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Putting Fire in Your Fiction–Part IV

Posted on June 17, 2015 Leave a Comment

Last time, we talked about tension. Tension is the most necessary ingredient in any fiction you write. Click to tweet. Using Donald Maass’ The Fire in Fiction as a resource, we covered Tension in Dialogue, Tension in Action, and Tension in Exposition. Today, we’ll look at sprucing up low-tension scenes and avoiding the traps.

Putting Fire in Your Fiction

Posted on April 22, 2015 Leave a Comment

The tagline to Donald Maas’ The Fire in Fiction is “passion, purpose, and techniques TO MAKE YOUR NOVEL GREAT.” The book covers everything from characterization, the story world, scenes, dialogue, and voice. Each chapter has a set of practical tools dealing with each section from that chapter. As an example, I’ll talk about Chapter Three, […]

Refreshing Streams Next Events

ONLINE AND IN-PERSON TWO WEEKS AWAY! Only two weeks away! We are again hosting Becky Chubb, a Year Three ACT, for an in-person meeting on Sunday, March 29, at 6:00 p.m. at the Smith House, 30 3rd Street, Akron, PA. Come and be blessed by what God may have to say to you. A freewill offering […]

REFRESHING STREAMS EVENTS

In today’s world, with numerous competing voices, it is imperative that we learn to hear God’s voice not only for us but to speak words of truth and encouragement for others. We are all wired to hear from God and learn the many ways He speaks to us. With this in mind, Refreshing Streams is […]

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 […]