What if our characters are real? What if they are actually the souls of unborn children who died before birth, and God gives them to authors as inspiration for characters in our stories? What if we will meet all our characters someday in heaven? When I came up with that fun fictional concept last week, I […]
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Bethany A. Jennings is a YA fantasy and poetry author of intense, lyrical words that reach the heart and pierce the darkness. In addition to her work as acquisitions editor and author liaison at Uncommon Universes Press, she also runs #WIPjoy, a popular hashtag game for authors. Born in SoCal, Bethany now lives in New England with her husband, four kids, zero pets, and a large and growing collection of imaginary friends.-
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How God Used My Fictional Character to Teach Me True Things
Posted by Bethany A. Jennings on November 6, 2015
http://simmeringmind.com/the-week-god-used-my-fictional-character-to-teach-me-things/
Writer Wars: The Prolific and the Percolators
Yesterday I read an article I enjoyed. To me, the lesson was: take your time writing books, pay attention to quality, and don’t feel pressured to pump out multiple novels a year, but rather do what you know is right for your stories. Since I don’t have much time to write, and I am committed to seeing […]
Posted by Bethany A. Jennings on September 16, 2015
http://simmeringmind.com/writer-wars-the-prolific-and-the-percolators/
7 Ways Your Characters Might Be Weak (And 11 Ways to Fix Them!)
I’ve been working on my science-fiction trilogy for almost ten years now. (Whew, it seems like an eternity!) I started writing it at fourteen years old, and often dreamed of being like Christopher Paolini and becoming a famous published teenager. Now, looking back, I am so, SO glad I didn’t get published back then! My story, my […]
Posted by Bethany A. Jennings on January 12, 2015
http://simmeringmind.com/7-ways-characters-might-weak-11-ways-fix/
6 Favorite Brother-Sister Relationships in Fiction
Romance. Parent and child. Sisterhood. Brotherhood. Sibling groups. Friendships. Partners. Mentor and student. Master and servant. Leader and followers. Personally, although I enjoy reading about many different kinds of relationships, I’m a big sucker for a strong brother-sister friendship, mostly because the trilogy I’ve been writing for almost 10 years, The Kraesinia Trilogy, centers around […]
Posted by Bethany A. Jennings on December 8, 2014
http://simmeringmind.com/6-favorite-brother-sister-relationships-in-fiction/