by kingdompen | Feb 5, 2018 | Articles, Mission & Calling
By Julia ElizabethAs young authors, we often focus on the downsides of our youth, such as being unable to drive a car or work at a full-time job.We think people will look down on and underestimate us, and we worry that we’ll waste precious hours trying to...by kingdompen | Dec 1, 2017 | Articles, Platform & Career, Publishing
By Isabella MorganthalWhen I was eight years old, I decided I would publish a book. After writing a handful of pages about a little girl and her best friend, I believed I’d composed the next New York Times bestseller. Thankfully, no one outside of my family...by kingdompen | Sep 22, 2017 | Short Stories
By Maya Toman When the elf entered the tavern, everything about him screamed trouble. His long hair, forest-green tunic, leather boots, and runic rings shouldn’t be allowed. He didn’t have an earphone either. Even un-integrateds wore earphones. Maynard...by kingdompen | Sep 20, 2017 | Poetry
By Ingrid Dornbirer With Jesus inside me, I should be strange, White against a sea of black. With Christ in charge, I should be lovely, A rose among thorns. With the Savior on my side, I should be fearless, Saying no when everyone says yes. If the Comforter has...by kingdompen | Sep 18, 2017 | Articles, World Building
A fine line separates inspiration and imitation, or so the saying goes. Writers struggle to define this boundary more than most artists—they are, after all, rearranging the same twenty-six letters in various patterns judged to be the most pleasing to the mind and ear....