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Wenshu Wang asks questions about how to subvert the typical rules of writing, and shows how breaking the coda of art-making ultimately results in a more interesting final product.

Guest teen writer Wenshu Wang, in this thoughtful, meditative craft essay, reflects on what it means to possess an identity in writing, if identity is linear and stable, and why an understanding of one's identity is especially essential in young writers.

The nature of writing, and the nature of being young. When I think of young people writing, I return often to the movie “The...