Theme Articles
A Recipe for Evil: Six Ingredients for Creating a Sympathetic Villain
By Chelsea HindleEvery reader has that villain they like just a bit too much.From Zuko, and Loki, to Frankenstein’s...
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...
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...
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...
What it Takes to Have Faith in Your Historical Fiction
By Grace A. JohnsonYou’ve finally done it! After hours of scouring the internet and perusing the library’s...
3 Things C.S. Lewis Can Teach Us About Theme
By Sandrina de KlerkHave you ever read a book (Christian or non-Christian) that was right out bad? Maybe the dialogue...
The Essential Guide to Avoid Writing a Preachy Novel
By Jodi Clark“It was a great story, but it got so preachy that I had to put it down.”This complaint is the bane of...
3 Keys to Writing Faith-Filled Romance
By Grace A. Johnson Romance novels have an audience of a whopping 29 million readers, according to The Balance...
8 Ways to Write a Perfect Ending
Are you ready to type “The End”?For many writers, endings are intimidating, because they value a good ending and don't...