Favorite Poet: Nikita Gill

Things I enjoy in my reading and writing: well developed characters, worldbuilding, in depth exploration of cultures, the reflections of religion on human behavior, the music that people make and listen to, people's values, how the government is set up, the literature that people read, exploring sensitive topics through the books, how people's minds work and their ethics are related to society...

Important: I am a feminist. I don't abide by discrimination. Many of my works will illustrate my personal opinions, even if I'm bad at publishing them- sorry! I enjoy finding deeper meanings in my work and in other people's work. I am sorry if you disagree with any points that I make in my stories. If you disagree, either ignore it, or don't read the story.

You may be a reject. You may not be smooth with the spoken word. You may be the most popular kid in school. You may be the boss at your office. You may be short or tall or heavy or light or anorexic or white or dark or struck by an unfriendly label. You may be the homeless guy on the corner or the one inside the store signing books as you hand them out. You may listen to Justin Bieber or to Three Days Grace. But what you are is a writer; never doubt the power of what you can do. Tell me, what did you learn more from this year; the President, or the Hunger Games? The senator or Rick Riordan? The public speaker or Clarissa Fray? Your boss or Pi Patel? American Idol or the Twilight Saga? A list of facts or Harry Potter? Which of them stole the most of your time? Which is more well-known?

It's the book. Every time. People fail to realize flaws in our society in their own lives, but they see it in District Twelve and in the Capitol. Books make clear what we can't see with the naked eye. Authors are the ones that speak to people's hearts. Writers are the ones people turn to for lessons and entertainment. It's been this way for thousands of years. We are the teachers of every child who opens a book. The themes we write are the themes they learn. We are there in every life, a quiet influence bound in a pretty cover, months' worth of work and reading, colored with imagery built around the lightning rod of an unforgettable plot line. A story spent months reading is memorable more than a speech listened to for just five minutes. I can't name all the leaders of the world right now, nor what they decide to preach about, but I can tell you all the characters from Percy Jackson, and every little thing they taught me. And they are things worth learning.

So don't think there's a better way to make a point. Don't think there's a better way to reach your audience. Fiction stories have been striking the hearts of their readers farther back than anyone alive can remember. And striking the heart is what makes literature so different from everything else. Don't ever doubt your ability to show someone something new, to teach them a life lesson, or the importance of what you have to say. Say it in this foreign language everyone knows. Decorate it with characters and light it with sights and smells and sounds and touches and tastes and give it to the public gift-wrapped with your finest effort. Because I guarantee you, someone is bound to hear you clearer than they've heard anyone else before.

I hope you've found some words of inspiration. The world needs it desperately. Do us all a favor, all you writers, and come out of hiding. We've had the greatest influence of all over people of the past, and as we act now, we are the ones influencing the future. We have more knives and pens than the BVB Army, more sway in society than the Senate, (whom we have proved this to before), more power than any celebrity you could name. I'm calling on you now. Rise up. I dare you to write something today that readers won't forget. I challenge you to make someone cry with one thin little page of text. I urge, no, I demand you to put something down on paper that'll be copied and produced and remembered for longer than Ancient Mythologies have been. I dare you to slam a revolving door. I demand you to write a message in the folds of a book and watch how, in awe, people unwrap it. Watch your footprints stand bold against the falling snow and refuse to be covered. It is all possible, I assure you. You have no idea just what power you hold in a pen - or a keyboard - until you use it.

And right now, the world needs you to use it more than ever.

We, writers, have made history. We were the ones to record it. And that ability has not changed at all, just our awareness and will to use it. We were given the gift language and storytelling for a reason.

This is that reason. It's calling. So ask yourself what message you want to send. Ponder about what you want to say. Because the world is listening to us above all other beings currently on this earth. Us, not the movies, not the official-labeled politicians, not the superstars. And it's our job to give it a story worthwhile. What's your story?-Anonymous writer

Fan fiction Commandments

1. Thou shalt not post a fic until it has been checked for grammar and spelling errors. The fanfiction gods hath given you a spell checker on the computer for good reason. Use it.

