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Art Through the Ages

March 14, 2024 By in Writing Advice, Writing Toolbox Tags: , , , Leave a comment

I have lived long enough and read widely enough to realize that in every era there are writing rules that the current generation loves to impose on writers, especially the new and up-and-coming. And I chuckle to myself.

I laugh first of all because disclaimers are given regarding writing rules and styles that came before, and there is a modicum of tolerance and/or permission granted should a writer (new or established) tiptoe toward employing one of these old relics. Warnings are also issued that you may be trying to appear clever or as a trailblazer when, in fact, you’ll just end up looking like a newbie, and nobody wants that. Right?

The second reason I’m humored is because yet again, through the lens of my gifted abilities and chosen profession, I see the striking similarities between writing and Torah observance.

Torah is timeless. In every generation, we look to see how the commands should be applied to our ever-changing lives in the moment. There are no loopholes in Torah, but there is an abundant amount of grace as we work out the commands in our lifetime.

Writing is the same. In every generation, we look to see how rules should be applied to our writing to convey our story, our message, in the best possible way.

Sadly, in Torah observance and writing, you’ll be told that certain commands/rules are old, outdated, unfashionable, and many other such detrimental remarks. I urge caution against discarding what came before, especially if doing so is simply for the sake of appeasing an audience that has lost the ability to slow down, make a significant effort to employ mental resources, and appreciate the energy that has gone into the creative process.

I suggest building on the foundation of what came before to see how it applies to your life or writing today. Specifically for writing, listen to the character who requires the long sentence to express exactly what she needs to say. And don’t reject the archaic word in the mouth of the character who uses it to pack a punch in his statement. If your climax comes at the beginning of your story, then spend the rest of the time detailing every character’s reaction to it. Or how it affected their lives. Or how it led to another inciting incident.

So, whether it’s your person or your writing, don’t be too hasty in discarding the structures of old. Instead, infuse both with life, and joy, and beauty, and balance, and growth. These elements are essential to creating a great work, whether it’s you or your writing.

Strike That Spark!

December 18, 2023 By in Writing Advice, Writing Toolbox Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

The eight days of Hanukkah celebration this year were amazing as we filled them with love, laughter, and light! Read any of my posts from the past week, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

We also had the pleasure of extending our celebration an extra day when we dined with our dear friends, Doug and Jeanette Nelson, for Erev Shabbat. What a lovely evening that led to a most peaceful and restful day of attending services and coming home to relax.

Naturally, Havdalah followed, and as I extinguished the candle in the poured-out wine, I thought to myself, “Okay, what’s next?” Surely, I need to be baking bread, mulling wine, or at the very least, making a grocery list! But no, everything had come to a glorious, satisfying conclusion.

My husband and son were out of the house, so I sat down at my laptop and whiled away the time creating an ‘80s playlist on YouTube. It may sound like a terrible waste of time, but I love the memories that are attached to my favorite songs, and I dredged more than a few that night. Besides, music is the backdrop of my life for just about everything I do.

The next morning is when it really hit me that I was free to resume daily life. Allow me to rewind a bit at this point to say that I set aside my writing during Hanukkah because trying to maintain both would be impossible, and I was devoted to making Hanukkah great this year. We really needed the light and still do!

Permit me to go back even further to say that depending on when Hanukkah begins, my mother and I begin planning elaborate celebration about two to three weeks prior that require lots of shopping and preparation. Not that we mind because what follows is terrific, but I mention this because now that it’s over, I need to find a way to slip back into my good habits of writing.

I’ll start slowly with something easy like the “Thank You” notes I need to write. The little notes may not seem like much, but it’s important to express gratitude at every opportunity. I love to ponder mine for a moment to make sure I’m conveying my deep appreciation in the small space provided, using the very best words this writer can conjure to do so.

Then I dig deeper and write a blog post such as this one. It’s a great way to organize my thoughts into intelligent, interesting comments that I hope my followers will enjoy reading. There’s a story here but also tips for my writing friends on my method of jumpstarting the creative juices, tapping into my writing muse, etc.

As mentioned, music is an important part of my life but very much so when applied to my writing. Classical music wakes my brain and provides a general soundtrack, so to speak, until I reach the point where I’m ready to dig into my current WIP.

