Posted in Writing on Aug 22nd, 2014
Here’s another post inspired by Gaudy Night, which I read back in May on the train to Iowa with Susan. This one was published on Tweetspeak back in June, in honor of author Dorothy Sayers’s birthday on June 13. A couple of years ago, when I was waxing loquacious on my blog about my favorite […]
Posted in Writing on Jul 29th, 2014
A 12-point manifesto for the writing life. 1. A writer writes. Period. 2. A writer reads. Capaciously. 3. A writer distills experience, sense, image, sensation, life into words. 4. A writer rejoices in a well-turned phrase, an apt metaphor, an evocative image—even if she didn’t write it. 5. A writer delights in words for […]
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Posted in Growing in God, Writing on Nov 26th, 2013
A friend recently wrote me a note of encouragement, which he closed with these words: Keep the main issue the main issue: “The whole point of what we’re urging is simply love—love uncontaminated by self-interest and counterfeit faith, a life open to God.” (1 Timothy 1:5 – The Message) Paul’s words here feel like […]
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