Post-it note promptings
Sometimes I feel like God speaks to me in sticky notes. At times when there is so much to say, there are so many ideas to consider, or there’s no time to write it all down, I scribble the gist of it on sticky notes. On these occasions, my paper or my journal page or […]
The truth behind fiction
Structure is such an interesting thing. Rules, authority, discipline…we rail against is all. Leave us alone! Give us our freedom. Let me do what I want! You’re not the boss of me. Yet, I look back at the times of real growth for me, times that propelled me toward who I am today, times that […]
Writing life
“An author doesn’t write with his mind, he writes with his hands.” ~ Carl Van Vechter This was in response to, ‘why not just dictate?’ Because it’s not the same. Something happens when you put pen to paper. Something physical, that taps into the mental, that engages the emotions and the memories and the universe. […]