by kingdompen | Sep 11, 2017 | Poetry
By Eliza Downer One normal autumn day Lurking darkness flew Few knew of the coming evil Morning coffee, rushed goodbyes, final hugs Clocked in, ready to work Lunch break, stay or leave? A loud crash, confusion, unknown Run confused to the light Firemen gear up Rush to...
by Sierra | Sep 8, 2017 | Short Stories
Arthur Blakeney hated September. He didn’t despise fall’s arrival, or his students’ return to his one-room schoolhouse, or even the picking of apples and pumpkins. He once welcomed all these changes and more, but now they evoked dread instead of...
by kingdompen | Sep 6, 2017 | Poetry
By Isabelle Evans There she stood, Tall and pale in the moonlight, Pearlescent eyes glowing, Silver scales shining. The dragon queen, Glorious majesty, Hatched from a moon, Fathered by a star. She opens her mouth, Breathing silver fire into the night, Casting light...
by kingdompen | Sep 4, 2017 | Articles, World Building
By Brandon MillerHave you ever worried that the fantasy world and story you are writing is too weird to be believable? Some fantasy stories are so far afield of reality that their authors have (valid) concerns that readers will be lost and skeptical of the world,...
by Brandon Miller | Aug 25, 2017 | Articles, Characters, Plot, Theme
What do character, theme, and tension have in common? They are all results of genuine internal conflict in a story. What is internal conflict? As opposed to external conflict which involves characters battling antagonists, internal conflict ensues when a character...
