The Current | A Short Story

The Current | A Short Story

The CurrentBy Iris Tanis           It’s quiet, finally; there’s nothing out here besides me, the water, and the stars.          The stars glow fiercely, as if making up for when the storms block them out of...
KP Critiques! Writing Exposition and Description

KP Critiques! Writing Exposition and Description

Welcome back to another installment of KP Critiques! This is the corner where brave KeePers submit their work to Kingdom Pen for feedback. We talk a lot about many techniques for good writing on Kingdom Pen, but here we hope to show KeePers good writing techniques in...
The House’s First Twirl | A Poem

The House’s First Twirl | A Poem

The House’s First TwirlBy Sara Abbott Twirling, spinning, the very first time.The house is still, but the girl twirls on.Tilting, moving, the walls go by.Bright, dull, a story untold;in this house that is so old.Height and beauty but empty and still;it is the...
Four Key Ways to Practice Writing Vivid Descriptions

Four Key Ways to Practice Writing Vivid Descriptions

By Jodi Clark If you’re trying to improve your skill at writing descriptions, there is one quick piece of advice I can give you right now: practice makes perfect. However, I think that phrase could be altered to more accurately say that instead of practice making you...
How to Write Realistic First Person Description

How to Write Realistic First Person Description

By Sandrina de Klerk  Character descriptions, setting descriptions, emotional descriptions --the list goes on! Description is an important part of story and prose. It draws us into the world of the story, paints the scene, and, when done right, makes us feel as...
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