A specific inspirational playlist must be cued, preferably a long one, as I pull up the last two or three chapters of my WIP and the document titled Next Chapter Notes. I start by re-reading what I wrote, never assuming I remembered everything perfectly, and then I edit a titch and/or double check my notes to make sure I included everything in the past chapters before I set my face forward, open a black document, and place my fingers over the laptop keyboard.

Sometimes more notes come out, which will be transferred to the main note-keeping document, and sometimes the actual writing flows, whether as dialog or prose is anyone’s guess. In either case, I’ve successfully resumed writing.

Three to five cups of tea will be enjoyed during however long I give myself toward the day’s writing. I’ll complete a few chores when I need a physical and mental break. I graze until I need to make dinner. And mostly importantly, I thank Adonai for whatever amount of writing I achieved for the day.

I’ve written upward of a thousand words in one session that lasted an hour, and I’ve fought for a mere three hundred over the course of the entire day. Both are deserving of praise not because I did something miraculous but rather because I was afforded the opportunity to create in imitation of my Creator.

There are obstacles to overcome during this process (for me the biggest are guilt over not doing something I think might be more important than writing and playing on social media), but the understanding of what I’ve been given by Adonai, as mentioned above, and my dear husband (time to write without having to work an outside job) places me squarely back on track. I will not squander this precious gift.

And so, dear followers and writing friends, I offer this simple advice on how to relight the spark of your writing, or any task, and I bid you farewell as I return to my own endeavors.

Why WVU & Other Universities Need Creative Writing Programs

August 21, 2023 By in Writing Advice, Writing Toolbox Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Please enjoy this guest post from Kori Frazier Morgan of Inklings Creative Strategies.


I had planned this week to talk about how to revise your writing through the lens of your reader. But sometimes, there are things that are more important than writing advice.

This is one of those times.

I am a graduate of the Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing at West Virginia University. On Friday afternoon, our community of alumni was slammed with the news that WVU plans to eliminate 32 programs, most of which are at the graduate level.

This is part of what they call their “Academic Transformation Initiative,” the goal of which is to “rethink academics for the future.” Led by WVU President Gordon Gee, the plan for accomplishing this is to “restate our relevance to current and future students and their families, stake our claim as a leader in innovative and purposeful research, and be ready and willing to adapt to an ever-changing landscape.”

The program I graduated from—which laid the foundation for my current work in arts ministry, author services, and independent publishing—is on the chopping block.

I graduated 13 years ago, but while these changes don’t immediately impact me, they do impact not just people I care about who have become friends, mentors, and encouragers even after I left, but current students and even the state of West Virginia as a whole.

As a result, the past few days have left me feeling unsettled and sick.

These people may lose their jobs.

Students may lose their chance to complete courses of study and take classes that may get canceled.

Most of all, my mentors who worked so hard to build something special may see it taken away.

The worst part is that there is no logic to it at all. The English department, as well as the World Languages and Literature department, which also stands to be eliminated, make WVU money. Information from the WVU Provost’s office shows that the two programs combined make the university over $3 million per year.

WVU is trying to reframe itself as “more relevant” by focusing on STEM programs. But by doing this, they are going to alienate students who want to pursue the liberal arts.

Also, we’re talking about West Virginia, which doesn’t have a lot of options for state education. If this were happening here in Ohio, say, at Ohio State, students could say, “Oh, okay, I’ll just go to Kent State/OU/Akron U.”

West Virginia students can’t do that. If they want to study foreign languages, literature, or creative writing, they will have to go to private schools or go out of state. And many of them won’t be able to afford that.

The stakes for this are high, and there is a lot more I could talk about regarding the damage this alleged “transformation” stands to cause.

But this is a writing blog, and I assume that many of you are wondering when I’m going to talk about something that’s directly relevant to you.

So, let’s talk about writing. Here are five reasons why creative writing programs are vital to the academic community and maybe even you as a writer.

Fostering & Discovering Creative Expression

I’ll never forget receiving the letter that I’d been accepted to WVU. I remember sitting in front of my computer in the apartment where I lived during my senior year of college drinking coffee with whipped cream on it and accidentally getting it on my face. After cleaning it off, I decided to go check my mail.

And there it was—an envelope emblazoned with the iconic “Flying WV” logo.

It was like getting my Hogwarts letter. I screamed and screamed. When I called my mom, she thought someone had died.

