Choosing Themes or Themes Choosing Me: The first stop in On Twilight’s Wings’ Blog Tour

Hi, everyone! We're kicking off On Twilight's Wings' blog tour on Joanna White's blog tonight with a guest post on choosing themes or, rather, God choosing them and them gravitating to me. Check the post out on her blog here! Tomorrow's stop will be on Peter Younghusband's blog, Perspective by Peter. When I have the… Continue reading Choosing Themes or Themes Choosing Me: The first stop in On Twilight’s Wings’ Blog Tour

Saturday Setups: Habitats

Introduction Today, we're going to focus on habitats. If you're creating your own creatures, you need to take habitats into consideration. What an animal or creature is equipped with will vary depending on what they need to survive. A desert animal is going to have very different features than a jungle animal, for instance. This… Continue reading Saturday Setups: Habitats

Flash Fiction Friday: Different than You Remembered

This week's flash fiction is based on my most recent writing prompt on Pinterest. It was pretty popular over there, so I thought I'd write my spin on the story. To set the stage, the prompt is the featured picture for this post, and if you guys want to see more like it, you can… Continue reading Flash Fiction Friday: Different than You Remembered

A New Ebook

I'm working on a new ebook for you guys that takes all of the topics I've discussed on Thursday Technicalities so far and places them into a streamlined, step-by-step ebook that covers the major topics every fiction writer should understand. Once I've got it ready, it'll go up for sale on the store here. I'll… Continue reading A New Ebook

Thursday Technicalities: Interacting with Your Beta-Reader

Introduction This week, we're still talking about beta-readers and critique partners, but we're going to take a look at the writer's side of the partnership. We've already discussed how to find these valuable partners, why we need them, and what traits to look for. But how can we make the partnership one that's rewarding and… Continue reading Thursday Technicalities: Interacting with Your Beta-Reader

Thursday Technicalities: What to Look for in Beta-Readers and Critiquers

Introduction By now, we've gone over where to find beta-readers or critique partners, and we've discussed their importance. Those are important, but now there's the overwhelming process of selecting a beta-reader or critique partner. If you haven't had much experience with this, you might be asking how you're even supposed to know what a good… Continue reading Thursday Technicalities: What to Look for in Beta-Readers and Critiquers

Thursday Technicalities: Finding Beta-Readers and Critiquers

Introduction Alright, everyone. Last week we talked about our first topic on beta-readers and critiquers: why we need them. This week, we're looking at how to find them. So, let's take a look. Beta-reader and Critiquer Problems Finding yourself beta-readers and critiquers can be tricky. But you definitely need them because they're the ones who… Continue reading Thursday Technicalities: Finding Beta-Readers and Critiquers

Thursday Technicalities: Why Beta-Readers and Critiquers?

Introduction This week is the start of a new section on beta-readers and critiquers. For today, we're going to discuss why you need these special people in your life and looking at your novel. Let's face it. It's easier not to bother with it at all. But that doesn't mean it's better not to bother.… Continue reading Thursday Technicalities: Why Beta-Readers and Critiquers?

Thursday Technicalities: Strong Verbs

Introduction Okay, everyone! This post is probably going to be a little bit shorter because of the subject matter, but we're going to be taking a look at strong verbs, how to choose them, and why they matter. This is a pretty important subject to discuss since the words you choose have a big impact… Continue reading Thursday Technicalities: Strong Verbs

Thursday Technicalities: Writing Platforms

Introduction  This is a bit of a different angle than I've taken in previous Thursday Technicalities posts. However, a few people have asked me about what sites to use and how they can integrate their writing with things like Pinterest or personal blogs. Admittedly, it can be a bit difficult to determine when or if… Continue reading Thursday Technicalities: Writing Platforms