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November 17, 2016
Bible People: Letting Judas Down
What do we do when people are unlike us? Do we, like Jesus, still call them friends? Bible People: Letting Judas Down
November 10, 2016
Faces in a Crowd
Faces in a Crowd remind us how much alike we are, even in our differences. These glimpses into human nature, spiritual matters, and our relationships with one another come to life in free verse, prose poems, and traditional poetry forms. The print version is now available in plenty of time for Christmas gifts! Faces in a Crowd
November 7, 2016
Faces in a Crowd - Kindle edition by Mary Sayler. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
New ebook of poetry addresses relationships, people, faith, and more in free verse, prose poems, and traditional verse forms. Lord willing, the print version will be out in about a week. Good reviews welcomed. :)
Faces in a Crowd - Kindle edition by Mary Sayler. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Faces in a Crowd - Kindle edition by Mary Sayler. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
November 5, 2016
October 27, 2016
How to tell a story
In poetry, words with multiple connotations can bring an air of mystery. However, in a short story or novel, that ambiguity doesn't work well – and even less so in science-fiction. Sci-fi needs to be grounded in realism to be plausible and interesting.
Generally speaking, clarity comes by briefly identifying each person, situation, and setting as you introduce them in your fiction. Keep in mind though, the story is the point. Then keep the action in each scene moving without interruption.
Details can be woven between scenes with story movement occurring as it happens. In other words, show movement in the moment, rather than telling about it before or after the event. This develops your story in a logical time sequence, which helps to clarify what's happening, when, and to whom.
Mary Harwell Sayler, ©2016
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Generally speaking, clarity comes by briefly identifying each person, situation, and setting as you introduce them in your fiction. Keep in mind though, the story is the point. Then keep the action in each scene moving without interruption.
Details can be woven between scenes with story movement occurring as it happens. In other words, show movement in the moment, rather than telling about it before or after the event. This develops your story in a logical time sequence, which helps to clarify what's happening, when, and to whom.
Mary Harwell Sayler, ©2016
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September 1, 2016
Praise Poems: Lord, I can’t seem to focus
Too many distractions! Lord, help us to move over and give You the right of way. Help us to focus on You.
Praise Poems: Lord, I can’t seem to focus
Praise Poems: Lord, I can’t seem to focus
August 31, 2016
Blog - Mary Harwell Sayler
Lord willing, these blogs may help your writing life in Christ. Follow to talk about God, faith, writing, the Bible, and whatever God puts on our minds.
Blog - Mary Harwell Sayler
Blog - Mary Harwell Sayler
Micropoetry by Mary Sayler - The Micropoets Society
If you write haiku, senryu, aahcoo, or other minipoems, Micropoetry.com is a fun place to post your micropoetry in one place, and it's free. Here's my page to show you what I mean.
Micropoetry by Mary Sayler - The Micropoets Society
Micropoetry by Mary Sayler - The Micropoets Society
August 27, 2016
Minipoems plant little seeds | Mary Harwell Sayler
Sometimes too many words bog down what we're trying to say. Aahcoo and micropoetry help us to be concise.
Minipoems plant little seeds | Mary Harwell Sayler
Minipoems plant little seeds | Mary Harwell Sayler
In a Christian Writer's Life
Discusses the Bible, Christianity, the church in all of its parts as the Body of Christ, and the work and play of a Christian writer. For discussions on poetry, see my blog the Poetry Editor & Poetry
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