Like a church, Story Help Groups can open the doors to free benefits for eager storytellers only when enough donations have been received to cover the cost. If you haven’t…
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Every summer, hundreds of climbers try to climb the big mountain. Some reach the summit, but others die trying. Modern technology allows you to get a great feel for what…
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Much has been written about Point of View but not much about Point of Focus. What’s the difference? Point of View is the perspective from which a story is told,…
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The realism now possible in video is nothing short of phenomenal. Whatever we can imagine can be made real on film, a huge change from “moving pictures” in the 1910s…
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For most people in the world, success is about money, but for Christians who have a servant’s heart, it’s all about the message. Retired literary agent Terry Burns once said,…
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Memorization can be difficult. Repetition in a song can ease the pain of learning, but even then, we’d like to make the process easier. This British school teacher may be…
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We may think synonyms are two words that have the same meaning and can use them interchangeably, which explains why novice writers may use a thesaurus to avoid frequent repeating…
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Many authors dream of writing with precision, which is what might have inspired a Swiss watchmaker in the 1700s to build The Writer, a mechanical boy who writes with a…
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People read for education, escape, or entertainment. Write a story that has all three and you have something just about anybody would want to read. Whether fiction or nonfiction, your…
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When the sky is clear and the wind is calm, people often say, “Isn’t it a beautiful day?” When referring to God’s creation, maybe we should say, “Breath-taking.” If you…
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Character is a critical key to becoming a person of quality, and it starts in the home!
