by Daeus Lamb | Dec 12, 2019 | Articles |
Editor’s Note: This article is the second installment in our five-part series on how to build empathy between readers and characters. To learn why we’re doing this series and how we’re approaching the topic, read our introductory post. You open a book, and...
by Daeus Lamb | Dec 2, 2019 | Articles |
On my first read of The Book Thief, the peerless prose stunned me. I wanted to achieve Zusak’s skill, but I didn’t know how. So I began a nightly experiment to see if any techniques would emerge. I’d take out my pencil, notebook, and angled writing board (to...
by Daeus Lamb | Oct 21, 2019 | Articles |
Every fiction writer has fallen in love with stories and dreams of engaging readers the same way. Few, however, are interested in poetry. In our modern age, this art form fights a losing battle against flashier entertainment. For some, poetry is overly emotional and...
by Daeus Lamb | Sep 26, 2019 | Poems |
Never enough. Never enough. I am glory and disgrace. I’m tripping up at the end of the race. I’m a misspelled card, a hung-up phone. I’m always knowing and never known. I’m always reaching but never touching, Stuck in loving love more than loving. I’m the thrill of...
by Daeus Lamb | Aug 26, 2019 | Articles |
I self-published my first novel before it was ready to be shared with the public. The story had merit, so I assumed it was publishable. Wrong. Looking back, I’m embarrassed. The inability to judge your own writing can cause other problems, such as despair that...
by Daeus Lamb | Mar 11, 2019 | Articles |
When I cracked open Out of the Silent Planet, I gobbled up page after page. Did the plot thrill me? Was I a C. S. Lewis fanatic? It was a marvelous book on many fronts, but the aspect that stuck with me wasn’t the plot, the characters, or the themes. I remember...
by Daeus Lamb | Jan 4, 2019 | Articles |
During my first few months as an author, I despaired over the book I was writing. How will I reach people and convince them to read this? Could I pay a publisher to print my book and market it? In retrospect, not only am I embarrassed that I contemplated such a...
by Daeus Lamb | Dec 3, 2018 | Articles |
An aspiring author’s greatest fear is that she’ll spend years slaving over a novel only to release it to the world and nobody buys it. When a book flops after an author has invested countless hours trying to make it a success, that’s a tragedy. Every author...
