Overcoming my “quiet time” misconceptions

by | Nov 17, 2011 | Writing

For months now, I’ve been longing for a day where I could break away, invade a little coffee shop, write, journal and pray. Ideal quiet time to listen to God and understand what He wants from me. For months now, it hasn’t happened. Quite frankly, I...

What I learned while scanning 50 years of photographs

by | Nov 16, 2011 | History

This past weekend, the family and friends gathered to celebrate my grandparent’s 50-year wedding anniversary. I took the entire album of my grandparent’s photos and scanned them all for a slideshow video that told the story of their life. Through this long...

What’s in a {character} name?

by | Nov 15, 2011 | Writing

What’s in a name? As I’ve come to learn. A lot. The enough-to-stop-my-scenes-from-moving-forward-because-I-don’t-have-the-right-name sort of “a lot.” For this year’s NaNoWriMo I’ve resurrected an old manuscript that I had...

NaNoWriMo 2011 Progress Report

by | Nov 14, 2011 | Writing

I’m happy to report that I’d give myself around a B or B- for this year’s National Novel Writing Month – a challenge where one must complete 50,000 words in 30 days. The idea is to keep a pace of 1,667 words a day, but I have certainly lagged...