Published on October 5, 2019

I had retired to bed on the first evening of the weekend class, and was sharply awakened midway through the night by a voice. I was surprised because I am a heavy sleeper and because I was in the bedroom alone. The voice said…
Published on October 5, 2019
backstories

From memoir to “biographical fiction,” how one author shaved a 1,000-page tomb down to an entertaining 318-page story…that wouldn’t attract the attention of government censors.
Published on October 5, 2019
backstories

I live in the Netherlands where there is only one main airport. It is the third busiest in all of Europe. A friend of mine works as a passenger assistant there, and knows that I write screenplays. He approached me one day, around 2014, to tell me his story. He had become aware that some […]
Published on October 5, 2019
backstories

Is it possible to engage issues of morality without descending into political squabbles? We are at a cultural turning point. If current trends continue, I fear that Christianity in the West will reduce to shrinking silos of subculture that will be unable to successfully engage the wider culture.
Published on October 3, 2019

I spent my childhood pretending. As a kid, my playhouse was an elephant that I rode in the jungle, I had a pet monkey who could talk to me telepathically, and my favorite bunny rabbit was in charge of all the other animals in my room, and they all came alive every night…
Published on October 3, 2019
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Published on October 3, 2019
legal, writing career advice

“It’s my number and, of course, I gave it to them, after receiving it from the IRS. But, they have steadfastly refused to tell me what the number is…”
Published on October 3, 2019

We took Max (now 18) and Mason (13) to Reptile World Serpentarium in St. Cloud and, man oh man, did we get an education we weren’t expecting!
Published on September 26, 2019
writing career advice

I am often asked by readers, and even friends, when and why I decided to become a writer. It came very early to me! You can read exactly what happened here…
Published on September 26, 2019
diversify your writing income, Paying Markets for Writers, promoting your writing, specialty markets for writing, writing career advice, writing tips

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