By L.E. Williams Writing humorous dialogue is hard. Hang on—I can pare that down a bit. “Writing dialogue is hard.”...
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How to Write A Memorable (Not Infamous) Comic Relief Character
By Allison GraceQuick show of hands. Who else thinks Jar Jar Binks is a terrible comic relief character? Ah,...
5 Popular Mistakes with Comic Relief Characters and How To Fix Them
By Chelsea HindleComic Relief Characters, we love them. At least, sometimes we...
View Your Story as a Form of Art
By Josiah DeGraafAs Christians, all of us likely have some message we are trying...
Ninjas in Hindsight
By Braden RussellWe writers are like tightrope walkers. We can do beginnings and...
Sandbagging: Why Writers Should Stop Apologizing for their Work
"We build our sandbag walls to brace ourselves against the onslaught of negative feedback. Yes, writers are an...
Of Sandpaper And Stories
"Details. Pay attention to details." Patching drywall and smoothly patching drywall are two completely different...
Avoid Having False Humility as a Writer
“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself...
Breaking The Mold
Making your characters their own people. By Eric Johnson Developing characters is one of the most important things...
If You Want to Become Good, Let Yourself Write Poorly
By Reagan Ramm “Bad isn’t bad. Sometimes bad is good.” – Daniel Schwabauer. I hear it all the...
Glass Abbeys: A Call To Engage The Culture
By Grace Li- “Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil,” so stated Elie Wiesel, reflecting how apathy arouses...
Reality And Fantasy: Finding the Right Blend
By Lissy JonesMy mother always tells me the same thing whenever I write - “Write what you know”. I can't stress this...