By Jodi Clark We all want our heroes to succeed. We want them to have their moment of glory, their finest hour, the...

Jun 4, 2021 | Articles, Characters, Theme
By Jodi Clark We all want our heroes to succeed. We want them to have their moment of glory, their finest hour, the...
Mar 26, 2021 | Ethics, Mission & Calling, Theme
By Grace A. JohnsonYou’ve finally done it! After hours of scouring the internet and perusing the library’s...
Mar 22, 2021 | Encouragement, Ethics, Theme
By Sandrina de KlerkHave you ever read a book (Christian or non-Christian) that was right out bad? Maybe the dialogue...
Apr 29, 2017 | Articles, Theme
By Josiah DeGraafFew flaws can kill a story’s theme and message as much as blatancy.We’ve all read books that...
Mar 31, 2017 | Articles, Plot, Theme
By Josiah DeGraafI have a love-hate relationship with Christian fiction.On the one hand, the genre has immense...
Feb 27, 2017 | Articles, Characters, Theme
By Josiah DeGraafA character arc is the process by which your protagonist grows and changes over the course of a...
Jan 30, 2017 | Articles, Theme
First chapters are hard to pull off. You need to introduce your protagonist, your story’s...
Dec 30, 2016 | Articles, Characters, Theme
Sometimes it’s not just the secular market that has problems with conversion scenes. Many conversions in...
Dec 26, 2016 | Articles, Theme
By Brandon MillerAn enduring problem faces Christian writers who want to share their faith through their novels: if...
Dec 19, 2016 | Articles, Theme
By Sierra Ret“Do I need to make my story Christian?”This is often one of the...
Oct 31, 2016 | Articles, Characters, Theme
By Josiah DeGraafOur theme for this month was death, which might seem like an...
Jul 25, 2016 | Articles, Characters, Theme
“Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It’s the courage that counts.” While this...