JOY IS…
What is joy? How do we find it and keep it? These are questions I’ve considered lately. And here are my conclusions. (I warn you they are not profound but simply what I’ve found.) Sometimes joy is a bubbling song … Continue reading →
Linda
CREATIVE FUN
There are lots of ways to observe creative procrastination. Some of them are even productive like reading over workshop notes. Or even brainstorming. I have fun with my Inspiration Program. It allows me to create templates or bubbles like the … Continue reading →
REFRESH YOUR SOUL Part 3–journals
I love nice journals. The other day I went to the Levenger web site (http://www.levenger.com/) to browse their lovely offerings. They sell Circa notebooks that come in a variety of styles. These notebooks are very versatile. The coils are actually … Continue reading →
REFRESH YOUR SOUL PART 2
The Sky. There is something about the sky that floods the soul with vastness. Certainly the very breadth does so. But also the colors, the dance of the clouds, the sunsets and sunrises. All my life I have lived where … Continue reading →
REFRESH YOUR SOUL
There is a book, popular among authors and artists, called The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. She speaks of filling the well. By this she means replenishing the reservoirs of our being so, as creative people, we can draw from … Continue reading →
DIARY OF A STORY
Day 1: Today I had the best idea ever. This rich young woman is headed west to join her brother. She doesn’t trust men because one she cared about was a scoundrel. This is the best idea I’ve ever had. … Continue reading →
THANKSGIVING
In Canada this is our Thanksgiving weekend when we celebrate the harvest and rejoice in all God has blessed us with. Seeing as we live in one of the best areas of the world, there is much to be grateful … Continue reading →
YELLOW IS HAPPY.
Do some colors catch your eye, fire your emotions and imagination? Are do all of them do so in different ways and various times? Yellow is the color that catches my eye in a scene. Yellow is sunshine and sunflowers. … Continue reading →
INDIANAPOLIS
I had a great time at the ACFW conference. So many good things that I can’t even say which was best so in no particular order, here is what I enjoyed. 1. Meeting with editors of Steeple Hill–the publishers of … Continue reading →
CONFERENCE ANTICIPATION
Next week end I am off to American Christian Fiction Writers conference in Indianapolis. http://www.acfw.com/conference/ This is one of the greatest writing conferences as far as I’m concerned. It focuses on fiction, it has great workshops and workshop leaders. … Continue reading →