by Teresa | May 2, 2020 | Christian Writing
Paula Moldenhauer Sudsy water splashed on my hands. The distant mountains, framed by my kitchen window, captured my gaze. But in the quiet of this mindless task, something beautiful unfolded. The scrubbing of dirty dishes and even the delight in the...
by Teresa | Apr 22, 2020 | Testimonials
Nikki Goodwin I’d finished the first full draft of my paranormal romance. I was ready to send it to an editor before I inundated the agents of all my favorite writers. I was terrified to show it to a professional. What if it wasn’t good enough? But at the...
by Teresa | Jan 4, 2018 | Recommendations & Resources
Teresa Crumpton Bloom PlugIn Placeholder Are your key scenes in order? Use the Worksheet to Ensure Your Key Scenes are There and in Order The worksheet sets out—in order—the key scenes that appear in most commercial stories—novels or screenplays. In the middle...
by Teresa | Sep 26, 2017 | Writing Tips
Jonathan Ammon When we’re leaving a bookstore, my wife Tatiana and I like to play a game: we go through our bag of purchases, and we read aloud the first line from each of the new books. Whoever has the book with the agreed-upon best first line wins. Our game...
by Teresa | Jul 26, 2017 | Writing Tips
Teresa Crumpton I get it that, in fiction, dramatic events need to be shown in scene. A single point-of-view character wants something and strives against obstacles to get it—all shown in the real-time of the story. And mundane events need to be omitted or...
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