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My Fiction Journey

From beginner to bestseller, I'm sharing everything I'm learning on my journey writing fiction.

I'm learning a lot and other authors will, too.

A Book Idea Notebook

By Jared Dees

Stephen King advises authors not to keep a notebook of story ideas. He has said: “I think keeping a notebook is the best way to immortalize bad ideas.” The reason is that a good idea will stick with you. You won’t need to write it down to remember it. In her Masterclass on writing Judy…

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April 27, 2018 Filed Under: My Fiction Journey, On Writing

Writing Fiction with a Christian Worldview

By Jared Dees

I just finished reading S. D. Smith’s The Green Ember. Smith’s hashtag for the series is rightfully #rabbitswithswords. It is a middle grade fantasy novel about two rabbits who are thrown into an epic medieval tale of a broken kingdom that has hope in the coming of a new king. I read the book because…

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April 18, 2018 Filed Under: My Fiction Journey, On Writing

Don’t waste a year writing a bad novel. Do this instead. (Writing advice from Ray Bradbury)

By Jared Dees

You can spend an entire year on a novel that turns out to be really bad. Ray Bradbury offered some alternative advice for the beginner or intermediate writer: Write 52 short stories instead of one novel. Write one short story a week for a year. “I defy you,” he said, “to write 52 bad ones….

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April 15, 2018 Filed Under: Author Tips, My Fiction Journey, On Writing

Content Platform and Communication Platform

By Jared Dees

To become a successful author today, you need to have a platform. What does that actually mean? I find this equation helpful: Platform = Permission + Promise You have a platform when you have permission from someone to deliver a promised outcome. I have been successful building a platform of more than 40,000 email subscribers…

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April 10, 2018 Filed Under: Author Tips, My Fiction Journey, On Entrepreneurship, On Writing

Give Your Characters a Distinct Physical Characteristic

By Jared Dees

I listened to Andrew Clement’s book Frindle in the car with my kids during vacation. We all enjoyed it very much. One writing technique that stood out to me the most was the way he described the eyes of the teacher in the story. Each time he described an important interaction with Mrs. Granger, he…

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April 5, 2018 Filed Under: Author Tips, My Fiction Journey, On Writing

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Jared Dees is passionate about sharing practical resources to teach faith. He is best known for his website The Religion Teacher and is the author of many books including 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator, Christ in the Classroom, and Beatitales: 80 Fables about the Beatitudes for Children. See all of Jared's Books →

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