8. Describe heartbreak.

• Something heavy yet weightless, something solid yet invisible in my chest
• Appetite and sleep thief
• Probably the only thing that will make you hate and second-guess…

7. Write a compelling argument pushing the worst advice you’ve ever been given.

Nothing else could fall short from the most bitter reality that pursuing a career in writing is useless, because writing is not a career, but a hobby. It is repeatedly typing stuff into…

6. You wake up with a key gripped tightly in your hand. How did you get this key? What do you do with it?

“This is for you. Keep it, and guard it with your whole life. This is our little secret, do you understand, my love?”

5. Pick ten sayings for a fortune cookie that you would never want to see come true.

1. The more you think about your fears, the more it will happen.
2. While reading this message, it looks like you have settled less for what you…

4. Write about leaving home.

All I could think about were the CDs I would bring, the blankets, the pillows, the rolled up Maroon 5 poster, and the Vietnamese lantern that had to be assembled, and kept, until the day would come. I didn’t know that that day would be six months…