The writing life requires courage…It requires the willingness to be alone with oneself. To be gentle with oneself. – Dani Shapiro What we don’t know can and does hurt us. The old saying was never true. We hurt when we’re ignorant, and so does everyone else. In fact, I wonder if ignorance is the main reason we experience so much pain in
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The greatest of divides…is between those who regard the visible world as being of primary importance…and those who do not. Dallas Willard There are so many challenges to writing a story that works, let alone that can capture readers’ hearts and imaginations to get talked about and shared. And so few people who talk about writing never will for
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Last week, following my church’s vision meetings, I was inspired by the connection to our two distinct strategic priorities required for writing and editing: “Do You Know Your Priorities As a Writer?” And this weekend, God provided more excellent inspiration to help further define this fundamental difference between writing from inspiration, and editing to help your readers. We started with a clear objective:
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