Characterization, Showing vs. Telling

By Melinda Evaul, on March 26th, 2010
We all have unique facial expressions and gestures. In a novel, these make each character different. Joe may frown when he’s thinking. Mary may pull her eyebrows together. Tracy might purse her lips and tap a finger against them. You might cross your arms and tap your foot.
We’ve discussed showing vs. telling in several lessons. [...]
Characterization, Language usage, Personal Motivation

By Teri Dawn Smith, on March 19th, 2010
A Creativity Tool
At any point when you create your story, you will come to places where you need to do some brainstorming. It could be at the beginning when an idea first begins to germinate. You’ll need to choose your characters, their profession, the goals, conflicts, and more.
Or maybe it’ll be in the middle [...]
Personal Motivation

By Lynn Dean, on March 12th, 2010
Why Do You Write?
On January 12 Miep Gies, guardian of Anne Frank and her amazing diary, passed away at the age of 100 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100112/ap_on_re_eu/eu_netherlands_obit_miep_gies).
Anne Frank went into hiding with her family and four other Jews shortly after her 13th birthday. Miep and others hid them for two years until they were discovered by Nazis in [...]
Personal Motivation

By Michelle Van Loon, on March 5th, 2010
A lot of us are in the habit of writing and saying what we know other people want to hear from us. This is very necessary and good when it comes to some things like schoolwork and chores – but the habit doesn’t grow a writer who can speak from the heart.
Grab your Bible [...]