by kingdompen | Aug 23, 2021 | Plot
By Allison GraceAre your characters out of control? Is your draft a dumpster fire? Have you given up hope of ever finishing a coherent story?If that sounds like you, you’re in the right place. Face it. Life is busy. No one has time to create a fifty-page...
by kingdompen | Aug 20, 2021 | Plot
By Chelsea Hindle You’re sitting at your computer, completely stuck. Your mind is empty, your fingers frozen to the keyboard. Most infuriatingly of all, that cursor is blinking on a blank page. You're getting nowhere. And then, out of nowhere, it hits you. That...
by kingdompen | Aug 16, 2021 | Poetry
By Iris Tanis Fare thee well, my friend, but not forever, It’s okay to weep, I know we have together. I know you’ll miss me, and I’ll miss you too, But God’s got a plan for me and for you. The way life goes is a mystery to me; I meet new people, who become dear to me....
by kingdompen | Aug 13, 2021 | Plot
By Jodi Clark You’ve probably heard the term “stakes” floating around in the writing community. Whether you’ve only heard them once or you’ve been hearing about them for a while, understanding what they are is crucial to developing an emotionally gripping story....
by kingdompen | Aug 9, 2021 | Plot
By Grace A. Johnson I have a confession to make. I’m one of those. A pantser. A writer who—gasp!—doesn’t outline or plot their novel scene-by-scene before writing. All of my books—from the novels to the short stories—have been written and even published...without me...
