Articles & Resources
Writing insights, book news, teaching resources, faith, music, and creative projects.
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The Boss Level: Fifteen Stories of Miracles and Hope
Explore the fifteen true stories of medical survival, protection, grief, provision, family, and faith collected in The Boss Level, Volume I.
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Keepsake Christmas Stories: Twenty Years with The Tabernacle Choir
Tabernacle Choir member Michael D. Young reflects on twenty years of Christmas concert stories, including Gail Halvorsen and the Berlin Candy Bomber.
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Cherishing Every Stage: What a Painting Taught Me About Fatherhood
A painting that traces a girl’s life through a progression of shoes prompted Michael D. Young to reflect on a long-awaited daughter and the…
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As Saints We Sing: Creating a Latter-day Saint Hymn Collection
Michael D. Young explains how As Saints We Sing grew from a 2015 idea into a 176-hymn SATB collection emphasizing Restoration themes and collaboration.
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The Thirst: Behind Book Two of The Penultimate Dawn Cycle
Michael D. Young explores the changed Mals, warring Aspects, expanded world, and themes behind The Thirst, book two of The Penultimate Dawn Cycle.
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LDStorymakers Presentations: Writing with Music and Creating Audiobooks
Download Michael D. Young’s LDStorymakers presentations on using music in fiction and preparing, narrating, recording, and reviewing audiobooks.
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David Farland on Using Crucibles to Strengthen Story Conflict
David Farland’s story-crucible technique shows how settings, relationships, and conditions can trap characters together and intensify conflict.
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My Best Writing Year Ever: How I Wrote 609,548 Words in One Year
Michael D. Young explains the tracking system, routines, small writing sessions, and persistence that helped him write 609,548 words in one year.
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Checkin’ It Twice: A Christmas Story About Santa’s Lists
Michael D. Young explains the idea behind Checkin’ It Twice, a Christmas story in which Santa reconsiders the fairness of his naughty-and-nice lists.
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Sing We Now of Christmas: A Charity Advent Anthology
Michael D. Young shares how Sing We Now of Christmas brought together twenty-five carol-inspired stories as an Advent tradition and charitable publishing project.
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