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Creating Extraordinary Characters –– Part VI

Posted on July 6, 2016 Leave a Comment

What’s your main character’s personality type and how did you develop it? That’s what we’re looking at in this series. There are many different personality tools to evaluate both our own and our characters’ distinct personalities. DISC is a personality tool to help in corporate cultures, whether they be families, companies, or non-profit organizations. Click […]

Creating Extraordinary Characters –– Part IV

Posted on June 22, 2016 Leave a Comment

If you’re writing about corporate culture or your main characters are partners or close colleagues in their jobs, the DISC personality profiles might help you define your characters. Because characters with conflicting personalities make the best story. Click to Tweet #amwriting #characters

Creating Extraordinary Characters –– Part III

Posted on June 15, 2016 Leave a Comment

Characters with personality make your readers identify and care about them. There are several ways to determine what your character will be like. Are they introvert or extrovert? Dominant or stable? Sanguine or Phlegmatic? Myers-Briggs, DISC, and Personality Plus are tools writers can use to create characters. Click to Tweet #amwriting #characters

The Days of Noah – Part 2 – Enoch

One of my favorite Bible characters is Enoch, the sixth from Adam, who lived only 365 years on earth. Did you know that he is quoted in the Bible? He is the only extrabiblical source mentioned in the Word of God. Jude quotes Enoch, and Peter refers to him. What is it about Enoch that […]

As It Was in the Days of Noah… Part 1

“And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.[1]”

Reminder: First ONLINE Event for Refreshing Streams

Saturday, April 12, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88421433819?pwd=JjYTtgELMCP8z7Rvxs815a7e2rL7W2.1 Our first IN-PERSON event will be held in Akron, PA, on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. For more information, please email Donna at donna@refreshingstreams.com.