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…
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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…
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…
The Epic Story That Got Me Published
Epic Patriot Camp Some of you may know that in December 2023, I published my first book, Tales from Bethlehem. But what you may not know is that this was not my first publication. The story of me becoming an author started in the summer of 2022, when I signed up for an online writing…
Tales from Bethlehem
The story behind my Christmas project: This season, I started on a little writing project. I wanted to write a simple Christmas story about the birth of Jesus Christ to share with family and friends. Halfway through planning the project, we had the idea to turn the writing project into a published book. There was…
Something Special
On Thursday, November 23, 2023, families everywhere in America gathered around their dining tables to celebrate over a hearty meal their many blessings. Something I’ve been grateful for this year is my personal growth in my writing journey. Last year, I was blessed to become a published author for the first time. I was published…