Disagreements, differences of perspective, verbal sparring. This is what good stories thrive on. So it's no wonder that sometimes in the course of discussing things we're passionate about–like writing books–writers can get a little heated up. I witnessed a couple minor disgreements between writers and editors this week over the definition of quality, and I was reminded of the early
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Let our minds be told all they need to know by the empathy of our hearts from the pictures you paint.
Go ahead. Go google “Evangelical arts.” I’ll wait. … As one of the first acts of his new reign as AP religion editor, Eric Gorski has decided to prove that some Evangelicals DO care about quality art. The article mentions current EV arts heavy-hitters, Mako Fujimura, Dick Staub, Andy Crouch, and Craig Detweiler. How can you go wrong? Will you
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In our profession, Coffee—note the capital C—is lifeblood. There’s a reason for that. And it isn’t just flavor. So this morning, my wife came up while I was getting ready. “Deep thought,” she said as she sipped. “If you don’t use enough beans, you’re just wasting it.” Deep thought, indeed. Why go to the effort of making it if you
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It’s still early to be speculating, but Walden media (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) has picked up the rights to The Screwtape Letters: "The novel is a collection of letters from higher-up devil Screwtape to his subordinate nephew, Wormwood, about how he should damn a man known as the Patient. This involves mentoring the younger devil on ‘methods
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