Creativity
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Recently, I attended the American Christian Fiction Writers annual conference in Dallas TX. I always come away from these gatherings with renewed creativity and an appreciation for just how tough this business is. But I also come away with a glow. If you’ve been to a writer’s conference, you probably understand. If not, and if
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Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. – Anton Chekhov, a Russian physician, dramatist, and author Ah, the old “show, don’t tell” advice. Good advice never gets old, however. (Though some continue to rail against it.) As is often the case, Grammar Girl makes the distinctions
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“I learned never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it.” –Ernest Hemingway From what I understand, Hemingway always chose his words carefully. He “learned” to never
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C’mon in. It’s safe here. Sit anywhere. Believe me, I understand how difficult it is to submit your freewheeling creative side to the strictures of goal setting, accountability, and—shudder—planning. I fought that fight for years, and still strain against the leash. You want to be successful and accomplish something meaningful, but setting goals is difficult
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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.” ― Madeleine L’Engle L’Engle had a profound effect on me as a teen after I discovered her A Wrinkle In Time series: A Wrinkle In Time (1962) A
Writing On The Fine Line 