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Monthly Archives: August 2017
Vocational Jumpstarts
Odds are good that you’ve experienced a writing drought. Maybe you’re in a slump. Or a funk. Maybe too many other things are just flooding your schedule, but today I thought we could address vocational jumpstarts and how that can help us jump back into writing, too.
Brief Page Update
Sorry, guys. Monday was our first day of homeschooling and time got away from me, so I only have the briefest of posts:
Let’s celebrate that 2,745 people have visited my Living Lutheran Authors page! That’s amazing for how long it’s been up! Woo hoo for cultivating community and awareness for living Lutheran authors!
And, there have been 850 views on my Crafts and Crafted-for-Free: Free Resources page! Yay for church freebies and raising awareness of our Lutheran craftsmen and artists!
Here’s hoping both numbers grow exponentially and please do let me know if there are people to add or update. Thanks!
Filed under Uncategorized
Of Rhetoric and Redemption in La Rioja
Filed under New Release
Eclipse Bible Study
Temporary-but-timely* freebie now available: The Great American Eclipse Bible Study. From what I gather, people from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, created ConcordiaTheology.org as a forum for conversation between theological perspectives and to help cultivate “a vigorous life of the mind in service to the Gospel.”
Filed under Bible Studies
The Necessary Distinction
Filed under Books to Purchase
5 Tips
Below is a link to “5 Tips for Writing a Likeable “Righteous” Character.” What would 5 tips for writing a realistic character look like for us as Lutherans?
Too Many Goals
Some quick encouragement to help us focus from the talented author/hymnist/editor Lisa Clark:
If you love to write, write. Don’t worry about all the details that can bring about an abrupt halt to your creativity. But as you write, continue to ask yourself your motivation behind your work. If for personal enjoyment, great. Write things you personally enjoy. If for your family, great. Keep that audience in mind. One of the biggest mistakes writers make is confusing their writing by adding too many different goals each time they sit down to create.
Filed under Writer Troubles, Writer's Life, Writing Tips
Cary Schwarz
I know there are “big name” Lutherans. I’m not aiming to touch them or that topic here. Instead, I’m gunna bring up an awesomely cool (to me) Lutheran (!): Cary Schwarz.
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Mental Health
Mental health. Everyone has it. Somehow that message from Deac. Heidi Goehmann struck me as really chock-full of perspective! And, yes, while it’s a message for everyone, I think it’s a message specifically for writers, too.
Filed under Characters, Writing Tips