By Chelsea Hindle We’ve all been there—engrossed in a beautiful book, with fantastic characters we’re rooting for, a...
Style Articles
How to Use Tone and Atmosphere to Craft an Unforgettable Story
By Jodi Clark Have you ever heard a story from a friend and thought, “Wow, they have a really different point of view...
Show, Don’t Tell: How to Use This Rule Effectively
By Jodi Clark If you’ve been a writer for any length of time, you’ve probably come across this phrase: “Show, don’t...
7 New Reasons to Love Microsoft Word
By Sarah Spradlin In a world where gaining and maintaining writerly motivation is about as hard as putting down a...
Exposing The Darkness: Writing Evil…Right – Part 2
By Jamie DougallThe first part can be found here: Exposing The Darkness:...
Exposing The Darkness: Writing Evil…Right – Part 1
By Jamie DougallSince childhood, I’ve been fascinated, or perhaps obsessed, with...
The Wince Factor: How to Handle Darkness and Violence in Storytelling
By Hannah KrynickiHave you ever experienced the Wince Factor?It goes like this: One evening you are enjoying a new...
Writing Realistic Sword Fights
Sword fights are common elements in literature and drama. Everyone wants to include them because they rouse the...
Fight Scenes 101: Writing The Fight
By Mark KamibayaYou’ve got your fight scene all figured out. You’ve followed the five basic scene planning principles...
Fight Scenes 101: Planning The Fight
By Mark KamibayaMore often than we would like, we read fight scenes. And more often than we would like, we read boring...
Should You Include Cussing in Your Story?
“What the BLEEP!” I've wanted to write a post for Kingdom Pen on this topic...
Three Common Mistakes When Writing the First Page of Your Novel
This past month, we announced the winners of the "Begin Your Novel" contest.I was impressed by many of the entries and...