Category Archives: Writing

I do. I was blessed to grow up being encouraged to read. I read a lot, too. I remember a lot of the books that I read along the way, but the book that hooked me and made me a fiction reading adult was The Maestro by Davis Bunn (he was T. Davis Bunn at [...]

I read a quote this morning that made me think about the personality traits that I need to work on in order to be a better writer. These words were both an encouragement and a challenge: Essential characteristic of the really great novelist: a Christ-like, all-embracing compassion. Arnold Bennett How does your writing reflect Christ’s [...]

There’s a great conference that takes place in Leesburg, FL, next week. The Florida Christian Writers conference combines great educational opportunities with the chance to meet editors and agents from around the country. If you’re a writer in the area or you want to take a trip to sunny Florida on short notice, well, they’re [...]

I am attending the O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference, a conference that shapes the future of publishing by gathering leading minds to interact and learn from each other. Several themes have echoed in my ears: The printed book is dead… Again The kindle will be free Content will be free No one truly [...]

Creativity is part of our nature; we, not the ostrich, have been given the ability to create. God breathes life into our dusty forms. His Spirit hovers over us, calling to the depths and leading us into abundant living. We are creative because we are made in God’s image. ~ Alice Bass, The Creative Life

Wow… English really is tough. Happy Friday!

If you’ve seen Finding Nemo, the refrain “Just keep swimming” probably swam around your head for a while. If your kids have seen it, it may still come up every once in a while. That Dory was on to something. Many aspiring authors struggle to complete a first draft. Most of the time, they are [...]

There is no vehicle which displays the Glory of God and the Wonder of God as clearly as the arts. Art is the reflection of God’s creativity, an evidence that we are made in His Image. Martin Luther

There are plenty of resources out there for helping you mind your Ps and Qs as a writer. One of my favorites is Grammar Girl’s podcast. (http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/). A daily podcast that’s generally under 5 minutes, Grammar Girl will give you a grammar reminder (or maybe a new lesson!) every day. You can listen to it [...]

It’s important to know what you don’t know. When it comes to writing, we all have our blind spots. I’m prone to sentences that are too long and to homonym confusion. You may be aware of your blind spots. You might be oblivious. Either way, they are a reminder that we need those tortured souls [...]