by Janilise Lloyd | Feb 27, 2023 | Blog
Of any story to read, whether it’s a short story or a novel, the characters are one of the most important parts. It’s great having an engaging plot and a captivating world, but it’s often times the characters that keep someone reading. The characters are what readers...
by Tonya Ashley | Feb 13, 2023 | Blog
Have you ever put down a book and felt like you needed a moment to return to your real world because you had been transported to a different time and place? Do you encounter things in the real world that instantly trigger images of great stories you’ve read? For...
by Tonya Ashley | Feb 13, 2023 | Blog
I’ve had the privilege to interview author Suzanne Bratcher this week. Her book Kokopelli’s Song is the featured title for ScrivKids Book Club in February. Kokopelli’s Song is the story of three teens’ race against a waxing moon to prevent an ancient evil from tipping...
by Micaela Campbell | Feb 1, 2023 | Blog
Plot and pacing are two of the most important parts of developing your story. These are the backbone to the art of writing. Master both, and your story has potential to be an excellent one. A plot is a sequence of events that give us a full narrative by the end of a...
by Micaela Campbell | Feb 1, 2023 | Blog
I’m excited to have interviewed Grace Flannagin on plot and pacing this past week. She is the impressively young author of Touched, the first book in a high-fantasy series in the works. You can find her on Amazon and Kindle. She’s a master. I hope you can take...
by Dawn Ford | Dec 12, 2022 | Blog
“If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book.” And so we begin the story of A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Does it grab your attention? It should! It’s a tool of the trade, the glue to the...
by Janilise Lloyd | Dec 5, 2022 | Blog
The opening lines of a story hold a lot of power. Take a look at a few of these well-known novels. “The screw through Cinder’s ankle had rusted, the engraved cross marks worn to a mangled circle.” Cinder by Marissa Meyer “A thief is a lot like...
by Micaela Campbell | Dec 4, 2022 | Blog
What is Flash Fiction? Flash fiction is one of the broadest ways to tell a story; people give it funny names like drabble, microfiction, minisagas, spamfic. For the ScrivKids contest, we define flash fiction as between 100 to 1,500 words. The general idea is that the...
by Debbi Migit | Dec 3, 2022 | Blog
At some point in your writing experience, someone will ask you, “What is the genre of your story?” Don’t panic, the answer isn’t as complicated as you might think. Genre (pronounced (zhan-ra) is a French word that describes the category of a story. The two main...
by Tonya Ashley | Dec 2, 2022 | Blog
Have you ever read a story that stayed with you long after reading it? Perhaps you felt like part of the story. Maybe you felt as though you knew the characters. You became part of the story world, and it became part of you. Perhaps it’s been a few years since you...
