Poetry: Rhythm and Meter

Two syllable foot: Meter Name Rhythm Example Word iam _ / alive, amuse, arise, attache, awake, contain, destroy, demise, return trochee / _ after, country, happy, spondee / / aircraft, Airforce, Barneck, dumbbell, football, heartbreak The three syllable foot Meter Name Rhythm Example Word anapests _ _ / interfere, interact, in a flash, understand dactyls […]

BYU vs Utah – Hate leads to suffering

Rivalries are awesome! Hate is not. Let’s respect our opponents. Talking up your opponent only makes the winning team look better. Tearing down an opponent only makes the win look less impressive. Which scenario do want to play out? Scenario 1 This teams sucks. We’re going to destroy them. After the win: “Hey, why didn’t […]

Jacob Stevens – Character Profile

Happy Birthday to my main character, Jacob Stevens. To celebrate I’ll share his current character profile. See Jacob Stevens Facebook page. Nickname: Jake Birthday: September 3 I would love comments from you. For example, if you would like share the flaws or redeeming qualities you detected in Jacob, please comment. Jacob Stevens Profile Physical Description Hair […]

Does your character contemplate?

In the best books, we really get to know the characters. We see ourselves in these fictional beings. We see our own hopes, dreams, sorrows and struggles. Identifying with characters is often the difference between a good book and a great book. Do you contemplate? Do you contemplate write and wrong? Do you dwell on […]

Don’t use blank lines in your novel

The html behind your book looks like this when you have blank line. The blank line will be remove automatically by the software and become just this: So common blank lines I know about that Authors use in Word often are these: Using blank lines to place text (Such as title page, chapter headings, etc) […]