I was ready for the challenging experience of graduate school, but what I wasn’t prepared for was the discovery of how little I actually knew about creative writing. I was surrounded by students who seemed to know so much more than me and spent the first semester mostly feeling intimidated.

But gradually, as students and professors encouraged me to find my true voice and subject matter, I came out of my shell of insecurity. Having my work critiqued became an opportunity for growth rather than a chance of humiliation.

Most importantly, I discovered that my professors cared not just about my writing becoming the best it could be, but also about helping me reach my full creative potential.

Does that sound familiar to you? It should. Because Inkling Creative Strategies’ mission statement is to help writers reach their full creative potential so they can impact and inspire readers.

I learned that from the MFA program.

I recognize that graduate school in creative writing isn’t the right path for all authors. But those like me who desperately need guidance and community deserve a place to thrive and discover who they are.

In the process, it’s not just the students in the program who benefit. It’s the whole university community, which is impacted by the culture of its students.

Cultivating a Thriving Literary Community

Summer was my favorite time of year in the MFA program. I was usually taking an elective course amid the quiet campus and was busy writing, reading, and hanging out with my friends at my apartment complex.

But the best part of all was late July, when writers from all over the region and even outside of it would descend on campus for the West Virginia Writer’s Workshop. It was a four-day conference put on by the MFA program, which also brought renowned authors to WVU to teach and run workshops with attendees.

I had first learned about the MFA program by attending the conference, so it was special for that personal reason. But there was something magical about being with like-minded creative people, discussing our work together and listening to the wisdom of guest writers as they spoke about their craft and read their own work.

It was everything I normally loved about writing workshops crammed into four exciting days.

The MFA program kept this culture moving throughout the year, too. There were exclusive workshops with renowned authors, special presentations and readings from guest writers, and open mic nights with MFA students at a local coffee house and art gallery.

MFA programs bring budding writers up close and personal with the creative profession. It’s a hands-on laboratory where they get to collaborate with, learn from, and celebrate the community they have with professors, authors, and students.

Nurturing Critical Thinking and Analytical Skills

If WVU wants to be relevant to the future, this is the point where they most need to listen up.

Our society is desperately in need of people in all professions who can think critically, identify problems, and generate solutions that will bring change and make things run more efficiently.

Creative writing does this.

When you write a story, essay, or poem, you have decisions to make. You create a character, start with a phrase or image that attracts you, or recall a personal experience you feel compelled to write about.

Then you have to develop that character and put them in some kind of setting with a conflict. You have to choose when to break lines in a poem, which words to cut, and create imagery that will make it concrete for readers. You have to figure out how to take something very immediate that happened to you and make it relevant to the reader.

All of this requires you to think critically about your own work, analyze the problems it has, and determine how to solve them.

It isn’t even just about your own work. It’s about your fellow writers’ work, too. That’s what workshops are—you get to share what you’re working on, see how it’s currently hitting readers, and then find ways to make their experience better.

People mistakenly think that a creative writing program is just about people sitting in a circle around a campfire singing “Kumbaya.” In reality, it’s a deeply analytical act of detaching yourself from your creative work and understanding how it can best do its work in your reader.

Preparing Students for Professional Success

One thing about being an English major is that you always have to be prepared for someone to crinkle up their nose, raise their eyebrows, and say . . .

“So . . . what are you going to do with that?”

When I was in college, this made me really mad. But gradually, I discovered that these people weren’t trying to be malicious. Because creative writing doesn’t have a specific career track attached to it, they genuinely didn’t know what to think.

Creative writing degrees such as MFAs actually offer untold opportunities to succeed professionally. In the time since I graduated, I’ve held the following careers:

  • College instructor of composition, communications, public speaking, creative writing, and professional writing
  • Content creator for educational projects from Shmoop.com, The Economist, and McGraw-Hill
  • GRE verbal component tutor
  • Copywriter
  • Content specialist
  • Independent author of two books
  • Creator of an independent publishing imprint
  • Entrepreneur

It would be easy to look at that list and think, “Well, not many of those careers are directly related to creative writing.” I beg to differ.

As I mentioned earlier, creative writing is critical and analytical work. In fact, it’s next-level critical work because you’re creating something out of just words, observations, and experiences.

There are no directives, no standard operating procedures, and no direct supervisors—not even your professors.

