by kingdompen | Apr 24, 2017 | Articles, Characters, Plot
By Rachel Keller You’ve written a novel that you love (ironically) beyond words and handed it to beta readers to prepare it for the final editing stage. You’ve aced all the details (characterization, plot, theme, setting). You’re sure this is the novel that will...by kingdompen | Apr 17, 2017 | Articles, Style
Readers can't relate to a story without narrative description. It happens in a vague world of shadows and smoke that readers have never visited—a world of floating voices and gunshots (splitting the silence, probably) but no real physical matter. It fails...by kingdompen | Apr 14, 2017 | Articles, Characters
It’s possible you were taken aback at the title of this article. Maybe you once read a novel about happy people doing happy things in a happy world that caused you to cry in agony and run as fast as you could in search of a caged fight. Love means nothing ever...by kingdompen | Apr 10, 2017 | Articles, Style
By Daeus LambI've read approximately 60 percent of the Sherlock Holmes collection, and it's hard for me to decide which book I like best. From a writer's perspective, however, the choice is obvious. Filed under The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is an obscure mystery...by kingdompen | Apr 7, 2017 | Articles, Characters, Plot
Disciplines in the writing field that were once considered frivolous wastes of time have become respected and appreciated by our society. Journalism, novel writing, and poetry are all prime examples. One sizable genre this maturation process has yet to encompass is...