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 […]
Category Archives: Encouragement
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 […]
Encouragement For You!
I have been busy writing encouraging notes (encouragement for you) to my fellow toastmasters with Quail Lake Toastmaster’s Club in Colorado Springs. I want to share some with you. I’ve also completed two major Bible Studies on Integrity for Men. While writing and studying God’s Word, I’ve booked my next signing for April 15, 2017 […]
The Serenity Prayer as a Song
Within the last year I recorded another song from my books, from book 3, Uncharted Territory. It’s a familiar prayer entitled The Serenity Prayer, written by Reinhold Niebuhr. I’ve written music for it and sing it for you. I hope you’ll listen to it and become familiar with it as a song now, not only […]
Hang In There, Writer!
Are you new at writing? Hang in there! Have you given your audience something exciting to read and enjoy? Hang in there! Maybe you’ve published a book or two and haven’t had much action or attentiveness to your book or website. It’s ok. Hang in there! Don’t get too upset if you haven’t made the […]