Category: Creative

  • How to Write Better Antagonists

    How to Write Better Antagonists

    What Real-Life Criminals Taught Me About Crafting Fictional Villains. I was a rookie cop, fresh out of field training the first time someone threatened my life. Less than a year into the job, I’d been assigned to the midnights—that lovely vampire shift starting at 10:30 p.m. (or 2230, in cop-speak). …

  • Welcome to My Blog 

    Welcome to My Blog 

    My name is Ben Ransom. Cop. Christian. Coffee Connoisseur. Communicator.  (Yes, I tried to think of a clever C-word for “writer”—but let’s move on.)  Whether you’re here to grow in your craft, be encouraged in your calling, get to know me as an author, laugh at a few ridiculous police…