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September 14, 2023No Comments
Just before you begin to write your first sentence in your story, why don't you take a look at Derek Murphy's Method? Derek Murphy is a fine artist who became a book cover designer and then started writing young adult sci-fi and fantasy. He spent almost 20 years living abroad, has a Ph.D. in comparative […]
September 13, 20232 Comments
As a college freshman standing in line to be advised as an Art major, I considered the ban on "Graven Images" in the Ten Commandments. I wondered if there was any place for art in a Christian's life. Had those laws passed away? Or was art just a way to grow a carnal Christian? Sure, […]
September 8, 2023No Comments
Now that you have an outline for your story, and might have even done some storyboards, it is time to write that first sentence. The white paper is blank before you, screaming at you, daring you to begin. But wait! Don't make the #1 writing mistake. Don't fall into the old trap of creating your […]
September 6, 2023No Comments
Now that you've seen the Save the Cat plot structure outline for a story, from a previous post, why don't we try a trial plot? I think a run-through for practice could be an excellent next step. This will create a "tight outline." We will create a paragraph or two describing each beat in the […]
September 5, 20231 Comment
Roman Holiday In 2020 my wife and I visited Rome and walked all around the city, viewing art from antiquity. Near the famed Coliseum, the site of many Christian martyrs, stands the Victory Arch of Titus, telling the world of Jesus's fateful prediction come true. In Mark chapter 13, after Jesus taught in the Temple […]
September 4, 20231 Comment
In The Beginning... God has put in us a desire to create. We are in His likeness, and so we make things. One of the best parts of writing for me is illustrating an imagined world. As my Huber Series developed, the creative act of making new worlds was thrilling. It included Worldbuilding. In that […]
September 1, 2023No Comments
Who Started All This? Storyboards have been used for a long time, possibly since paper was invented along the Nile by pounding papyrus reeds together. In fact, the Egyptians are a good example of an empire that had vertical storyboards called cartouches. They combined hieroglyphs or icons to read vertically inside an oval rectangle. Their […]
August 30, 2023No Comments
How Do I Start A Story? The Hero's Journey is a device used to create a plot structure that takes a protagonist on an unforeseen quest facing challenges, gaining insights, and returning home transformed. From Aesops Fables to Finding Nemo, many narratives follow this structure and have become stamped into our cultural DNA. In this […]
August 29, 2023No Comments
The "House of David" Inscription on Mesha Stele Confirmed A new exciting discovery using advanced photographic techniques of the Mesha Stele contains explicit references to the Israelite House of King David. This is yet another demonstration of the reliability of the Bible as a historical document. The stone-inscribed tablet dates back 2,800 years and is […]
August 25, 2023No Comments
The Plot Thickens Now that you have some characters with flaws and a synopsis of a story, it's time to talk about the plot. The challenge of how to plan out the steps of a story can seem overwhelming, but with a strategic skeleton pre-made for your use, it becomes much easier. So, take a […]
