by Mariposa Aristeo | Feb 4, 2019 | Articles |
At intervals throughout your journey, you’ve probably wondered whether you’re a good writer. Unfortunately, I can’t sympathize because that thought hasn’t occasionally crossed my mind. It’s crossed my mind dozens, hundreds, thousands of times. Yearly, weekly,...
by Josiah DeGraaf | Nov 12, 2018 | Articles |
Editor’s note: This article is the final installment in our five-part series on how to portray tricky subjects in Christian fiction. To learn why we did this series and how we’ve approached these topics, read our introductory post. “One day we two were reading...
by Sierra Ret | Nov 5, 2018 | Articles |
Editor’s note: This article is the fourth installment in our five-part series on how to portray tricky subjects in Christian fiction. To learn why we’re doing this series and how we’re approaching these topics, read our introductory post. Swearing, like most...
by Daeus Lamb | Oct 29, 2018 | Articles |
Editor’s note: This article is the third installment in our five-part series on how to portray tricky subjects in Christian fiction. To learn why we’re doing this series and how we’re approaching these topics, read our introductory post. Should you write a...
by Hope Ann | Oct 22, 2018 | Articles |
Editor’s note: This article is the second installment in our five-part series on how to portray tricky subjects in Christian fiction. To learn why we’re doing this series and how we’re approaching these topics, read our introductory post. Light is a paradox....
by Josiah DeGraaf | Oct 15, 2018 | Articles |
“Is he quite safe?” “Safe? Who said anything about safe? Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” Mr. Beaver’s statement about Aslan in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe upends Lucy’s assumption that danger and goodness are...
by Gabrielle Pollack | Sep 3, 2018 | Articles |
It is a generally acknowledged fact that writing takes forever. We wish we could skip the blood, sweat, and ink part of the process to get to the shiny published product. Publication becomes a higher priority as we grow older and college, job, and life choices...
by Story Embers | Jul 20, 2018 | Articles |
By Kate Flournoy I used to believe that a writer’s mission was to tell the world important truths through stories. Talk about pressure. If you’re like me, you don’t handle pressure well. I’m generally laidback, but when I start worrying that I’m...
