by Josiah DeGraaf | Nov 20, 2017 | Articles, Platform & Career, Publishing
When I was a teenager, my writing philosophy was simple: strive to make my work as great as possible, then start gathering a following once literary agents were interested in my book. After all, my publisher would help grow my audience, right? Two factors have changed...by Josiah DeGraaf | Oct 27, 2017 | Video
What better way to celebrate the approaching end of our month focused on villains than to teach you to ignore everything you’ve just learned about how to write a good villain? *coughs* We couldn’t think of a better way at any rate. (Guess that tells you...by Josiah DeGraaf | Sep 27, 2017 | Video
We’re going to be honest. This video may not be able to tell you how to write the worst fantasy novel ever. Because there are too many published novels already jockeying for the spot. But we’re going to do our best. Because what else are we supposed to do...by Josiah DeGraaf | Jul 17, 2017 | Articles, Theme
As of this Saturday, I’ve been reviewing submissions at Kingdom Pen for four years. During this time, I have seen several trends in content that’s submitted for publication. Few are as prevalent as allegories. Roughly half our fiction submissions are allegories of...by Josiah DeGraaf | Jul 7, 2017 | Short Stories
Serena could change the future. Most days it wasn’t all that interesting. She’d see a potential future in her dreams where she’d break a pitcher or lose a button and, upon waking, simply take a different set of actions to avert the mishap. A far...