Characterization
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Supporting characters are crucial in storytelling, providing aid and insights to main protagonists. In “Beyond December,” six essential characters complement the primary cast, each adding depth and humor while driving the narrative. Meet them here.
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For one more day (today!) you can preview the first three chapters of my novel, Beyond December, for free (and get the preorder price)! Use the link below to sample. This link is to Chapter 3, but if you don’t already have Chapters 1 & 2, those links are right below this one on the
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For a limited time, you can preview the first three chapters of Michael Ehret’s novel, Beyond December, for free and access a special preorder price. The book features Zakary Cooper, a newspaper editor grappling with love and loss, and Kay Sharp Cooper, a vibrant Realtor with a strong Christian faith.
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Who is Berly Charles? The heroine of my novella, “Big Love.” Here’s an insight into her motivations.
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Meet Nathan Rafferty — “My friends call me Rafe” — from my novella, “Big Love,” available now on Amazon.
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Sometimes I think my idea well has run dry. The plots I dredge up are so spare they couldn’t even flesh out a flash fiction story. Can you relate? Usually what this means is I need to switch from “creative” mode to “ingestion” mode—I need more raw material to draw from. Some writers can create
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For Christmas, I love making sugar cookies with cookie cutters. It’s fun to slather colored powdered-sugar frosting for that extra layer of sweetness over those recognizable holiday shapes. Even though frosted differently, those cookies all look the same. There’s not a lot of difference between my cookies and the ones my kids create. And they
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I have this thing about time. My alarm is set for 5:41 a.m. (Sundays 7:53 a.m.). If recipe directions say bake for 25-30 minutes, I’ll pick 26, 27, 28, or 29—but not 25 or 30—minutes. When I warm my coffee in the microwave, I use one minute and two seconds. Never, ever, do I set
Writing On The Fine Line 