by Josiah DeGraaf | Feb 17, 2017 | Articles, Plot
One of my favorite classes that I took at a homeschool co-op during high school was a chess class taught by a local grandmaster. I learned many different chess openings, position tactics, and endgame tactics, all of which improved my chess strategy. One day the...by kingdompen | Feb 13, 2017 | Articles, Characters
Of all the overdone stereotypes currently at loose in literature and on the screen, the Strong Female Character annoys me the most. Strong Females have infested filmmaking to the degree that directors seem to think it’s no longer optional to include one. In...by Josiah DeGraaf | Jan 30, 2017 | Articles, Theme
First chapters are hard to pull off. You need to introduce your protagonist, your story’s setting, and the beginning of your plot in an engaging way that entices people to keep reading. This last point gets hammered on again and again by editors and agents, which can...