One of my all-time favorite board games to play is Clue . You know, the one with the colorful suspects where players have to identify the...

When we think about the writing process, it's quite similar to an assembly factory or the water cycle many of us learned in science class...

Christian fiction is a main, broad category of Christian books that incorporates a Christ worldview, emphasizing themes of faith,...

Before writers write about their cast of characters, it can be extremely helpful to complete character interviews and backstories. Both...

Foreshadowing is a common literary device that most seasoned writers have heard of before. It's when writers give hints of future events that are to come or will happen later within a story.

As I mentioned in my previous blogpost, there's three main different types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. All three of these types of irony can be used creatively within writing to either add clever wit, create suspense, or add a little humor in stories.

Irony is a literary device that can add wit and intrigue in one's writing, but it isn't commonly used as much as metaphors or similes....

Christian fiction is different compared to other book genres, so some things just don't belong in these types of books in my opinion....

Christian fiction is writing for the heart and soul of readers, and a beacon of light among other genres in the book industry. Although...

Revision or revising is a process that's similar to recycling trash. Let's face it, sometimes our first drafts, second drafts, or even...

Drafting ...no, I'm not talking about the United States Army or Airforce. This reference is what I call the fourth stage of writing. Some...

Plotting and outlining together are the third stage of writing. These two forms of writing are sometimes used interchangeably; but...

When it comes to writing, some writers advise you to "Write what you know." However, this doesn't mean writers can't write about things...

Just as there are steps for a recipe , there are different stages of writing. Knowing the stages of writing can be beneficial in breaking...

In many ways, books are like people, as each one carries an essence of life, inspiration, and influence of its own. You know what people...

Thematic significance is the moral, statement, or universal truth an author is conveying to their readers through their short stories,...

Theme is many times associated with the message of stories based on the terminology we're familiar with from writing essay and research...

Voice is one of the most distinctive features within fiction and from authors' different writing styles alone. There are certain literary devices that can allow authors and writers express and show characters' worldviews, distinguish multiple characters from one another, or create emotional atmospheres in their setting descriptions and environments that speaks to their readers. Previously, I discussed literary devices for adding style and adding color. Below are a few lite

Like artists who paint on canvases, writers can also create beautiful images and pictures by the use of their words. Aside from literary devices that add style and add voice, there are particular literary devices that can be beneficial for writers to add color to their writing, create intrigue, and engross their readers in their short stories and novels. Some of these include the following list of literary devices below. Literary devices that add color: Similes Metaphors Pe

Literary devices are writing tools and techniques that can help writers intrigue their readers more into their short stories, books, or...