What I’d Love to See More of in Christian Fiction (a Blog Tag by Iona!) The Guidelines In agreement with Ryana… Romances without Miscommunication Tropes. Yes! Yes! And yes!! I am SO tired of enjoying a story only to have someone see or hear something and instead of asking or talking to the person, they […]
The Hashtag Trend Tag
I was looking for a blog post idea and someone recommended this blog tag. I hadn’t seen it before, or maybe I have and just don’t remember. Either way, I decided I’d do it. I do find it rather funny though since I only recently starting using hashtags and am still hesitant about what to […]
Is Said Dead?
The debate that splits the writing community! Some people are passionate about this question and have strong opinions on it. What do I think? Is “said” dead? Should “said” be dead? Never use “said” in your stories! Said is dead! Instead you should use words like shouted, whispered, questioned, demanded, urged, laughed, etc. Only use […]
Why I Don’t Have Social Media
Perhaps you have been wondering why I don’t have Facebook, Instagram, or any other of those social media platforms that everyone seems to be using these day? Why do I only have Pinterest (that doesn’t get used much at all) and Goodreads? Here are some reasons I don’t have social media. Okay, so that’s why […]
Why I Publish Short Stories
I write and publish a lot of stories, novels, and novellas. I actually have over 90 published titles, which is rather crazy when I think about the fact that I hated writing in school. But that’s beside the point of today’s post. You might be wondering why I take the trouble to publish so many […]
Getting Over a Blank Page
How do you start writing? How do you get from that blank page to a page with words on it? You have your ideas, you have considered all sorts of things, and now you are ready to write. But how? You have opened that blank document and that little blinking line seems to tick down […]
Tips on Creating Realistic Goals
Registration for the King’s Daughters’ Writing Camp opens on Thursday! And with registration comes picking goals for writing camp. (Of course these goals can be changed later.) But how do you set realistic goals for writing? There are many different types of goals you could set. But which one?! Let’s break this down into a […]
The Challenge of Chapter Division
In every writer’s life there comes a time when the question of chapters comes up. How do you divide your story into chapters? How long should you make your chapters? How long is too long or too short? I’m not going to tell you I have all the answers because that would be silly. Besides, […]
*Writing* . . . Oh, What’s That?
In a world of distractions, it’s easy to get . . . well, distracted. We find ourselves going off on bunny trails that lead to a big patch of distraction clover, or we follow a tiny path just a little ways and end up in the world of new ideas and amazing new things. I’m […]
Short Stories or Not?
What are your thoughts on recommending short stories as a beginner writer’s project? (Pros, cons, short-story-specific struggles, tips, etc. ) As a writer and a writing teacher, I would highly recommend beginner writers start out with short stories. It may sound fun to just write a full length novel at first, but there could be problems in […]
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