Summary of Emma, by Jane Austen After the wedding of her beloved governess Miss Taylor, young Emma Woodhouse declares that she was successful in making the match. She tells her father, Mr. Woodhouse, and her brother-in-law, George Knightly “Mr. Knightly” that she plans to play more matchmaker. The opportunity arises when a new, bright-eyed young lady…
Author: Ella Quill
Creating Good Characters
How Do I Create Good Characters? Good characters are key elements to your story. They are what keeps the story moving. The characters determine the pace of your story. They are the main heroes of your story. Good characters are important. So in this article, I’m going to dive into a few tips on creating…
Young Writer Interview: Bella Raine
Hello, writers! It’s Ella Quill here, and today we have a special guest with us! Please enjoy this lovely interview with young writer, Bella Raine, a young Christian writer who has a passion for God and good, beautiful stories. ~~~ Welcome to Noble Knoll, where we love to produce good writing and help support young…
Hosanna
Hosanna A Short Story about Palm Sunday By Ella Quill “Anna…” Micah softly tousled his sleeping sister’s hair. The seven-year-old stirred and slowly opened her eyes. “Micah, what are you doing?” She yawned, clutching the doll her Eema had made her. “Come, little lamb.” Micah gently pulled her up. “We’re going to go see an…
How Do I Get Past the First Sentence?
How Do I Get Past the First Sentence? I have met many children and teens who asked me this. Excited, they began to tell their epic story idea, with details about everything, from the plot to the characters to the world. They described how the characters look, interact, and speak. Then they told me about…
3 Minute Review of The False Prince
“I will be your prince, Conner.” Synopsis of The False Prince The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen, follows the perspective of a 15-year-old orphan boy called Sage. Sage is witty, clever, and sarcastic. He is living in an orphanage in Carthya. While there, a mysterious man named Bevin Conner pays for Sage’s freedom and takes Sage…
Book Review: Raising Dragons
“Your father said there’s still more to be fulfilled in the prophecy, and it’s all been true so far. That’s good reason to have faith.” Billy Bannister has bad breath. No, not the kind of bad breath you get after forgetting to brush your teeth. His bad breath is something he has to hide. Something…
Writing with the Three-Act Structure
Writing With the Three-Act Structure The Three Act Structure is one of the most popular outlines used for writing and filmmaking. Many popular films use this outline. The outline looks like a sloping mountain that gradually gets steeper, comes to a point, and then drops. This outline is divided into three main sections or “acts”….
I Have a Story Idea, But Where Do I Start?
Where to start? So, there’s been a story idea that’s been in your head for a while. A story that you always wished you could read. Why don’t you write it? Why don’t you write the story so that you, and possibly others, could read it? But where do you start? Starting with an idea…
Book Review: Words on Fire
Summary of Words on Fire Audra is a Lithuanian girl living during the time of the press ban. She hadn’t known about the ban, because her parents had kept a lot of their secrets from her. She had never known they were hiding things from her until the summer she turned twelve, when Russian Cossack soldiers…