Author Archives
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Moments of Gold – A Poem
Moments of Gold Bryan Davis The moments of time that lay piled up and scattered I frittered away as if none of them mattered. A rich man was I, so why bother to measure The castaway minutes my elders called… Read More ›
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Inspirational Quotes for Writers #8
Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It’s a way of understanding it. — Lloyd Alexander [wp_ad_camp_1]
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Critique Group – Rain or Shine
It’s time to critique again. Let’s not be too much like Rafiki and hit anyone over the head, though sometimes pain from critiques do help us remember how to avoid mistakes. Be nice. 🙂 Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you… Read More ›
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How to Develop a Good Character – Guest Post by Rebecca LuElla Miller
Fundamental to any good novel is a good character, but what makes a character “good”? When I first started writing, I had a story in mind, and my characters were almost incidentals. Since then, I’ve learned how flat such a… Read More ›
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Story Development – Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World Part 5
In our ongoing lessons on story development, I give you part 5 of “Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World.” In this excerpt, we come to the protagonist’s crisis. A huge calamity strikes. Eddie’s original quest to help keep the… Read More ›
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Are You a Scrub Jay?
I will never forget this hiking experience in one of Florida’s scrub forests. We came upon a family of scrub jays. I had heard that, unlike most birds, they have very little fear of humans. That proved to be an… Read More ›
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Critique Group – The Guardians of Dor
Authors, we need not fear critique. A skilled critiquing partner is an author’s good friend. So let’s untangle our hair and get started on this week’s submission. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about… Read More ›
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The Boundaries of “What if?” ; Part 2
Christian readers are often sensitive about stories that relate to the Bible, and rightly so. They react against writing that twists the contents of the Bible in a way that denigrates the messages they revere. When my book Eye of… Read More ›
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Story Development – Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World Part 4
In our ongoing lessons on story development, I give you part 4 of “Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World.” In this excerpt, the action settles to a simmering tension. Character qualities rise to the surface, both Eddie’s and Damocles’s,… Read More ›
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Critique Group – Controlled
We critiquers are smart. Right? Well, the authors certainly are, and I’m not lion, but they are always glad to get some help from reasonably smart readers like us. So let’s roar into this week’s submission. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines…. Read More ›