by Hope Ann | Mar 6, 2017 | Articles, Plot
Although some clichés used to be powerful writing tropes, they have become trite with age, bringing as much life to your story as a dead doornail. Writers are advised to avoid clichés like the plague, but don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. When manipulated...
by kingdompen | Mar 1, 2017 | Poetry
By Jason Zimmerman We carry our phones in our pockets while our minds ponder other things. We meet the world with hunger, and treat ourselves like royalty. The world tells us to ripen like juicy fruit to pluck, and we respond by shouting back, “Good grief! We’re only...
by Josiah DeGraaf | Feb 27, 2017 | Articles, Characters, Theme
A character arc is the process by which your protagonist grows and changes over the course of a novel, and thus it is the foundation for building your novel’s theme. Many writers have already expounded on how you should weave a character arc throughout a novel. But...
by kingdompen | Feb 24, 2017 | Articles, Characters
Name a Disney film. Name both of the hero’s parents. Not easy, right? Usually at least one of the parents is dead. Although Disney has other reasons for doing this, the main one is to develop sympathy in the audience for the hero. Sometimes it works. But it also comes...
by kingdompen | Feb 20, 2017 | Articles, Characters, Ethics
Writing Christian fiction involves much more than mentioning God a few times or showing a character attending church once. Christian fiction encompasses the whole worldview behind your characters. Loyalty. Courage. Hope. Kindness. Love. No character is perfect, but...
