Today I am posting the first chapter of a story idea I am contemplating. The target audience is middle graders (age 8 to 12). I hope you’ll let me know what you think of it. Notice that I introduce the… Read More ›
Writing Tips
Critique Group – The Dragon Tamer
All right, “Anger,” go ahead and vent some steam, but no bad words, please. 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… Read More ›
Common Fantasy Characters and Why They Work
Have you ever noticed that certain characters in fantasy stories are similar to characters in other fantasy stories? It seems that they fit into categories and act within familiar roles and carry out similar duties. Since fantasy stories are often… Read More ›
Critique Group – Sons of Callow
Ethan, I’ll take your word for it. I’m sure I would want to finish as quickly as possible, too. 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… Read More ›
Story Development – Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World Part 12
In our ongoing lessons on story development, I give you part 12 of “Wanted, A Superhero to Save the World.” In this excerpt, you will see that Eddie has accomplished the final step in his preparation phase. He now has… Read More ›
Critique Group – The Comeback
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 ›
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 ›
Critique Group – Broken Cities
We always give honest critiques with plenty of … perspective. 🙂 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… 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 ›
Critique Group – Zënaide
Let’s spout some great critiques today without making the writer feel blue. 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… Read More ›