Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all of the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our Top 5 Grand Prizes! Hi! My name is Jill Eileen Smith and I write Bible […]
Writing
Believable, 3-D characters…
“There is so much good in the worst of us, so much bad in the best of us.” Amy Grant, singer/songwriter. Of all of the challenges a novelist faces, one of the biggest is to create believable, three-dimensional characters. The worst of villains needs at least one redeeming quality, and the best of heroes needs […]
Idea Boards…
What is an Idea Board? When I mention my use of them, some people mistake them for storyboards as they are used in film making. Storyboards are something altogether different. Storyboards are sketches that tell the story (movie) frame by frame, showing each scene to be filmed. They give the director a specific idea of […]
You’ve found your passion, now what?
“The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write a book about it.” Benjamin Disraeli British politician (1804 – 1881) Last time we talked about writing what you love, on the topic that excites you. But once you understand your passion, have figured out what you want to write and know enough […]
Write what you love…
A friend once asked me, “I want to write a book and was told I should write what I know. Is that correct?” My immediate answer to him was no. Since that conversation, I discussed the subject with one of my sons and would revise that answer to be “yes and no.” But let me […]