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Napolean Hill once said "It takes half of your life before you discover your life is a do-it-yourself project." So once my dad, decided to do a DIY project - by  flying a plane! We went to a place where you could fly a light aircraft (I don't know what it's called). I went along with my camera because I knew there would be amazing photo ops! Here's a pic I took of the scenery while a pilot was explaining my dad how to fly a plane. I was pretty happy with this photo. We explored the area, and saw that there were dozens of planes.Pretty soon, we were allocated our own plane to fly as well. It was this one: After a long wait, we boarded the tiny plane. The insides were so small and cute. It was kind of congested, though, and it became difficult to breathe. Or perhaps, it was because I was so excited? This was a pic I took just as we were about to take off: And then, we finally took off! It was amazing! But my heart was thumping too, because...

Being a writer is thrilling. Writing allows us to create a world of our own and slip into it ourselves while pulling others along with us as well. Children and teens, like me, have a bunch of ideas in their head and would like to show it to the world, but don't know where to start. Here are some tips from famous and some from myself plus some websites to help you out: Getting Started: Know the type of story you're going for - fiction or non-fiction. If you choose fiction, whether it is a comedy, adventure, mystery, etc. Be thorough with grammar and always keep a dictionary and a thesaurus ready at hand. Have a writing book (preferably ruled) with enough pages. The story: Once you are ready with the above steps, make a flow chart. List out the following: The plot. I'll take the example of a mystery story whose plot is that a young boy finds himself in a magical world. Now think of the main problem: the boy must find his way back home. Add some side problems to ke...