Tag Archives: Tools for writers
EASTER-INSPIRED WRITING
Here’s a list of prompts to get your imagination flowing!
EASTER-INSPIRED WRITING
Writing in the actual season, or just after, is the best way to capture the mood of any holiday. Now is the time to brainstorm ideas and capture the feelings and memories of the season.
Secrets in Poetry
Poems, like stories, are wonderful vehicles for telling secrets. Not only can poems be about secrets (like the poem above) but they are a potent way to share your experiences and ideas in subtle yet powerful ways.
Secrets in Prose
How would you go about using the power of a secret in a story or play? Here are some elements to consider. by Violet Nesdoly
Writer Refresh – August
Eleanor Bertin’s quotes below are from her blog posts on the InScribe Professional Blog on April 7th and 28th, 2025. They are a reminder of how to build a scene. Two questions follow the quotes for your perusal. Keep in mind that these scene building techniques can apply to nonfiction writing as well! “Begin with… Read more »
Writer Refresh
I’ve enjoyed the authors contributions so far on our Pro-Blog 2025, and I look forward to hearing from more over the next few months. They provided such professional and timely content that I’d like to do a refresh once in awhile. Therefore, I will share some quotes from their past writing for your engagement. Below… Read more »
CREATING CHARACTER GOALS 2
What helps me keep to the basic direction and character goals of my short story is to write out a very condensed blurb that often ends up introducing the story once published.
CREATING CHARACTER GOALS 1
“I stand by my decision to write literature that comes out of a message bubbling up in my soul.” Deb Elkink
Writing from a Christian Worldview
However you choose to convey their faith, it must be woven into the thread of the story,