by Hope Ann | Dec 14, 2019 | Articles |
Editor’s Note: This article is the third 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. Personality assessments are a...
by Hope Ann | Jun 13, 2019 | Poems |
Each mask hides another, Veil on tearstained veil. Each tattered page of my heart, Inked and stamped and sealed In the shadows of my mind. I wrote myself a fantasy, Bound my heart in steel. The bleeding aches I turned to scars, My dreams to sweat and tears. I formed...
by Hope Ann | Jan 25, 2019 | Poems |
When I peered into the blush of dawn, I saw only dreams, But slowly my laughter faded, As in my mind I found the shadows left behind. For in the misty light, I found nightmares lie awake. And so I wept Because The night was once edged in stars, Where each...
by Hope Ann | Nov 2, 2018 | Stories |
Josan clutched the doorframe, doubling over with a ragged cough. Smoke pricked his eyes with a hundred tiny daggers. He gagged, pressing his face into the crook of his arm. Orange flickers laced the opposite side of the great hall, wreathing ornate tapestries...
by Hope Ann | Oct 22, 2018 | Articles |
Editor’s Note: This article is the second installment in our five-part series on how to portray tricky subjects in Christian fiction. To learn why we’re doing this series and how we’re approaching these topics, read our introductory post. Light is a paradox....
by Hope Ann | Apr 23, 2018 | Articles |
You can plan a novel many ways. Perhaps you begin with a glimpse of a character, a snippet of a scene, a thread of plot, or even a line of description. You have a spark of a story, and now you need to turn it into a cohesive plan. You could start with fleshing...
