Category Archives: the writing life
← Older postsMy First Festival of Faith and Writing
April 22, 2016
I’ve wanted to attend the Festival of Faith & Writing since I first heard about it a decade or more ago. In 2014, I was dying to go sit at the feet of Anne Lamott and Susan E. Isaacs, but a flight from Memphis … Continue reading
Do What You Do, Be What You Are
March 4, 2015Milestone: I no longer feel weird calling myself a writer. Even out loud. To strangers. Even when they follow up with, “Oh, what do you write?” and my response is “I have a blog” (though I can now add “…and … Continue reading
Purpose and Plotlines
November 21, 2014My life has a superb cast, but I can’t figure out the plot. – Ashleigh Brilliant Every fall, my pop-culture Bible Entertainment Weekly devotes an issue to the new TV season. As I read the 2014 edition a few months … Continue reading
Why I’m (Sometimes) Afraid To Write
October 29, 2013With November only a few days away, I’m hearing a lot of buzz about NaNoWriMo. My only attempt at NaNo was in 2008. It was a stressful experience, and by mid-month I was too far behind to finish in time, … Continue reading
Week of Silence
July 25, 2013My writing class is participating in a “Week of Silence” social media fast to help us quiet our minds, listen for our own voice and God’s voice… all that writerly stuff. We’re supposed to be sort of meditative in general. … Continue reading
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