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(formerly Oregon Christian Writers)
Go Get Ice Cream! By Susie Finkbeiner
Several years ago, while writing my fourth novel, I found myself completely stuck. I sat in front of my computer and realized that I had nothing. No words, no ideas. Zilch. Nada. Nil. The problem was that my deadline was
What to Do When You’re Stuck By Amanda Dykes
Have you been there? Despite the swirl of ideas and the desire to spin them into a story, when you sit down . . . the words don’t come. Or if they do, they aren’t the one you were hoping
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How to Create Compelling Characters by James L. Rubart
by James L. Rubart Have you seen the T-shirt that says, “Careful or you’ll end up in my novel”? Darci (my wife) bought me a sweatshirt with that saying on it years ago, and I love wearing it
Escalation by Steven James
by Steven James Picture a snowball rolling down a mountain. Picking up speed. Gaining momentum. Eventually becoming an avalanche. As it travels along, it grows in magnitude, just like the tension of your story will do. The narrative momentum of
Three Reasons to Enter the Cascade Writing Contest
by Angela Ruth Strong When it comes to contests, I’m like a little girl all excited to get my ears pierced, but when it’s time to actually have a hole punched through my earlobe, I wonder, Why did I want