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Writing With Molly
A note from the author.
I started this blog below back in October 2022 and ran it until January 2025 when I moved over to Substack due to platform and user issues. If you want to view my old posts here, feel free! And if you want to check out my new and updated Substack blog, you can do so here.
Drawing From Experiences
For the past few days, I have been serving as a Student Leader for a free, week-long, online writing program known as the Young Writer...
Molly McTernan
May 13, 20231 min read
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What the Poet Passed On (collaborative flash fiction)
Recently, the writing community that I am part of held a co-authoring challenge and competition. Emma Runyan (a fellow student, writer...
Molly McTernan
May 6, 20233 min read
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Stringing a Story
I am sure that you have probably heard something along these lines before: ‘The story was strung together well’. And, for me, writing...
Molly McTernan
Apr 15, 20231 min read
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His table (a poem)
He prepares a table in the Presence of my enemies When all around is chaos Here, there is peace and ease This table is not ordinary...
Molly McTernan
Apr 8, 20231 min read
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Guest post: Emma Runyan
Today's post is going to be a little different from what I usually do. Emma, a good friend of mine that I met through the Young Writer's...
Molly McTernan
Apr 1, 20232 min read
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Beneficial Breaks
If you are a writer, I am sure that you can say that there has been a time when you felt like you didn’t have any good ideas or couldn’t...
Molly McTernan
Mar 18, 20231 min read
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15th Year Writing Recap
Tomorrow, I turn 16. Looking back over the past year, I can clearly see how my writing has grown so much. There are three specific...
Molly McTernan
Mar 11, 20232 min read
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Practice makes permanent
Two years ago, when I made it into the Regions 33 orchestra, our concertmaster said something that I will never forget: practice doesn’t...
Molly McTernan
Mar 4, 20231 min read
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Release day!
I am so excited to announce that I am officially a self-published author! Poetic Surrender (my collection of faith-based poetry) is now...
Molly McTernan
Feb 19, 20231 min read
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The Questioning Writer
How will I ever write like them? What if nobody likes this? As a writer, you have most likely compared your writing to a published...
Molly McTernan
Feb 11, 20231 min read
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Cover reveal!
"Poetic Surrender is a collection of poetry ranging in topics from prayer to animals. Each of these sixty poems is an observation and...
Molly McTernan
Feb 4, 20231 min read
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A Writer's Foundation
I take a walk almost every morning. Being the same route each day, I see the same houses, yards and people. One morning, I noticed...
Molly McTernan
Jan 21, 20231 min read
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The Messiah's Misfit (poem)
I feel so different I don’t fit in But you weren’t made To be like them I don’t have many friends I feel so alone But I am with you Your...
Molly McTernan
Jan 14, 20231 min read
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The Unique Author
During the holiday season, my family and I drove around to look at lights. One street stood out to me in particular because each house...
Molly McTernan
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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He's coming! (poem)
Look, He’s coming! He’s coming on this night! Shepherds, make your way Wise men, take your flight Look, He’s coming! He’s coming on this...
Molly McTernan
Dec 24, 20221 min read
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A Writer's Inspiration
"We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race...
Molly McTernan
Dec 16, 20221 min read
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The Potter (poem)
His hands are old and wiry His face is long and creased He squints at his precious work Good eyesight long deceased Though his years are...
Molly McTernan
Dec 9, 20221 min read
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Hike of Faith
Do you see that man? He is running through the valley, eyes focused on the mountain before him. Sure, the peak is miles up, but that is...
Molly McTernan
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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The Reading Writer
Why do you read? For pleasure? For school? What if we switched our mindset to: I am reading to learn? Our writing is strongly impacted...
Molly McTernan
Nov 26, 20222 min read
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The Tunnel of Childhood (a short story)
Timothy made his way down the street. There was nothing special about the day, but he felt that something was going to happen. He had...
Molly McTernan
Nov 13, 20222 min read
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