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STAY AUTHENTIC
“But for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.” ~ Jane Austen It can be very difficult being a writer. Besides the actual work involved in creating something someone else will actually want to read, there is the seemingly never-ending string of critics and “experts” who always have a better idea of how you should do your job. “Cut this, add that, switch those words around, drop that character entirely, shorten that sentence, tighten that paragraph, and, yeah, basically start all over,” is the overall impression I get from most voices in the profession of modern literature. Certainly, they have a point.…
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INSPIRATION FOR 2020: QUOTES EDITION
As the New Year rings in, I always like to be reminded of what it means to be a writer—both the high and noble ideal of it and the “boots-on-the-ground” mechanics—and nothing does the job better than the wisdom of those who have gone before me. A small yet strategic pile of inspirational quotes can see me through a mountain of challenges, especially when combined with Holy Scripture itself. And I want to share them with you. 🙂 What follows is a small compilation—some whimsical, some practical—of the quotes fueling my 2020: some of my very favorite thoughts on writing, dreaming, and all things inspiring from… SCRIPTURE “And whatever you…
