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Story Development – Beyond the Gateway Part 4

A few weeks ago, I began posting the sequel to Reapers, tentatively entitled Beyond the Gateway. You can read Part One here, Part Two here, and Part Three here. If you haven’t read Reapers, this series on story development will not… Read More ›

Critique Group – The Crossroads and The Kraken

Let’s make some magic! Actually, critiquing is often hard work, so be ready to sing the Fixer Upper song and get to it! Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submissions below…. Read More ›

Spring 2015 Contest Announcement!

My Spring 2015 contest begins May 1 and runs to the end of the month. Announcing it now gives you time to prepare. First, the prizes: Grand Prize – An Amazon Kindle (Paperwhite Model), Books for Life, and any four… Read More ›

Courage to Save the Mockingbirds – Guest Post by Tracey Dyck

Courage to Save the Mockingbirds: an essay on “To Kill a Mockingbird” The novel To Kill a Mockingbird presents a vibrant collection of virtues and vices for the reader’s perusal, qualities to emulate and faults to root out. Courage leads the… Read More ›

Story Development – Beyond the Gateway Part 3

A couple of weeks ago, I began posting the sequel to Reapers, tentatively entitled Beyond the Gateway. You can read Part One here and Part Two here. If you haven’t read Reapers, this series on story development will not  be as… Read More ›

The Code of a Knight – Part Four

These are thoughts from my book Spit and Polish for Husbands: A Knight’s Personal Character Now let’s look at a knight’s personal character according to the Old Code. A knight keeps his word and performs what he has spoken. Whatever… Read More ›

Critique Group – Child of the Curse and Chiron in the Woods

No, these submissions aren’t anything like what Flynn just saw, so we’ll have an easy time critiquing today. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submissions below. Don’t feel like you need… Read More ›

The New York City Pitch Conference 2015 – Updated

Last week, I attended the Algonkian NYC Pitch Conference. I have attended many conferences, maybe 25 to 30 over the years, all of them Christian-publishing oriented. This was my first mainstream conference. The classes at the NYC conference focused on… Read More ›