2. Thou shalt not post a chapter of less than 100 words, unless it is a drabble. This displeases the masses.

3. Thou shalt not put author's notes in the middle of the story.

4. Thou shalt NEVER use text-speak in a fic, unless the characters are actually texting.

5. Thou shalt keep to one tense, and only one, throughout the story. Do not switch randomly.

6. Apply the above number 5 to POVs as well.

7. Thou shalt not get offended when someone makes fun of the crack pairing featured in your fanfiction. It probably is rather hilarious.

8. Thou shalt not use :D or :( or ;) etc. in a fanfiction to show the emotion exhibited by a character.

9. Thou shall try-eth to keep characters in character!

10. Thou shall not treat every criticism as a flame.

11. The author's note is not a spot for your personal drama, and thou shalt not make it so.

12. Thou shalt not put any form of the phrase "first fic" in thy summary.

13. Thy created characters must not have names that exceed five syllables in length. Nor shall thy name have more than five words in length.

14. Thou shall not insert thyself into the story line as thyself or as a character—yes we know that you are in love with yourself and are very narcissistic, we just don’t want to read about how you end up with the main character.

15. If thou art writing a story that does not follow the original story line, point it out in the beginning.

16. Thou shall not make a person randomly smart or powerful unless stating a reason for the change (a good reason).

17. Thou shalt show and not tell.

18. Thou shalt not EVER use the phrase "I suck at summaries" in-est thine summary. This annoys thine readers.

19. Thou shalt not write the same way thou speak-est—writing is an art.

20. Thou shalt ALWAYS spell the word "okay" correctly. Using the letter "K" is an unacceptable compromise.

21. Thou shalt only use clichés when thou a) art writing a parody or b) find a new and interesting twist to make such clichés bearable to thine reader.

22. Thou shalt always separate dialogue from two separate speakers in two separate paragraphs. Otherwise thine readers shalt be confuse-ed.

23. Thou shalt not EVER make a chapter all one paragraph. THIS INFURIATES BOTH THINE READER AND THE FANFICTION GODS. They have given thee an ENTER key with good reason.

24. Thou shalt not write with thy caps lock on, it displeases the masses and causes thy readers to lose their vision and make angels weep.

25. Thou shalt know how to spell the character's names correctly before you write-eth the fic. Misspelling the name of the main characters makes readers angry and distracts from the story.

26. Thou shalt not say in thine summary "summary inside". This shows lack of creativeness and infuriates the masses. The only exception is when a summary is cut short and a continuation of it lies inside.

27. Thou shall use paragraphs and space the story so it is not terrifyingly daunting to thine readers.

QUOTES

If there's a light at the end of the tunnel, it's probably the oncoming train

Whoever said that words don’t hurt, never got hit by a dictionary.

People who think they know everything are annoying to those of us who do.

There’s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.

'Pessimist' is a word used by optimists to describe realists.

Don’t steal, the government hates competition.

Your village called, their idiot is missing

Kids in back seats cause accidents, accidents in back seats cause kids.

An idiot is a 44th floor window washer who steps back to admire his work.

If at first you do not succeed, destroy all evidence that you ever tried.

This isn't school! This is Hell with fluorescent lighting.

If con is the opposite of pro, tell me, what is the opposite of progress?

I'm never wrong. Once, I thought I was, but it turned out that I was really right.

If it wasn’t for physics and law enforcement, I’d be unstoppable.

This calls for a particularly subtle blend of psychology and extreme violence.

If you hate someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way you are a mile away from them AND you have their shoes.

Some people are alive today, simply because it is illegal to kill them.

It's you and me versus the world...we attack at dawn

We live in an age when pizza gets to your home before the police.

Anyone who says "Easy as taking candy from a baby" has never tried it.

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away... if you throw it hard enough.

Whoever said, "Nothing is impossible," never tried slamming a revolving door.

You are an asset, when you’re not being a pain in the asset.

