Mentoring young writers toward fiction writing excellence
What is a hero? In writing, the hero (or heroine) is the main character of the story--the person the story is about. And we already know that a story is about someone with a problem -- someone who wants something but can't quite get it until they … [Continue reading]
So here we are...poised between the season of sacred beginnings and the season of personal beginnings. In just such a frame of mind many years ago I determined to consecrate my life to God, and my writing is a part of my life, so it's consecrated … [Continue reading]
The "Z" of Story Writing We are really wrapping things up as we conclude the XYZs of story writing - and that's what the letter Z stands for: Zipping up the Package. You've finished a story. You've asked enough questions of your characters and … [Continue reading]
Continuing in our series of 3 basic aspects of story writing, we move on to "Y"... The "Y" of Story Writing When I think of the letter Y, I also think of the question why. The letter y reminds me to ask a host of questions as I write. Why? How? … [Continue reading]
While there is a never-ending learning curve to being an author, I hope to wrap several important aspects of writing in this brief 3-part series. Let's get started: The "X" of Story Writing Wise writers have said, "Writing is actually … [Continue reading]
