Author: Lori Scharf
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The Void
By Lori Scharf ————————————- Over the weekend I went to see Marvel’s latest film, Thunderbolts*. It was a great movie- just ask the 93% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes! But I’m not here to give an in depth review. I’m hear to talk about why impacted me. (Raise your hand if you cried in the…
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Take A Moment
By Rue Hart _________________________ Okay, let’s say it together: Life is busy. It can feel like we’re running on a hamster wheel—trying to catch up to time. But what if we could slow it down? Why slow down? Some crazy people actually like the hamster wheel feel! Like myself. And that’s okay. But if that…
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From the Sky
By Lori Scharf ———————— Last week, I found myself on a plane. I looked down as we climbed higher and higher, and I saw my world. My city, my county, my province, all spread out beneath me. Cars became ants, trees became blurry dots, and roads became tiny ribbons of grey. I was then struck…
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Interview with Valari Western
Hey Valari, thanks for doing this! Tell us a little about yourself! Happy to be here! I decided I wanted to be a writer at age 9, and since then I’ve bounced around several different educational paths toward that goal: high school creative writing classes, a Creative Writing BA at university, and finally the Author…
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Interview with Joseph Brink
Hey Joseph! Tell us a little about yourself! I write scary stories to help kids overcome the scary things in their own lives. I’m a Christian and live in Canada, right near Niagara Falls. Tell us about your writing journey and your current projects! I’ve been writing for all my life. I finished my first…
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How to Bargain with a Sea Witch
By Fibonacci Wren _________________________ First rule for dealing with mermaids? Never, ever, ever try to bargain.Child, when you’ve lived as long as I have, you’ve seen a lot. I’ve learned my lesson now, of course, butback then I was just a young witch. I had no idea how stupid, how utterly idiotic a young mermaid…
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Interview with Ava Murbarger
Hey there Ava, thanks for doing this! Of course! Thanks for having me! Tell us a little about yourself! Sure! I’m a homeschooler, PK, author, editor, musician, and lover of all things wolves, coffee, architecture, weapons, music, and mythology. It’s a weird mix, I know, but it works! I live in Illinois and am usually…
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The Last Solo
By Haniah Duerkson _________________________ June 12, 1854 She’s late. He glanced at his watch for the hundredth time that hour. It was seven minutes to one, an hour past their agreed meeting time. His heart stuck in his throat even as he told himself that she’d come. She would. She had promised five years ago …
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The Game Where Everyone Loses
By Samuel James _________________________ I know many of us have compared ourselves to others. We’ve looked at what they have or do and thought, “Hey, I want that too.” I have a confession to make. There was a season of my life where I was a major victim of the comparison game. Let’s just say…
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Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters
by Hannah Grace Staton [part one: the writer] Not again, Garrett thought, scanning the letter in his hands. After reading it a second time, he stuffed it back in the envelope and tossed it onto his desk. With a sigh, he leaned back in his chair and stared out the window, watching snowflakes spiral downward…
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Surrounded in Isolation: The Truth About Loneliness
By Natalie Braine _________________________ For the last couple years, I have been living under a rock. Thankfully not literally, because I don’t bode well with creepy crawlies and slime, but a metaphorical rock. I went to public school for kindergarten through grade 5, but I was traditionally homeschooled all throughout middle school. My only contact…
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Life from Death
By Liberty H. Durmaz _________________________ “Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. John 5:24 The broken glass crunched under my boots. I couldn’t help but wince slightly,…
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Cold, Cold Waters
By A. R. Raney _________________________ In all of my life, I had never known that there could be such a shade of blue in the whole world, or that there could be so much of it. The ocean stretched out in all directions as far as the eye could see. A crisp, yet not unpleasant,…
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Selling Cheap Jesus
By Lori Scharf ___ The other day I started reading Not A Fan by Kyle Idleman. He starts off the book by talking about his preparation for an Easter sermon. He feels he needs to write something that will wow those who only come to church on Christmas and Easter (or as he calls them,…
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Interview with Rue Hart
Today we talk with my friend Rue about the writing process, reading more books, and her current works in progress! Tell us a little about yourself! Hi, I’m Rue Hart. I’m a young writer pursuing a career as an author and as a corporate sponsored coach. I live on a farm with my ten siblings,…
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Why You Should Worldbuild and How
By Lori Scharf ___ Worldbuilding is perhaps one of the hardest parts of writing to master. New writers often leave this to the wayside in pursuit of more exciting things like plot or characters, but what good is a great plot or awesome characters if you don’t have a world to put them in? I…
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Wings — A City Ablaze Story
By Lori Scharf ___ The following is an excerpt from the first chapter of City Ablaze, draft 2 *** Wings. I stare at them in the smudged school bathroom mirror, my hands braced on the counter in front of me. They stretch out into the space between my back and the wall of empty stalls…
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Why Bother?
By Lori Scharf ___ This is a question I’ve been asking myself lately. As my life has gotten busier with school, work, and many other responsibilities, blogging seems like just another thing on my plate. Part of me thinks I should just give up the blog for now to relieve stress. The thing is, I…
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Street Rat – A Thicker Than Water Story
By Lori Scharf ___ This story takes place a couple of years before the events of the novel, and follows Ryder, one of my male protagonists. Enjoy his emotional pain, hehehe. *** How did I end up here? I peer around the corner, only to duck back as a pair of guards passes. The question…
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Interview with Christopher J. Watt
Today we chat with my friend and fellow author Christopher about writing, publishing, and history. Hey Christopher, thanks for doing this! No problem at all, Lori! It’s an honour to be interviewed. Tell us a little about yourself! First of all, I always like to make it clear that I am a South African writer.…
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