Writing Story Opens the Door to Great Graphics! – Good writers think and see with the mind’s eye, what they are trying to portray through narrative. Your characters act a certain way, different from each other. The scenery changes as the story line moves from one environment to the next, or from one room to […]
Author Archives: John Tucker
The Blessing of a Good Editor
First, Prepare Your Best Story! –Write the words, sentences, paragraphs, and chapters, one after the other. Write and keep writing, allowing your story to flow from your heart and mind onto the page. When you take breaks from the story, don’t take breaks from the scene you’re on. Ponder the character(s), the action/interaction, the environment, […]
Writing with a Purpose
A Key Word – In 2006, my family and I were on our way home from vacation in Florida. I had always wanted to write a book and one word kept coming to mind: Warts. “What do ‘warts’ have to do with my book, Lord?”I asked. No answer. So, I began pondering how ‘warts’ could […]
Ingredients for Articles and Books Readers Can Enjoy!
Remember your audience, your readers. We don’t have to impress them with every detail. Write “to the point” (Jerry Jenkins) and let the reader imagine the rest. Allow the reader to interpret the details. Keep the story lively by adding conflict and tragedy that cannot be “second-guessed.” Write original dialogue and narrative to make the […]
Write! Right Now!
Write a Book, a Little at a Time Many people want to write a book. But few do. Many folks want to write full-time. Most writers I know have full-time jobs doing other work, but writing on-the-side. So the answer to writing any work of full length is to write when you have a minute […]
Quiz Time
Read Book 1 and Make Up a Quiz for Readers to Use While Reading Do you know the main character reminds me of myself, being bullied when I was in elementary school, middle school, and high school? Did you know there are at least fifteen dragons mentioned by name in Book 1 of Dragon Riders […]
Dragons! Bullies! Adventure!
You’re Missing Out! You’re missing out not reading this story of two teens, James and Kevin, in The Realm of Lasting! Being a Christian in Middle School is tough, but God and friends help us face our bullies and pray for them! We can win them over to Christ if we’re patient and prayerful and […]
Creating a “Culture of Life” to Fight Teen Suicide
Teens and young adults have been ignored by their parents. Young teens may come home to an empty house because both parents work. After school, a youngster has too much freedom and no guidance at home when they need it most. They may watch television, the kind of programs and movies that contain sex, violence […]
Protected: Open Up Family Communication
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Blog On!
Blogging, sharing the latest information about yourself, your events, your business in general is expected of bloggers. So, keep sharing. Blog on anything of interest that relates to your business products or personnel. Blog about Jesus, about your church, about your website, about your latest post. Go to the WordCamps in Denver this month. Learn […]