Welcome to Scribes & Archers! I’m Ariel (R.M. Archer is my pen name), and I’m a Christian homeschool graduate and new wife seeking to write quality fiction and equip other Christian authors to do the same. I’ve been writing for about fourteen years now, blogging consistently for six years, and reading for as long as I can remember. If you need a heap of new book recommendations, come talk to me! It’s quite likely I’ve read something that’ll fit whatever you’re looking for.
With this blog I try to help out young Christian writers by providing practical, easy-to-use tips on character development, worldbuilding, and other parts of the craft. I also share about my own writing, which is primarily fantasy. My most recent release is titled Calligraphy Guild and you can read more about it here!
I post on Tuesdays and my schedule includes a mixture of book reviews and writing advice posts. If you’d like to get updates whenever I post something new, you can subscribe in the sidebar, or on this page if you want more information.
Worldbuilding Checklist: The Basics
Deep Worldbuild Project Part 1: Map Outlines
Fantasy School… Or Not – Worldbuilding Education
Why Cultural Worldview in Fantasy is Important
Why Christian Fiction is Important
Building an Authentic Character Voice
If you’d like to contact me with a question, alert me of a typo, or just chat, you can do so via my “Contact Me” page. I also have a Discord server where you can join a whole community of like-minded authors and readers!
I also have a Facebook page, Instagram account, and a Pinterest profile if you’d like to check those out, and you can find my published works here.
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