Tag: fiction
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Trusting God as a Writer
Let’s be honest for a moment. Have you ever felt that you are wasting your time writing? You have worked countless hours and at the end of the day you might feel that you have nothing to show for it.
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The Good and Bad of the Romance Genre
Before February (the “month of love”) comes to an end, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about romance novels. Now, romance is the top selling genre of books, which means a lot of people not only buy romance novels, but also read them.
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Creating an Amazing Story Idea
Did you know that the tallest tree in the world measures just over 380 feet tall? To put that into perspective- if you were to chop that tree down, it would be too long to fit inside a football field. That’s insane! This massive tree, however, didn’t start big. It started as a small little…
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Guest Post by Willow Hoffer: To Glorify the Creator
Writers are world-builders, heart-breakers, and plot-twisters. But most of all, they are creators. Writing isn’t just the act of putting words on a page. No—it is taking an empty piece of paper and letting out your thoughts and creativity. And more often than not, creating something that you wish could exist outside of your mind.
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Writing For A Better Tomorrow
“I awoke one morning with the usual perplexity of mind which accompanies the return of consciousness.” That is the opening line of a novel by an old Scottish minister. You may recognize it because his novels have long outlived him. They’ve endured through the years–some being over a century-and-a-half old. This man was truly a…
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A New Children’s Book!
We’re in a time when good children’s books are harder than ever to come by. They’ve become tools for indoctrination and many lack the same artistic appeal that for so long drove children’s books. But what if there was a children’s book that had a fun and engaging story, all the while boasting beautiful art?…
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Writing A Good Hook
When you go fishing, you need a hook to catch a fish. In a similar way, you need a hook to “catch” the attention of your reader. You need something that grabs them by the throat and forces them to keep on reading. Because they’ll never get the time they spent reading your book back,…
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Writing 3D Characters: Motive
One of the most important questions a writer can ask is: “Why?” That question should ring in your ear every time you write about your character. All stories have at least one Main Character (MC) who strives to achieve the story goal. Whether their goal is to defeat the dragon, get the girl, or maintain…