Has “kicking” ever happened to your Teen Ink article? Imagine it – you write an amazing story that you are so proud of and it gets posted on Teen Ink's site. Many read it, but there is just one comment! You click on the link because you are so excited to see what other authors thought about your story. You scroll down and this is what you see: “OMG ur story is so good. By the way – could you please read my story and give me feedback?”

It hurts, doesn't it, that that's the only comment on your story? Kicking is becoming an increasingly popular way of getting readers, but it needs to stop. Everyone here is working to get published in the magazine and to get themselves known as authors, but kicking isn't the way to get it!