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The Fear of Writing
Our Wednesday evening Bible study group is reading Max Lucado's book "Fearless." It's interesting to hear what others are afraid of and how they deal with those fears. The book is great--zooming in on some of our most common fears and talking about how to handle them...
Who are your literary heroes?
Whether you're a reader, a writer or both, there are bound to be authors who inspire you--writers you can always turn to knowing you're going to get a good read. Here are some of my favorites: Francine Rivers - This woman has such range! There are epic series like...
Procrastination: a Writer's How-To Guide
While there is nothing novelists like better than just buckling down to write for hours on end, it can be avoided. First, tackle other writing-related tasks that make you feel like you're actually working. Good examples include writing a new blog entry, entering...
Why Do I Write?
All too often in life I think that if I find the right "formula" everything will work out perfectly. If I read my Bible, have a quiet time and pray regularly, then God will smile and say, "Good job, now your life will work out fine." If I'm generally polite, ethical...
Gotta keep writing
Just a general update on what's happening in my world of writing. I entered another contest. Booth: A Journal published by Butler University is holding a Chapter One Contest--up to 6,500 words and 25 pages. I sent about 22 pages of The Memory of Drowning after...
Memories of last year's power outage
It was a little over a year ago that we had a power outage that lasted two days or so. There was also deep snow and bitter cold, making it pretty miserable. We still tell the stories--about who rounded up a generator, who tried to sleep on a pew at the church, who...
Christians can be literary, too
Once upon a time I didn't ready ANY Christian fiction. I thought it was lame and preachy and boring. I have a degree in English--why would I waste precious reading time on something so--well--uneducated? Ha! I'm currently reading "How Do I Love Thee?" by Nancy Moser....
When You Grow Up . . .
So what do you want to be when you grow up? I wanted to be a ballerina, a lawyer and an interior decorator. In college I wanted to be a marine scientist until I took chemistry. Then I didn't know what I wanted to be, but I got a degree in English because that was what...
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