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Intro to the Story of Humanity
Since the start of this blog, I’ve been talking a lot about plots and character arcs. In our Writing Tips series, we’re in the middle of a sub-series about Positive Change Arcs, with a Flat Arc series and Negative Arcs post to follow. But all of these plot points might seem a little unrealistic to…
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God in Writing, Part 2
Two weeks ago, in the post “God in Writing, Part 1,” we identified some of the problems within Christian fiction. Today, we’ll be looking at how to solve those problems, using examples from the Bible itself.
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God in Writing, Part 1
In this post, we’ll be addressing the topic of Christian writing. There are many questions that people might have about this subject, so I’ll do my best to answer them.
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How to Write a Child Character
Today, we’re going to be taking a look at what makes a good child character. We’ll be using examples from several different Bible passages, so, as always, be sure to look them up for yourself.
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The Book of Esther—How to Use Subtext
The book of Esther is an amazing story about a young Jewish girl who marries a Persian king. While you may be familiar with this book, stay tuned to find out how you can use its example to write subtext in your own stories.
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Psalm 119
Psalm 119 is most well-known for being the longest chapter—as well as the longest psalm—in the Bible. However, many people look over this psalm because of its length, and its meaning is often missed. Today, I’m going to show you the beautiful design of Psalm 119, as well as how we can use its message…
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Samson—The Redemption Arc
We have arrived at the last post in our Judges series. Today, we are talking about Samson, whose story can be found in Judges 13-16. While often seen as the most wicked of the judges, I hope we’ll see today how we can use Samson’s example to write redemption arcs for our own protagonists.
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Jephthah—How to Write a Strong Leader
Jephthah’s story can be found in Judges 11-12 if you want to read it before continuing with this post. This tale is about a man who rose past his lowly birth to lead his people to victory against oppressors. In fact, we can use Jephthah as an example of how we can portray strong leaders…
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Gideon—How to Write a Flawed Hero
We are looking at the story of Gideon, which is found in Judges 6-8. We will be focusing mostly on chapters 6 and 7, so if you haven’t read those yet, head on over to your Bible and brush up on this story.
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Deborah — How to Write a Strong Female Character
Deborah’s story can be found in Judges chapter 4, so be sure to follow along. There are many different lessons we can learn from this story, but one of them stands out to me. Seeing as Deborah is the only woman judge in this book, I thought it would be fitting to address the idea…
