If you write 1,000 words every day for two weeks and gain enough momentum on your project that you write 500 words every other day for the rest of the summer, you’ll have 34,000 words written by ...

This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “Words slipping through my grasp,” by Maelyn Slavik, 13, of Burlington. Artwork is “A Library of Secrets,” by Ace Lafountain, 16, of Montpelier.