I’ve found that since I’ve experienced so many strategies and moving parts to storytelling, tasks like content creation and copywriting are actually pretty easy.

No one should ever brush off a creative writing degree because of assumptions that the only job available is to sit in a tower somewhere and write a novel.

Yet, that’s what West Virginia University seems to be doing.

I know this blog post probably exhausts you and you wish I’d just talk about character development or something.

But without my MFA, you aren’t even reading it, because Inkling Creative Strategies wouldn’t exist.

Want to Support the WVU Creative Writing Program?

If this post has grabbed your attention, there are a couple of things you can do to fight for the WVU MFA program and creative arts education in general.

The most important thing you can do is write to the powers that be. They are:

Mary Anne Reed, Provost – maryanne.reed@wvu.edu

Mark Gavin, Associate Provost -mark.gavin@wvu.edu

Tracy Morris, Associate Provost – tracy.morris@mail.wvu.edu

President Gordon Gee – Gordon.Gee@mail.WVU.edu

You can also sign this petition and help generate awareness in that manner. Thank you.

Of Bread & Study

July 6, 2023 By in Writing Advice, Writing Toolbox Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

While the words and story ideas haven’t been coming to me lately, and my fingers missed the sense of productivity that comes with typing or writing, I have perceived an overwhelming need to do something with my hands. And since most of us are familiar with what happens to idle hands, I have decided to bake bread. I’ve dabbled with it before, but this time, I want to explore the deeper, more complex world of bread baking.

The idea came to me when the writing began to dwindle, and that’s usually an indication that I need to focus on something else for a while. I’ve learned to pay attention to Adonai nudging me in a different direction as well as walking in faith that I’ll return to my writing with a backpack full of ideas gleaned from my experiences.

I knew I was on the right track with my decision when the following blog post by my editor, Kori Frazier Morgan of Inkling Creative Strategies, popped up in my inbox. While I strongly encourage you to read the entire article, the following passage made a deep impression on me:

But still, I hadn’t released myself from the task of writing until Kori’s next blog post arrived with more suggestions that I needed to hear.

“You have to do something other than write. If you assume that writing is your passion, and therefore, you don’t need anything else, you will instill a monotonous pattern into your life rather than a rhythm of creativity that lets you interact with the world in ways that inspire and invigorate.”

Backed up with Kori’s personal statement of:

“. . . I didn’t really have any hobbies. Writing is too much a part of what I do vocationally to be a hobby, and because reading is a huge part of what makes me a better writer, it’s not a hobby but rather a conduit for my work.”

That explained why my pleasure reading had become an uninspiring, boring chore. I mean, seriously, me not love to read. That’s unthinkable! But Adonai’s words through Kori’s posts provided the permission I sought to stop writing, and I freed myself from what had become my creative process ground between the millstones of fruitless drudgery.

Now, before you think that I have abandoned reading altogether, I still find that my non-fiction reading/studies to be quite productive, and since I also glean great story ideas from such reading, I’ve decided to embark upon a study with my friend and mentor, Dr. Sharon Stern, as we read The Rivkah Remnant by Dr. Rabbi Itzhak Shapira together.

I’ll keep you posted on how my new hobbies are progressing, most specifically bread baking. Recipes will be featured on my blog and archived under the section called Lightning Juice, which is about Gibson family life and where I tuck personal posts.

Please do not think that the randomness of my blog posts appearing on different days at odd hours means that I will not strive to offer you quality content. Nothing could be further from the truth. Think of my posts like an old friend arriving to sit on your front porch in the early morning with a cup of coffee, midafternoon with a glass of iced tea, or late in the evening with a glass of wine. We’ll still chat, and our relationship will grow.

In closing, I encourage you to obtain a copy of my debut novel, Realm. I’ve included links below to assist with the purchase. After you’ve read Realm and fallen in love with the story and characters, please remember to leave a review at BookBaby, Goodreads, or an online location of your choice. Thank you!

Not Alone in the Realm

April 3, 2023 By in Realm, Writing Advice, Writing Toolbox Tags: , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Writing often seems like a lonely endeavor. I’ve spent a lot of time tapping away at the laptop or scribbling in a notebook. I’ve stared out the window visualizing a scene, softly speaking it aloud to hear how it sounds. I’ve walked the valley of burnout and scaled the mountain of inspiration. The writing comes fast and furiously, or the writing doesn’t come at all.

