@brandon-miller
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Brandon Miller wrote a new post, Make Promises, Not Traps: How to Write Honest and Engaging First Lines 1 month ago
I rarely buy stuff on impulse, not even books. When I bring home a book I hadn’t planned to get, it’s because the cover and the first line grabbed my attention. Cover design usually isn’t an author’s respons […]
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Brandon Miller wrote a new post, How to Design a More Compelling Theme by Showing Instead of Telling 1 year, 1 month ago
“Show, don’t tell” is a mantra that writing teachers quote to conceal the challenges of story crafting, and their students regurgitate it to sound insightful—whether they understand the concept or not. It’s la […]
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Brandon Miller wrote a new post, Handle with Care: How to Confront Touchy Issues with Compassionate Storytelling 1 year, 6 months ago
Abortion. Homosexuality. Feminism. Race. Border politics. These topics dominate the news, and fiction needs to accurately portray our world, but how do we write with caution and avoid inflaming or alienating […]
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“Compassion is a mindset, not a method.” Putting that on my To. Remember list. Thanks for the great article! Ditto on everyone above you’r who said this is one of the best articles on the website.
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Beautifully stated, and so very true. It’s one of the reasons I find most Christian fiction unbearable. It warms my heart to see, and to have found, like minded brothers and sisters with the same goal as my own. Thank you for the lovely advice!
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This is the post I needed! I’ve been wanting to tackle these tricky subjects and diversity, but wasn’t quite sure how to go about it. This cleared up a lot of things and made me feel empowered to write stories about these topics that will change and comfort readers.
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Brandon Miller wrote a new post, How to Write Emotion-Grabbing Romance without Sex Scenes 1 year, 8 months ago
Have you ever read a book or watched a movie where the interaction between two lovers became graphic? Or been absorbed in an adventure story and suddenly had to skim unnecessarily steamy scenes? I have, and I hate […]
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Perfect timing! My last article on my blog was about clean romance in books, so this came at just the right time. Thanks so much for it!! I’m considering having romance between two characters, but I’ve been trying to decide if they fit together or not. This was so helpful!
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Such great tips! I tend to be a more plot driven person in my writing, so tips on handling relationships in fiction is always good.
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Brandon Miller wrote a new post, Lessons Thanos and Ultron Teach about Creating Sympathetic Villains 1 year, 8 months ago
What’s the difference between Infinity War and Age of Ultron? Why is one shocking and fantastic while the other is shallow entertainment? The producers didn’t recast half the Avengers or cross more fingers when I […]
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Brandon Miller wrote a new post, Brainstorming with Direction 2 years, 1 month ago
Ideas make the storytelling world go round. Everything writers do is based on developing, outlining, and enshrining ideas in prose. But, for people like me, coming up with good ideas can be hard—partly because o […]
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Brandon Miller wrote a new post, How to Create Characters with Relatable Emotions 3 years, 5 months ago
Editor’s Note: This article is the fourth 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 […]
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Ah, yeah. *nods* Thanks.
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Great article! I really need to implement some of this into my story. Thanks!
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Ooh, these are all really good points. Thanks, Brandon!
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Brandon Miller commented on the post, 3 Reasons You Should Kill a Main Character 3 years, 10 months ago
Oh good. If it was already going to happen, it’s not on my conscience.
😛Thanks for reading!
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Brandon Miller replied to the topic Prompt war! in the forum Announcements 3 years, 11 months ago
Hey guys, RESULTS ARE IN!
The winner is….
Parimi Alca!
The judge had this to say about our piece:
While the pink and white eraser does work for an ‘ordinary’ symbol, it loses a lot of impact because of the lack of story flow. The beginning of the story seems to be focused around a deadline for an essay, but by the end, it’s about the narra…[Read more]
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Brandon Miller replied to the topic Character Lounge: Going Down in the forum Character Lounge 3 years, 11 months ago
(That’s kind of what I was thinking, @nuetrobolt)
Lance couldn’t move his body. His skull pressed against the hard plastic of the broken headrest. His shoulders pressed into the suddenly soft cushion behind him. Static crackled over speakers, but the captain didn’t speak. Lance managed to turn his head enough to look out the window. The water…[Read more]
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Brandon Miller replied to the topic Prompt war! in the forum Announcements 3 years, 11 months ago
@graceabound2129 @neutrobolt, YES, I got it submitted. I’m sorry for the late response. It’s been a crazy weekend. But it’s all submitted and it’s all good and ALSO I READ IT AND I LOVED IT. Especially the first part. I have maybe never read anything that shows the distraction trails a brain can find when experiencing emotional trauma. This was……[Read more]
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Brandon Miller replied to the topic Character Lounge: Going Down in the forum Character Lounge 3 years, 11 months ago
((@nuetrobolt, lets see if anybody else wants to throw a character in here first. @graceabounds2129, @happyholly_c))
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Brandon Miller replied to the topic Character Lounge: Going Down in the forum Character Lounge 3 years, 11 months ago
(Oh hey, look who forgot to tag everybody)
@missfaeriekaiti
@happyholly_c
@corkybookworm
@quinn-ofallon
@kayla-joy
@nuetrobolt
@pookiemonster
@inkling-for-christ
@sir-leeds
@rolena-hatfield
@grace-tolkienista
@graceabounds2129
@wordsmith
@brie-donning
@cassidy
@bill-of-the-hill
@silverdragon
@therealameliahoch
@e_elaine_soup5
@emma-starrName:…[Read more]
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Brandon Miller replied to the topic Prompt war! in the forum Announcements 3 years, 11 months ago
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Brandon Miller replied to the topic Character Lounge: Going Down in the forum Character Lounge 3 years, 11 months ago
@happyholly_c Fill out the same sheet as last time since I’m sure some people will be using different characters.
@graceabounds2129, that’s a really great idea!
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Brandon Miller started the topic Character Lounge: Going Down in the forum Character Lounge 3 years, 11 months ago
ALRIGHT.
IT IS TIME.
(YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET)
Here’s the situation. All of our characters just bought normal old plane tickets and hopped onto our flight at KCI early this morning. Now, we’re somewhere over the great nothingness that is Wyoming and the plane suddenly runs out of fuel. The pilot lands the plane safely enough, but has a…[Read more]
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Brandon Miller replied to the topic Prompt war! in the forum Announcements 3 years, 11 months ago
Alright, DEADLINE CONFIRMED: Next Sunday Night (the 30th, I believe).
@graceabounds2129, @nuetrobolt, you guys are doing a really nice job heading this up. Nice work!
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Brandon Miller replied to the topic Prompt war! in the forum Announcements 3 years, 11 months ago
@nuetrobolt, deadline should be a week from yesterday, but I will double check and get back to you.
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Brandon Miller replied to the topic Prompt war! in the forum Announcements 3 years, 11 months ago
(Hey guys, I’m at a writing conference this week learning lots of crazy things. It looks like Daeus got you started on this and you’ve got a great jump on it out of the gate. Keep up the good work!)
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Brandon Miller replied to the topic Where is everyone? in the forum Announcements 3 years, 11 months ago
WOAH. That’s a lot of words. Congratulations!
And cool! I didn’t know YWW was putting on a conference. Sounds like an absolute blast! Glad you were able to glean a lot from it!
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Oh, wow! this is seriously genius! my opening line (which I don’t care for at all lol) shall have to be revised XD