From a discussion about Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman came a brief discussion on how much drafts change from start to finish. Ask Bryan, and he’ll tell you that the original version of Raising Dragons did not include Bonnie…. Read More ›
Writing
Story Development – New Science-Fiction Story
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Stretching Young Readers
When I began writing Raising Dragons, I pondered the “depth” concept. Can I write a deep story that’s geared toward young readers? Most of the Christian books I had read for young people were pretty superficial, in fact, boring. They… 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 ›
Inspirational Quotes for Writers #11
I never exactly made a book. It’s rather like taking dictation. I was given things to say. – C. S. Lewis [wp_ad_camp_1]
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 ›