I presented myself faithfully to my writing (almost every day) even as I wanted to join friends and family in other activities. I declined invitations and didn’t issue any of my own.

I’ve been in the house alone (except for five demanding cats), but if anyone was present, I politely requested quiet, which meant I was alone in my thoughts and in the world I was creating.

As I reflect, though, I have come to realize that I was never alone at all.

There was much about writing/the writing process with which I struggled. I’m not going to detail everything here because it’s deeply personal, but the short version is that I turned everything about writing over to God. I made it my goal that all my writing and my talents would glorify God, and when I did, that’s when I understood that all the guidance I’d been praying for had occurred as I’d hoped, just not in the ways I expected. I wasn’t alone.

Then, a savvy friend, who pointed out that better critiques could be given if the beta reader was familiar with the entire work, committed to being part of my project. We traded novels from beginning to end, and what we came away with was better writing. I was not alone.

Factor in four additional beta readers, all reading the entire manuscript and all providing a different perspective. What each found polished Realm even more. Again, not alone.

Then there was my editor, whose enthusiasm for my project and sharp eye for detail, put the final polish on my novel. We met several times, e-mailed, and texted throughout the process. Amazing critiques and suggestions were offered and applied, we worked through some points to clarify what I wanted to say, and I even got to keep some things I liked without changing them. A working relationship was born, but the friendship that came from it trumped everything. Still, not alone.

Writers’ groups, friends, family, and the occasional stranger all offered encouragement and advice in person and on social media. Slowly but surely, the perceived vacuum of the writing life transformed into a community of support. And this support only intensified once Realm was published. Absolutely not alone.

And then there was everyone at BookBaby from the publishing specialist to the design team to the support staff who walked this first-time author through the process and calmed all her worries, concerns, and not a few fears. So totally not alone.

I mention all of this because if you’re considering taking the first step toward writing, please know that writing is hard. The writing life is full of highs and lows, but one thing it never need be is lonely. If you’re doing it right, you’ll be surrounded by people even when it’s just you tapping away at the laptop or scribbling in a notebook.

Beta Reading in the Realm

March 20, 2023 By in Realm, Writing Advice, Writing Toolbox Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Hello, Realmers! Today at Realm Central we’re going to discuss one of the most important steps toward the production of my novel, Realm. Beta reading.

A couple years ago, a friend and I shared the opinion that writing group critiques would be more beneficial if the person critiquing had knowledge of the storyline from start to finish. That sounded like a tall order, especially if the work in progress (hereafter WIP) was a novel, but the idea made sense.

Many times, we had experienced the request for/suggestion of more backstory, dialog, character development, and character arcs from someone in the writing group. These were all valid requests and suggestions, but they were made based on the assumption that none of this existed within the story.

Please don’t hear me say that critiques supplied in writing groups are of no value. That is not the case at all. However, when a writer’s only option is to present 1500 words to one chapter (a generous quantity of writing) because of time constraints, many of the critiques supplied and questions asked could have been satisfied if the reviewer only remembered that he/she was being shown a mere sliver of the WIP and that many of his/her questions were probably already addressed.

Another issue contributing to this dilemma was the fact that the reviewer probably didn’t see the initial pages of the WIP, or he/she would have had foundational knowledge prior to critiquing. Also, when you consider the inconsistency with which members attend a writing group and that they often have no control over which WIPs they’ll review, well, you see how ineffective this process can be.

I’ve witnessed too many writers waste his/her allotted review time explaining all this away. There is, however, a major benefit to attending writing groups, and I’d like to point that out now. Make—great—connections.

If you’re going to succeed as a writer, you need people you can lean on during the entire process, and some of the most important ones will be your beta readers. Beta readers may start as your friends, but eventually, they’re going to need to be more. You need to find people who can be objective and strong, people you can trust and with whom you’ve established a solid relationship. Equally important is the fact that you must be this type of beta reader in return.

May I suggest that you make a connection and enter an agreement with one person who will become your primary beta reader. For me, this is the person mentioned at the beginning of the post. We made the commitment to read each other’s work from beginning to end thus eliminating many of the usual requests and suggestions.

The perspective we brought to each other’s WIP was enhanced by the fact that we read and wrote in different genres with different expectations for both as well as by life experiences in general. This immediately drove our critiques to the heart of our respective WIPs, eliminating all the writing small talk and allowing us to focus on any major concerns that needed to be addressed.

