Copyright 2016 by Gabriel Connor Salter “A gracious messenger of the Lord in the midst of all oppositions, is a man made all of fire walking in stubble—he overcomes and consumes all opposition; all difficulties are but whetstones to his fortitude." -John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople (347 AD – 407 AD) Recently I was asked …
Copyright 2016 by Gabriel Salter I like writing weird characters. The stories I come up with tend to be populated with complicated heroes, people the reader is supposed to identify with but are slightly unlikeable. Complex heroes can be a lot of fun, but they can also turn readers off easily. So how do you …
Well, it's time for me to pay up. Last time I said I'd talk about someone who wrote two books trying to influence people and one worked better than the other. This author wrote more than two books, but I’m going to talk about two specific ones: The Christmas Carol and The Chimes by Charles …
Let’s talk about mind control. No, seriously. I mean, let’s talk for a minute about writing stories that make a point, that are supposed to relay a certain message to the reader. It can be a basic Christian message – C.S. Lewis’ book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – it can be a …
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