by Mark Cheverton | May 20, 2024 | TheNextAuthor Writing Tips
by Mark Cheverton | Mar 29, 2016 | Fan Fiction
The Continuation of the Mark of the Enderman “Do you know of any nearby dungeon?” Gameknight asked Morgana. The witch sighed in exasperation. “Finally! You’re getting there. You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for somebody to ask me that! I’ve forgotten how...
by Mark Cheverton | Sep 13, 2018 | Writing Tips
In stories, the opening scene is super important. It must capture the attention of the reader like a constricting snake and refuse to let go. This scene must make the reader say to himself/herself “Wow, that’s really interesting; I wonder what’s going to happen next?”...
by Mark Cheverton | May 20, 2024 | TheNextAuthor Writing Tips
by Mark Cheverton | Oct 19, 2017 | Fan Fiction
Steve spawned right next to a mountain. Immediately he mined 2 trees and started up the mountain in search of coal. He found 3 blocks of coal and started mining them. He looked up to see that it was becoming night. Then he started digging a hidey-hole. Forgetting he...
by Mark Cheverton | Feb 10, 2021 | Blog
Why Perseverance Matters Yesterday, I met with Mrs. Proler’s 4th-grade class, and I had a great time talking with her students. We had a great discussion about Perseverance and Growth-Mindset. I shared with them the many failures I had to endure when I started...
by Mark Cheverton | Apr 19, 2021 | Fan Fiction
Chapter 7: Trial and Error Farmer woke to Baker’s ear-shattering snoring. He sounded like a pig who’d gotten mud in his nose. Stretching, Farmer entered the living room. Usually, there was the bustling of her fellow villagers, but today it was eerily quiet. Too quiet....
by Mark Cheverton | Nov 7, 2019 | Fan Fiction
The Band of Brothers Once there were three Triplet brothers and their names were Jake, Jack, and Josh. Jake had the power of singing, Jack had the power of beat, and Josh had the power of dancing. But just to tell you how they got their powers, let’s just...
by Mark Cheverton | Feb 7, 2021 | Blog
As many of you know, I started as a self-published author. I didn’t do this out of choice, rather necessity. You see, I’d written four science fiction novels and I tried to get them published. It was a disaster. I stopped counting my rejections when they...
by Mark Cheverton | Jul 25, 2020 | Fan Fiction
Chapter 2: unexpected enemy The Wither KIng said: “here, i am not going to fight you all, although i can easily defeat you, but, there is a bigger threat out there, we need to cooperate in order to defeat it” “What is this, wither skeleton?” hunter asked...