Spring is almost here, and that means a time for new beginnings. For me as a writer, that means a launch into a new genre, full of fantastical possibilities and promise. Came find out what I’ve been up to since finishing the Chronotrace Sequence series.
In the, “well, this is way cool” category, I recently did an interview with Family Fiction Edge Magazine. Brock Eastman, author of numerous books for younger readers was kind enough to have me over there for an interview. I don’t know how big the circulation is, but there have been some pretty successful authors featured on the …
I shared some initial thoughts on this topic a few weeks ago in Part 1. Today I’d like to finish up these musings by sharing a few other temptations I (and likely many other authors) struggle with. The temptation I’d like to talk about today comes into play when dealing with criticism or a lack of …
2015 As the sun sets on 2015 I thought I’d take a moment and look back at year 3 in the books. This has been a tough year for my writing career, no two ways about it. I didn’t get anything published and my existing books have not done well. It’s tempting to pin this on …
Every profession and pursuit has its merits and dangers I suppose. Lately I’ve been musing on the peculiar temptations of writers. There are certain internal hazards that come with navigating the literary landscape, some of which are not readily apparent when one starts off down that road. Don’t get me wrong, the ability to write is a wonder. Dropping crumbs from …
This is a wonderful analogy. I’m no good with watercolors, but hopefully I’m getting better with my literary strokes. Novels are like paintings, specifically watercolors. Every stroke you put down you have to go with. Of course you can rewrite, but the original strokes are still there in the texture of the thing. – Joan …
I recently stumbled across this great quote that reminds those of us who are artists who both know the truth and not are afraid to let our God given abilities lie fallow. Christians . . . ought not to be threatened by fantasy and imagination. Great painting is not ‘photographic’: think of the Old Testament …
This stop in the journey at last brings this series to the present (2015 at the time of this writing), covering what for me is probably the most fruitful and exciting period in my reading career, a time I’ll refer to as the “inkling phase”. Most people who know me for any length of time will …
