Jul 210 min read

The Trauma of Moral Injury (featuring a military chaplain)

Way back in April, I spent four days at Mount Hermon, CA, attending a missions conference put on by the same organization I'm a summer...

Jun 1110 min read

The Corruption Arc: a case study of King Saul

I, for one, struggle with negative character arcs. Mostly because I operate from a false sense of the "good" in humanity, and I really...

Apr 234 min read

When Jax Interviews His Frienemies...

April 15th-April 18th, I had some people at my house. Specifically, three of the other four writers of Aqua Vitae. And because I need a...

Mar 57 min read

Amalek's Villain Song

One of my favorite things to do when I finally let an idea become an official WIP is create a playlist. Songs that could be the...

Jan 155 min read

Creating a Character in 5 Songs

Pinterest is bad for me, I'm convinced. I've never had so many writing prompts in my life and I don't have time to do them all even...

Oct 2, 20238 min read

3 Tips on Writing the Opposite Gender

In a long since trashed draft of Keepers of the Nine (only those of you who are veterans on this blog will know what I’m talking about...

Jul 3, 20239 min read

My Top 10 Examples of Strong Male Protagonists

There's a lot of hype over "strong" female protagonists. Some love how women characters are portrayed nowadays, especially those who can...

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