You have to jump

by | May 16, 2011 | Writing

“You need to jump off cliffs all the time, and build wings on the way down.” Anne Dillard This past weekend, I attended the Oregon Christian Writer’s One-Day Conference in Eugene, where best-selling author, James L. Rubart was the keynote speaker. He...

Going back to the beginning

by | May 6, 2011 | Writing

Thanks to a spring cleaning kick I’ve been on the past month, I’ve done some digging, prioritizing, rearranging… and then some. When I stumbled upon my stack of old writing notebooks, I couldn’t help but smile. Just look at that handwriting?...

Are you living a good story?

by | May 4, 2011 | Writing

While writing a script based on his memoir, Blue Like Jazz, author Donald Miller took a good hard look at his life and the story he was living. If only we all had moments like this to make us look at our lives the same way. Fortunately, Miller wrote “A Million...

Experiment Results

by | Apr 24, 2011 | Writing

There came to be a flaw in my experiment parameters: that I could actually escape email and other responsibilities. I instead interviewed a source for an article and spent lunch time with my sister. Overall a great day but not very productive. Perhaps I’ll try...

Friday “Experiment”

by | Apr 22, 2011 | Writing

Greetings, Today, I’m conducting a personal experiment. In light of a ton of personal time I’ve accrued at my work, I decided to take a mental health day and devote a day to writing, reflection and prayer. No internet. No email. No phone calls. No pleading...