Side Note: Remember that trading whole manuscripts for beta reading requires both partners to have similar availability; to agree upon how long you’ll take to read and critique; to decide when, where, and how often you’ll meet; and to decide what type of critique is expected.

Then I sent Realm thought a round of secondary beta readers. I started with my non-reading reader, who prefers non-fiction when he does read. I knew that if I could snag and hold his attention, I had written something worthwhile. Because he read for different reasons, his unique perspective caught many details that were crucial to producing a great novel.

Next was a couple I knew would view Realm through a unique perception based on their own pursuits, and that was exactly what I needed. They recognized the overarching themes within Realm, proof that my storyline was intact, as well as found the small mistakes that required fixing.

Lastly, and this is where some people may disagree with me, I let my mother read Realm. Yes, Mom loves everything I write . . . until she doesn’t, and then she’s brutally honest. I can’t say how allowing your family members to read your WIP will go, but I know that if my mother doesn’t like it, understand it, or agree with what I’ve written, she’ll make me hash it out with her until I convince her the writing needs to be present and help her understand why. We don’t always part in agreement, but my editing is better because of the interaction.

This was my process for taking Realm from the roughest of rough drafts to a manuscript with which I was comfortable handing off to my editor. I sincerely hope these same people, especially my primary beta reader, will be available for my next novel. I also hope I’ll make many more connections for any future WIPs because the ultimate goal isn’t only to have my manuscripts edited. It’s to make lasting relationships.

Navigate the Realm

February 6, 2023 By in Realm, Writing Advice, Writing Toolbox Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2 Comments

As with any new venture, there are often a whole host of things one must learn quickly. Such has been my experience with publishing my upcoming novel, Realm.

Ever since the beginning of the year, my life has been an exciting and scary mixture of “hurry up and do this” and/or “twiddle my thumbs and wait.” Every e-mail from BookBaby that lands in my inbox has evoked both elation and fear. I don’t know why I’m a ninny about such things because I have great assistance from BookBaby as well as a host of amazing, supportive friends and family members.

Anyhow, one of the neatest things I have learned during the whole process has been about metadata. I don’t know about you, but beyond hearing the term metadata, I honestly had no idea what its purpose was or how to use it. That is until it became an integral part of not only publishing my novel but making sure it was easily searchable.

I am proud to announce that the metadata for Realm has been optimized!

Seriously, folks—this is one of the first and easiest things I had to do toward the production of Realm. And now that I’m an expert on it, I feel compelled to share with you just in case, like me, you are unaware of how important metadata really is.

Metadata is data that provides information about other data but not the content of the data, such as the text of a message or the image itself. Descriptive metadata is descriptive information about a resource. It is used for discovery and identification. It includes elements such as title, author, and keywords.

The etymology of the term metadata consists of two words, one Greek and one Latin. First, the Greek word meta, which means after or beyond, and second, the Latin word datum, which means datum, the singular for data. Therefore, the expression metadata means beyond the data. Metadata is a fairly new word, it appeared in the second half of the 20th century, while data dates back to the middle of the 17th century. Are you impressed yet?

By this point, you’re either zoning out because this is irrelevant to your life right now, panicky because you’re about to publish, too, and metadata is probably in your near future, or scratching your head because there is something about metadata that is familiar.

That’s because you’ve been using metadata longer than you realized. This invaluable resource didn’t always bear such a fancy name and wasn’t always digitalized. Remember using something like what is pictured below to locate books in the library whether for pleasure reading or for the purpose of writing a report on a subject assigned by your teacher?

Yep, that’s right. A card catalog is a repository for metadata. All those brilliantly conceived little cards bearing information such as author’s name, book title, subject matter, and key words in case you can’t remember the first three are a basic form of metadata. Personally, I miss the soft, wooden click of the drawers closing as I moved between them in search of a book.

Although you’ll probably never search for my novel in an old-fashioned card catalog, I’ll still provide you with all the optimized metadata to ensure you’ll find my book.

Title: Realm

Author: HL Gibson

Main Subject: FICTION

Subgenre: Christian/Futuristic

Keywords: Adventure, Christian, Faith, Fantasy, Futuristic, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Publisher: BookBaby

Imprint: Bezalel Media