A Young Writer's Blog
Ever having trouble knowing just how to write those blog posts so that they look nice and fun? Now, I’m dealing with this too. I don’t know how much decoration I should have in it, how much serious stuff I should have in it, and how much humor I should have in it. But it's … Continue reading My Process of Writing a Blog Post (in a Blog Post!)
Another quick snippet for you all! Enjoy! 🙂 “Come on,” Crater whispered, and the five of them ran toward the castle. They would have to climb up over the castle wall and come back down inside. Crater unpacked the big crossbow that hung on his back. He loaded it with a grappling arrow with a … Continue reading Novel Snippets: A Silence in the Shadows: Entering the Castle
On December 3rd 2017, I created Caleb E King A Young Writer's Blog. On December 3rd 2018, my blog will be 1 year old. Let me repeat that. 1 YEAR OLD!! DO YOU GUYS KNOW THE AMAZINGNESS OF THIS?! ONE YEAR!! AAAAAH THIS IS SO AMAZING! Okay, okay, I'm calming down. But this is big, … Continue reading It’s Coming! It’s COMING!! (You gotta read this post)
Hey all! Today's post is once again a short short story, just a thousand words, didn't take much time to write, but this time it's a little more in my genre. 😉 I hope you enjoy my short story: His Knight. Read on! The ground was rough beneath his hands. He gripped the grass with … Continue reading Short Story: His Knight
You’re hands fly across the keyboard, and then you stop. You sigh and feel like you never want to write the story again. You read back the last chapter and realize that it’s because it’s the most boring chapter in the novel, it’s not really needed, and it really just slows down the story. You’ve … Continue reading The Do’s and Don’ts of Sagging Plots
Hello everybody! I know this is a little odd but I wrote a western short story. And it won't be in two parts. It was literally an hour project, half hour to write and another half hour to edit. I know it is not my genre and everything but I enjoyed writing it and I … Continue reading Short Story: Mighty Fine Shootin’
Editing. Just editing. Lately I’ve been editing my first novel, A Silence in the Shadows. How fun! Actually no, I’m being sarcastic. Editing is just the worst. I hate it. It is by far my least favorite thing about writing. So today I’m going to share some tips that I have found helpful for when … Continue reading Editing. Just Editing.
And I’m back with a third post of old poems! This time they are both Haiku style. I hope you enjoy! 😀 Slaying the Dragon Standing there with a Sword, ready to slay, the dragon, Sword, at the ready Caleb E King © 2018 Making the Sword The Apprentice stood, Amazed at the sword made … Continue reading Two Old Poems 3
Have you ever written a story about some epic dragon that fights a knight and steals treasure, and then you share it with someone and they say oh, that’s so stupid. Dragons are cliché! Well here are ten tips on how to make fantasy creatures NOT cliché! Tip #1: Add a Twist Dragon’s don’t always … Continue reading How to Make Fantasy Creatures Not Cliché
Okay, guys! You all seemed to really enjoy the two old poems post, and so I’m going to do it again. I rustled up two more poems from my old school work which I am going to share with you today. Enjoy. Sun, glinting off cold steel, eyes, hard and brave, a sword, sheathed, in … Continue reading Two Old Poems 2
