Make the Most Out of Side Characters Are you making the most of your side characters, or is your focus solely on creating an in-depth protagonist with a gripping backstory? Maybe you’re busy developing an unforgettable plot or honing a…
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Writing to Understand Personal Emotions
Writing to Understand Personal Emotions Life consists of a large variety of emotions: joy, pain, nostalgia, sorrow, excitement, grief, love, and so much more. Sometimes it can be difficult to understand the emotions. Other times, we yearn to hold on…
Lose Your Manuscript? Follow These Steps to Keep From Losing Your Mind
Lose Your Manuscript? Follow These Steps to Keep From Losing Your Mind Few things are as devastating to a writer as losing a manuscript. Whether it’s a novel or personal journal, the countless hours spent crafting and perfecting your work…
Techniques to Write Effective Silences
Techniques to Write Effective Silences Words are noisy. As a writer you want readers to read every word but are you giving your readers enough silence? What do I mean by silences in writing? Anything that makes the reader, or…
Elevate Your Writing at the Blue Lake Christian Writers Conference
Elevate Your Writing at the Blue Lake Christian Writers Conference If you’re looking to take your writing to the next level, the Blue Lake Christian Writers Conference (BLCWC) offers the perfect opportunity for growth, connection, and inspiration. The conference is…
Overcoming Writer’s Block with Short Stories: An Indie Author’s Journey Back to Creativity
Overcoming Writer’s Block with Short Stories: An Indie Author’s Journey Back to Creativity Overcoming writer’s block is a common challenge for authors. Discover how short stories can reignite creativity and offer a fresh approach to storytelling. Writer’s block—a phrase that…
Beat the Block and Write, Write, Write!
Beat the Block and Write, Write, Write! By Marisa Masterson Stuck! Stuck! I know what it is like to be beaten—or nearly so—by writer’s block. Looking at the blank page of a notebook or the white rectangle on the computer…
Three Reasons to Consider Christian Screenwriting
Three Reasons to Consider Christian Screenwriting With people reading less and streaming more, should Christian authors be adapting their novels as screenplays? Three reasons suggest it is time to consider adapting your fiction for the screen: to reach a wider…
Seven Ways to Preach Without Being “Preachy” and Teach Without Being “Teachy”
Seven Ways to Preach Without Being “Preachy” and Teach Without Being “Teachy” Can Christian fiction books teach important truths and historical facts without sounding like school lessons? Can Christian fiction for children incorporate Scripture without putting the reader in “church”? …
Three Ways to Add Drama to Creative Writing
Three Ways to Add Drama to Creative Writing Attending The Well, a conference for Christian Creatives, got me thinking about three ways to add drama to creative writing. It’s good to write what God lays on your heart; it’s better…
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