Sorry, Timon. No sympathy here. Six sentences, maybe. 🙂 FYI, there is another critiquing group trying to get started. Check it out here – http://christiancritiquegroup.blogspot.com/ Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the… Read More ›
Writing a Novel
Story Development – Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World Part 11
In our ongoing lessons on story development, I give you part 11 of “Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World.” I don’t have much to write about this short excerpt other than we get to see this brother/sister duo interact… Read More ›
Story Development – Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World Part 10
In our ongoing lessons on story development, I give you part 10 of “Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World.” In this excerpt, Eddie and Sam prepare to use their gifts in the outside world for the first time–Eddie, his… Read More ›
Gems from Joan of Arc by Mark Twain
In past posts, I have talked about two of my three favorite novels–To Kill a Mockingbird and Till We Have Faces. Today, I present Mark Twain’s Joan of Arc. This is not a typical book review. I will just provide… Read More ›
Story Development – Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World Part 9
In our ongoing lessons on story development, I give you part 9Â of “Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World.” In this excerpt, Eddie and Sam prepare to set out on an initial journey, hoping to gather what Eddie needs to… Read More ›
Critique Group – Once Upon a Fantasy
At least we hope to avoid being too negative. We always start with a positive statement before we rip it to … ahem … provide more critical statements. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a… Read More ›
Story Development – Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World Part 8
In our ongoing lessons on story development, I give you part 8 of “Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World.” During this excerpt, the new goal clarifies, which allows some back-story tidbits to come to light. Notice that the back… Read More ›
Critique Group – Spectrum
Yes. Of course you’re ready. Here we go. Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you have to critique the whole piece. Even a short comment on one… Read More ›
Story Development – Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World Part 7
In our ongoing lessons on story development, I give you part 7 of “Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World.” Now that Eddie has failed in his first goal, I needed to make sure the failure led to a new… Read More ›
Critique Group – A Darkened Light
We have no waterfall with sharp rocks at the bottom to worry about, so let’s get to critiquing! Don’t forget the critiquing guidelines. All you have to do is post a comment about the submission below. Don’t feel like you need… Read More ›