I know a little about craving. Chocolate. Chips. Chocolate chips. Chocolate-covered chips. But Crave is about another kind of craving. More satisfying. A craving that consumes. Chris writes, “This longing, this deep-seated craving for more and more of God, is slowly consuming my life.” Chris is funny, deep, and writes with unsettling honesty. He says […]
Research Resource–Ancestry.com
Illness tackled me for the last couple weeks. In my better moments, I amused myself by doing a little research for my Putty Grampa books. I have a 16-stanza poem that my great-great grandfather wrote about his life as a shanty boy. I have a piece of wallpaper from a family farmhouse. I have my […]
Forensics & Faith: Five Reasons Why the Unpublished Can Stop Writing
“Has life and disappointment caused you to shove your writing aside? Enjoy your time off. It’s all part of your journey.” “The real writers always return to writing.” Having set my writing aside for so many years, I dig this post by Brandilyn Collins! Forensics & Faith: Five Reasons Why the Unpublished Can Stop Writing
Mary DeMuth: One Word/One Line Interview
Mary’s in the kitchen cooking up spaghetti sauce today in the midst of a hectic schedule. While she attends to her writing and various family needs, bloggers battle for interviews. Thin Places officially released this week to rave reviews, one of which can be found here. At any rate, I elbowed my way through the […]
Afeared of Writing
Yep, I’m a little afeared of writing. A little. Afeared of being rejected. But then. Not really. I sold life insurance once. I’m tough. Of course, that gig didn’t last long. But I do get enough feedback to think I don’t totally stink. Afeared of being accepted and how that would affect the simpler life […]
The Arkeology of Writing
I’ve been thinking about Noah’s ark and writing. A handful of characters shut into a setting and set asea. A few conflicts tossed in to stir up noise and smell up the place. A window for the reader to observe the action. And finally, the story comes to rest. The author opens the door and […]
Arc? What’s an Arc?
Snady was in her office, typing away, creating a few posts for her blog there. She was a good devotional writer. Clickity-clack. Clickity-clack. Clickity-clack. DING! Snady! Somebody call? Clickity-clack. Clickity-clack. Clickity-clack. DING! Snady! Who is that? It’s the Lord–Snady. Right. Where are ya? Whaddya want? I been good. Sorta. I want you. to build. an […]
7 Writing Tips From a 7-Year-Old
Reposting this from my other blog because–well, because it belongs here. And I needed the refresher. Sometimes–no, often–Gracee amazes me with insightful words. Lately she has dispensed writing advice with wisdom beyond second grade. Who needs to attend a writers’ conference when you have a live-in mentor? Here are 7 of her tips. 1. Think […]
A Writing Room of My Own–A Tour
It’s not exactly a palace. But it’s a step up from the pit. With a penthouse view. Where I can look down on the fields. I used to work in the dungeon. The furnace room. In the basement. Where I could look up at some face staring at me. A possum. A woodchuck. A raccoon. […]
In Pursuit—An Introduction
I missed out on a late-night conversation during the holidays. My sister apparently told my daughter and niece that I am a woman of many interests. That I throw myself into something and then abandon it when something else grabs my attention. That might just have been a nice way of describing me as fickle. […]