Anyone can reach the stars. If you can't reach them, catch one that falls.

I can resist anything but temptation.

The best place to hide is in plain sight.

To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

Silence is golden . . . duct tape is silver.

Be insane- well behaved people never made history.

My knight in shining armor turned out to be a loser in aluminum foil. Pick up that sword and win the battle yourself.

If nothing lasts forever, can i be your nothing?

Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.

Men are like roses, you got to watch out for all the pricks.

Friends aren't suppose to be jealous when you meet a new guy; they're suppose to ask if they have a brother!

It's a beautiful day, now watch some idiot screw it up.

Blood of the covenant is stronger than the water of the womb.

Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back.

Jack of all trades, master of none, is better than a master of one.

If you prey on the old, you're a coward. If you prey on the young, you're pathetic. If you prey on the weak, you're even weaker. But if you prey on my friends, you are dead.

I hate the word Homophobia. It's not a phobia. You are not scared. You are an asshole - Morgan Freeman

I will not be another flower, picked for my beauty and left to die. I will be wild, difficult to find, and impossible to forget - Erin Van Vuren

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny - C.S. Lewis

It all begins in your mind; what you give power to, what has power over you, if you allow it.

QUOTES TO LIVE BY FOR GIRLS AND BOYS (Mostly girls)

1. "Some people are like Slinkies. They're really good for nothing. But they still really bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs."

2. Friends will always be like "well you deserve better" but best friends will be calling him saying "you will die in seven days"

3. You cry, I cry, you laugh, I laugh, you fall off a cliff, I laugh even harder

4. He who stands on a windowsill to see how far out he can lean without falling... is a moron.

5. The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

6. Assassinations are an extreme form of censorship.

7. I am going to put an end to my procrastination problem. . . Tomorrow

8. To put it nicely, I hope you choke

9. It's you and me versus the world...we attack at dawn

10. I'm not insensitive, I just don't care.

11. If you wish on a falling star it might come true... Unless it's a meteor hurtling to earth... Then no wishes come true... Unless your wish was to be killed a meteor hurtling to earth.

Advice

When you meet me, you think I am quiet. When you speak to me, you wish I were quiet. When you know me, you fear when I am quiet. Be weird, be crazy, don't fear what anyone thinks. Damaged people are dangerous because they know they can survive. Throughout history, anonymous has usually been a woman. Go on the hunt for who you have not yet become. Life is tough as a lazy perfectionist who doesn't care about anything yet at the same time cares about everything. You should never have to rip yourself into pieces to keep yourself whole Not one drop of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me. We write down made-up stories to tell the truths we wish we could say out loud. Death too must be earned. Be upset. Breathe. Fix it. Surround yourself with people who see your worth and remind you of it. Be thankful for your struggles for without it, you would never have stumbled upon your strength. I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees. You are a tornado with pretty eyes and a heartbeat. You know that they're going to use things you love against you. The moment you begin to wonder if you deserve better- you do. You survived what you thought would kill you. Now straighten your crown and move forward like the queen you are. You are not a queen if your throne is made up on all of the girls you stepped on to get to this point. If you kill all of my demons, then my angels might die too. It didn't go as planned, but that's okay. Do not try to be pretty. You were not meant to be pretty. You were meant to burn down the earth and graffiti the sky. Pretty is an insult. They broke the wrong parts of me. They broke my wings and forgot that I have claws. Don't light yourself on fire trying to brighten someone else's existence. An arrow can only be shot by pulling it back. When life is dragging you back with difficulties, it just means that it's going to launch you into something great. Focus, and keep aiming. If you ever think 'I probably shouldn't do that' because it will offend someone who is saying something ridiculously bigoted and discriminatory, say it. Tell yourself, 'What the hell, let's see what happens'. Sometimes, people don't even realize that they're being incredibly rude. Not caring about what other people think is the best choice you will ever make. Do not stop when you are tired. Stop only when you are done. Never stop doing your best just because someone doesn't give you credit.