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Whatever Your Motive, Write
I’ve been dipping into C. S. Lewis On Writing and Writers–taking its delights little by little and re-reading to savor. It really does go good with tea. C. S. Lewis wrote in a letter to his good friend Arthur Greeves: “As for the real motives for writing after one has ‘got over’ the desire for…
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Tuesday Afternoon at the Beach, and perplexities of parking meter-things
I am pleased to see that I have made writing my blog post a habit. I don’t feel right if I don’t write, although being late in my self-appointed deadline apparently is not yet (and may never be) part of the habit. The reason for being late and not doing any writing at all for…
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When Writing Fiction, I Tilt the Mirror Upward
In the process of preparing Mary In Color for print publication, I just re-read it. When I finished the last page, I smiled because suddenly I realized the book is very much a romantic comedy. One might assume that I, as the author, would have set out to write a romantic comedy. Not so. I…
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If I Had the Power to Change–a Rant
If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why? The Word Press Daily Writing prompt lit me up. I read the question and thought: “Boy, howdy, I know exactly what I would change. I would change that ridiculous and disrespectful law that that says age cannot exempt a person…
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What I’m Reading: C. S. Lewis On Writing (and Writers)
Oh, happy day, I saw a new book, knew I would love it, and snatched it up! Such a joy that happens rarely to me these days. C. S. Lewis On Writing (and Writers), A Miscellany of Advice and Opinions, edited by David C. Downing. The quote that captured me is printed on the back…
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Created to Be a Writer
At the beginning of the year, I began a study of the book of Ephesians. A verse has caught and held my attention for some weeks: For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 ESV Love of reading and…
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