Most of you know by now that I had a little personal revolution recently that took me away for a while. Tonight I want to share with you what I learned. It began with a word. A friend was confronted by a number of writers who had begun to tune out my strong opinions about the current Christian fiction market,
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Welcome to the new and improved blog of the-revolutionary-formerly-known-as-My-Writers-Group. You are now engaged in humble, hopeful dialog at “Your Writers Group.” Mainly, the change in format and title is to clarify that even though this is a personal blog, written by little me, it’s not about me. And it’s not about you. It’s about (you guessed it) God and what
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And we’re back. Alright, you wonderful, creative minds. Did you miss the group? I’ve missed you. Sorry for my extended absence there, but it was really time for me to take a step back and reevaluate my motivation as a character in this crazy movie. It’s been a good time for me, very needed, and probably overdue, but God used
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In The First Five Pages Noah Lukeman describes a common daunting feeling new writers get at the great wealth of books that have come before them. He quotes Shakespeare and says it can often be a case of “art tongue-tied by authority.” No doubt a young Shakespeare also struggled with self-doubt and amateurism like all of us. It’s comforting to
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