There is an art to writing your book’s antagonist, and it’s one that will make or break your story. The quickest way for a story to collapse is by having an underdeveloped villain. Today, we’re tackling the types of evil present in stories and how to write them well!

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01:15 Wicked Parents

09:18 Wicked Authority Figure

13:37 Evil Societies

17:58 Criminal Elements

19:54 Deranged and Broken

22:31 Manifestations of Evil

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Historically, romance has been the bestselling genre in entertainment. It doesn’t matter if it’s a book, movie, oreven a game, people love romance in their stories. Unfortunately, explicit scenes are prevalent in our entertainment, and where do we as Christian storytellersdraw the line? Do we show intimacy on screen? Do we make it a crucial part of the storyline and themes? Let’s discuss!

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00:00 Intro

01:55 Definitions

02:57 Song of Solomon

04:03 Lust vs Attraction

07:02 Common Arguments for Explicit Scenes

10:11 "It's Part of Real Life, so it Should be Depicted"

10:33 “But My Story Requires It!”

11:52 “But…But…”

12:56 The Narrative Around the Story

18:26 The Ultimate Act of Love

20:33 Over Sanitizing Romance & Toxic Purity Culture

23:40 Reasons to Have Passion and Romance

24:25 Practical Advice for Writing Romance

28:41 The Distortion of Love

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Writing is largely a solo adventure—until it’s not.

You’ve hidden away, hunched over your computer for ages, and now it’s time to get feedback. Your family and friends aren’t interested, so you turn to the dreaded internet. But where to begin? How do you find people that are interested and helpful?

First, there are a few things you need to make sure you have in place before searching for writing buddies. Check out this video for all the tips!

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01:12 Develop the Right Mindset for Feedback

02:14 Polish Your Manuscript

03:26 Be Ready to Provide a Critique in Return

05:01 Swap Chapter Samples

06:14 Be Clear on the Feedback You Want

06:51 Create a Questionnaire

07:47 Give Them Permission to be “Harsh”

11:02 Where to Find Writing Partners

14:02 Sometimes Professional Help is Needed

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Part of author culture is finding critique buddies for manuscript swaps, but this can be a problem if you don’tknow how to give a proper critique. It is far more than saying what you liked and didn’t like (that’s for beta readers). If you can’t give useful feedback, you’re going to have a hard time keeping critique buddies, and you won’t be able to discern what feedback you receive is useful or not. So, follow along for 7 ways to make sure you are maximizing your abilities as a critique buddy (and they’ll help you identify useful feedback on your own work).

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01:20 The Right Mindset

04:12 Be Clear About Your Story

07:01 Be Clear About the Kind of Feedback You Want

10:09 Understand the Phase of Editing

11:34: Be Honest About Your Abilities

14:13 When Your Critique Buddy Doesn’t Agree

15:17 When Your Buddy’s Manuscript is ROUGH

17:42 Top-Down Approach

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If you are a writer who is struggling to retain readers, look no further! There are mainly six reasons why you may find that readers are ghosting you, and while you can’t fix people’scommunication issues, you can fix who you’re giving your book to, your behavior, and, most of all, your manuscript. 

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00:56 Readers Are Busy

01:32 Readers Aren’t Your Audience

04:13 Readers Don’t Want to Hurt Your Feelings

05:12 You Might Have Been Rude

06:43 Bonus: Be Honest About Your Values

07:30 Internal Logic Broke

13:24 Writing Isn’t Ready

15:58 Time for a Professional

16:45 Closing

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I read many manuscripts, especially opening chapters, last year and noticed a trend among mistakes made by writers. In this video, I’ve narrowed them down to seven main issues, and I discuss why they are a problem. The good news is that if you find that your book is guilty of one of these mistakes, you’re not doomed. They can easily be fixed with some rewrites! Here at Ginger’s Creative Corner, we are nerdy Christian storytellers dedicated to helping others create high-quality fiction that will appeal to both Christian and secular audiences.

00:00 Intro

00:40 Setting and Worldbuilding

02:16 Characters Without Depth

03:03 Passive Main Characters

04:48 Writing the Reluctant MC

05:43 Writing Characters that Drift Through Life

07:06 Writing Oppressed Characters

10:59 Unrealistically Traumatizing Characters

12:57 Starting Your Book with a Mass Slaughter

15:03 Telling Instead of Showing

16:02 Starting at the Wrong Place

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As Christian storytellers, we want to make sure that our narratives are biblically responsible, and a lot of that dependson the characters, their actions, and the consequences of those decisions. With this in mind, are morally gray characters okay for Christians to write? What makes a responsible narrative versus a dangerous one?

00:00 Intro

00: 41 What is Morally Gray?

01:32 Why We Need Flawed Protagonists

05:21 Different Flaws You Can GiveYour Characters 

09:40 Avoid Writing These Characters

10:03 Types of Character Arcs

13:16 Biblically Irresponsible Narratives

20:49 Showing Nuance

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Many writers interchange the terms “synopsis” and “blurbs,” but these are two distinct files every writer needs. Whether you are planning to publish traditionally or to indie publish, you’ll want to have these handy—and your logline memorized!

00:00 Intro

00:30 Why You Need a Synopsis

01:21 What is a Synopsis?

02:02 How to Format a Synopsis

06:25 What is a Blurb?

09:53 Blurb Writing Advice

12:15 Logline / Elevator Pitch

17:32 Logline/ Elevator Pitch Tips

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One of the biggest frustrations I had as a young writer was receiving the feedback “you need to show, not tell,”and no one would explain what that meant! If you’ve found yourself in a similar situation, this video is for you!

Here I break down the major areas where writers tend to “tell” instead of show, what that looks like, and how tofix it.

You can check out the free tier of my Substack for the “cheat sheets” on filter words to look out for and strong verbs you can exchange those weak verbs with. 

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01:49 Emotional and Physical States

04:33 Character Traits

08:51 Physical and SettingDescriptions

14:21 Action and Plot

17:04 When to “Tell”

20:19 Extra Pointers

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Where do creative ideas come from? This is a mystery for many people, especially aspiring storytellers. The good newsis that there’s no special trick to finding inspiration for your books, comics, films, or games. Today, we have outlined five major ways (no gimmicks required) that we will the endless well of creativity, and you can draw from it too!

00:00 Intro

00:33 The Practical

05:24 The Inspired

09:33 The Coincidental

13:27 The Ephemeral

15:04 The Personal

18:23 No Idea is Dumb!

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