomorrow will be better

Try drawing or painting a scene you're working on. Often this will help free up you imagination.

If we expose kids to books and art, nothing but good can come from it.

My advice to would-be young authors is to read a lot, write a lot, and not worry about creating a finished product. Keeping a journal is not a bad idea either.

(His) sadness grew; it became a rock inside him, pulling him down. He carried the sadness everywhere, morning, noon, and night. It hurt to breathe.

Didn't it make sense that after something horrible happens, something better should follow?