The NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program takes place each year during the month of November, challenging tweens and teens to write a novel in just 30 days. Though a seemingly daunting task, with enough focus, determination, and creativity, a participant of this year’s NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program was able to complete the challenge, exceeding her original word count goal and completing the first draft of her novel.<\/p>\n
Zo\u00eb’s novel, titled The Lost Divine<\/em>, is about a young artist named Celeste who finds herself traveling through the universes she creates in her artwork. Her power to paint and then travel to a world born of her own imagination is a thrilling adventure until she realizes her power is a desirable tool that has her questioning who she can trust. Check out an excerpt of The Lost Divine<\/em> below!<\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n I try to scream, but the endless black space I’m in seems to swallow up my voice. I need to get out of here. How did I even get here?<\/p>\n Floating in the air, without being at the mercy of gravity, feels strange. Almost like being underwater, but still being able to inhale freely. It’s so quiet too; I don’t think I can hear myself breathe, and the loud pounding of my heart that was echoing through my body has been silenced.<\/p>\n I suddenly see what looks like a bright gap in the darkness. It is distant, but easy to see because everything around me is pitch black. It gives off an eerie yellow glow, and I am startled as I hear a series of sounds. I can detect voices, many of them. They wash through my ears, shouting and whispering and soothing and sobbing. The transition from dead silence to sudden noise stuns me, and I cover my ears.<\/p>\n That’s when I notice the gap in the dark has gotten bigger. Or perhaps, closer.<\/p>\n –from The Lost Divine<\/em> by Zo\u00eb L.<\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n Be sure to also take a look at Zo\u00eb’s vision board that she created for her novel, pictured above! What aspects of the novel can you find in the collage?<\/p>\n Congrats to Zo\u00eb and all the participants of this year’s NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program takes place each year during the month of November, challenging tweens and teens to write a novel in just 30 days. 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