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What Anakin Skywalker Can Teach Us About Writing Fallen Heroes
By Sandrina de KlerkYou may love them, you may hate them. Fallen heroes. Perhaps you love reading them, but...
4 Fail-Safe Steps for Writing a Truly Terrifying Villain
By Allison Grace You’ve done everything you can think of: your villain has an ancient castle with lots of gargoyles...
3 Easy Steps to Developing a Villain Redemption Arc
By Grace A. JohnsonI don’t know about you, but I’m one of those writers who has to have a happy ending. I love to see...
Why Everyone Loves Loki
Dearest, KeePers, or whatever you call yourselves, I am L.K. Olsen and I am burdened with a glorious...
Top Three Deadly Mistakes that Weaken Your Villain and How to Fix Them
By Jodi Clark We all want our heroes to succeed. We want them to have their moment of glory, their finest hour, the...
June 2021 Theme of the Month!
And so.... once again another month passes, and a new month begins. We wrapped up our last theme of the month,...
The Current | A Short Story
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...
The House’s First Twirl | A Poem
Four Key Ways to Practice Writing Vivid Descriptions
By Jodi ClarkIf you’re trying to improve your skill at writing descriptions, there is one quick piece of advice I can...
How to Write Realistic First Person Description
KP Critique! Writing Emotion and Grounding Your Reader in a Fantasy Setting
Welcome to another installment of KP Critiques! KP Critiques is where brave KeePers submit their work to Kingdom Pen...
Frequently Asked Questions & Popular Topics
What is the difference between Kingdom Pen and Story Embers?
This is a question that we get a lot. We put all the details in an article to help clear up any confusion.
Be sure to check out: What's the Difference Between Kingdom Pen & Story Embers
I want to be published on Kingdom Pen! What should I submit?
Awesome! You have a lot of options!
1. Poems
2. Short Stories
3. Book Reviews
4. Writing Excerpt for a KP Critique Want to get feedback on your writing? Send in a excerpt of your writing for critique!
5. Articles If you don't know what your article should be about, feel free to write a topic related to the theme of the month!
How can I write Christian stories without being preachy?
Most Christian fiction comes off as being extremely preachy.
How can you be the exception you ask? I recommend reading our post about How to Write Christian Stories Without Annoying Your Readers
How do I overcome writer's block?
Ah yes. The dreaded writer's block.
Check out this post where you can learn the four ways to overcome writer's block and keep making progress.
I'm in the middle of my novel and I'm stuck. How do I keep going?
Whatever you do, don't give up! At this point in your novel, it can feel like it is starting to slow and it's really hard to press on. You might need to take a step back, take your story in a new direction, and maybe get an outside opinion from a friend.
I also recommend you try out a technique outlined in an article called Ninjas in Hindsight.
It's a great way to get through the slump and add some fresh ideas to your story.