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She clicked 'Submit' to the monthly competition on writetheworld.com at 9:58 PM, just before the library went dark.

She thought about the advice she’d read on a writing blog — If you’re stuck, stop trying to write a 'good' story. Write the story you need to hear. 8teensworld barely

It was only 300 words, but when she reached the final sentence, the panic had vanished. She hadn't written a masterpiece, but she’d written her story. She wasn't just a 17-year-old girl "barely" surviving her to-do list anymore. She was a writer, and she had something to say. She clicked 'Submit' to the monthly competition on