Writing is a solitary occupation, and one of its hazzards is loneliness. But an advantage of loneliness is privacy, autonomy and freedom. – Joyce Carol Oates We all believe this fallacy that writing is a solitary sport. Of course we write alone. At least, that’s what we tend to think. It’s not a team activity. It’s one writer, sometimes two,
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“It’s always the vulnerable heart that breaks broken hearts free.” I read a new book recently and it changed me. It helped me realize something I hadn’t before. Books often do that, of course, but not in a quite so fundamentally altering way. You know how when new information comes, there’s always that period of instability before you can even
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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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