Do you ever go through stages where you read several books in the same genre in a row? I do. It won’t surprise anyone to know I often read a lot of Christian romances in a row. But I’ve recently been working my way through some nonfiction titles that have been on my want-to-read pile …
Category Archives: Writers Life
DEVOTIONS: Still
Still. Something God has been working on teaching me is around the word, still. It has long been a word that I have associated with being still before God; sitting at his feet and waiting on him to speak or move. Being still and trusting that He will do something in the current season. But …
Short Story Fun
Earlier this year I read a collection of short stories based on Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple. Now I’m not normally a short story gal, but reading these different stories by different authors all paying homage to a beloved fictional heroine, proved to be the perfect amount of reading before I dropped off to sleep. So …
What is Success? (as shared at the 2023 Omega Writers Retreat)
This is the transcript of what I shared in Meredith Resce’s “Hopes, Dreams, Expectations, and Disappointments” session at the recent Omega Writers online retreat. I shared from the perspective of an editor and a writer. As an editor, I have to look at a book impartially. Whether I like the book or not isn’t relevant …
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Ten Degrees
“Do you want the shadow to advance ten degrees on the sundial or go back ten degrees? You choose” asks the prophet, Isaiah, to Hezekiah, as he needed a sign from God in the story found in 2 Kings chapter 20. Which way would the king choose? He chose for the sundial to go backwards …
Take Your Ideas For a Walk
Walking causes a repetitive, spontaneous poetry to rise naturally to the lips, words as simple as the sound of footsteps on the road. L.M. Browning Creativity thrives when we break out of our same old routine. Even the smallest changes can help get us out of a rut and encourage creative thinking. Part of my …
Love in Action
Romans 12:9-21 This passage in Romans (New International Version) is marked as ‘Love in action’. What an intriguing idea. I’d like to pull out a few of the pieces of advice to focus on them in context of how we serve the Kingdom of God in our writing. V9. Love must be sincere … We …
Smoke And Mirrors
“How did he do that?” Was the question each one of us asked as we wondered how the magician at a party I recently attended had left us spellbound with every trick he performed? Of course, we knew there really was no magic involved in his performance, and yet, this showman’s mind games and deceptive …
Writers Life | Karma Chameleon
The unlikely inspiration for my blog this quarter is my teenage crush, Boy George. I’m sure you’re baffled and wondering, dear writers, what on earth a left-of-centre singer of the 80’s has to do with Christian writing. Let me tell you. What’s in a Title? But first, allow me to fill you in on the …
Devotion | Not of this World …
I’ve recently returned from my annual trip to Australia to attend the Omega Writers Conference. There is a lot to think of before an overseas trip, and a long list of things to pack. But the most important is my passport. After all, I can borrow or buy anything else I forget. But if I …