Writing Wisdom from Big Bertha
May 12, 2025
Guest blogger, Big Bertha here, straight from the hen house with some tips to help further your writing career. Today’s topic? Setting up that perfect writing spot.
Tag: Writing Tips
The Craft of Prewriting
March 17, 2025
There is nothing more painful as a writer, than staring at the blank page, with your mind even blanker. Some people call this writer’s block, some people say writer’s block doesn’t even exist. But neither of these offers a solution. Today, I’ll offer mine: prewriting. An umbrella term, prewriting can mean anything from brainstorming, drafting, … More The Craft of Prewriting
Working With Deadlines
March 10, 2025
It’s finally happened! You landed the writing assignment you’ve been waiting for. Now the stress is on. Not only do you want to produce a piece that is amazing and memorable (to be a good steward of the talent God has blessed you with and in case there is other work with this client in … More Working With Deadlines
What the Wisemen Can Teach us About the Epilogue
December 16, 2024
It always bugged me that depictions of Christ’s birth show the wisemen there alongside the shepherds. It just isn’t very accurate. Matthew 2 says that “After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea…Magi from the east came to Jerusalem†(emphasis added). While I understand the convenience of placing the wisemen at the climax of the … More What the Wisemen Can Teach us About the Epilogue
Listening to Music While Writing
September 16, 2024
I have a Spotify playlist called “In Case of Emergency, Hit Play.†These aren’t Christian songs for when my heart is in anguish. That’s a different playlist. No, this kind of emergency is strictly a writer’s problem. Whether it is writer’s block, or just a tight deadline I have to meet, this playlist has never … More Listening to Music While Writing
What is so Exciting About the Inciting Incident?
August 19, 2024
I’ve got about a dozen unfinished stories. When I look back to see why I gave up on the story (sometimes mid-sentence), I discovered most of them died out around chapter three. I was shocked. What was so hard about chapter three? Why would I give up so easily? As I read through the first … More What is so Exciting About the Inciting Incident?
Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling Part 2.
May 20, 2024
If you have ever researched rules in storytelling, you may have come across the famous Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling. This came from a 2011 tweet from a Pixar employee who realized there were 22 written (and unwritten) rules they implemented on every story. While Industrial Scripts does a pretty good job of explaining the … More Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling Part 2.
What Writers Can Learn from Dolly Parton
January 15, 2024
Okay, you may have been hesitant with my article What Writers Can Learn from Walt Disney. You may have seen the Peanuts comic strip in a new light with What Writers Can Learn from Charles Schulz. But Dolly Parton? Surely, Kyle, you’re taking this thing too far! But hey, a writing job is more than … More What Writers Can Learn from Dolly Parton
The Best Writing Tip for Beginners
July 17, 2023
There was a man who worked at a factory who made some stuff. Let’s be honest. If this was an opening line, you’d close the book, put it back on the shelf and ask, “How did THAT ever get published?†But what if I told you this line could be fixed by using one simple … More The Best Writing Tip for Beginners
A Creative Cache to Inspire Your Writing Ideas
February 13, 2023
One question I am often asked when I give talks on writing is, “Where do you get your ideas?†Ideas for writing come from a plethora of areas: through prayer (my number one resource), from situations I’ve experienced, from things I’ve read or heard about, through things I see on a walk or from places … More A Creative Cache to Inspire Your Writing Ideas