Hey folks! The lovely Lori Scharf at WarriorCo has tagged me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. I've never done one of these before, and I've heard opinions on either side of whether or not to do these, whether it's unprofessional, whether it's good to do because people like learning about you, and all sorts of... Continue Reading →
Megan Almon, while discussing the topic of beauty with Wade Mobley, said "The idea is that when we cultivate beauty in the world around us, it's really an act of defiance against all that is dark and broken and wrong with the world." A while back, I talked about the subject of joy. Not extensively,... Continue Reading →
I've heard folks dis the LotR films a fair deal. Now, is the book pretty much always better than the movie? Yes. But I must say, that out of all the books-turned-into-movies I've seen, Jackson's trilogy was the best. Why? Not only did he stick closer to the storyline than any book-remake film, but he... Continue Reading →
I know a lot of my more recent topics have been... not exactly sunshine and rainbows. But I feel like these are important things to discuss, and I write about these things as they hit me. Among Christian writers, there is some disagreement on the use of crude language or expletives in narrative. Some are... Continue Reading →
Ah... the misunderstood villain. The guy who murders and steals and blows things up because he had a rough childhood. It's becoming a bit of a cliche these days. Can horrible life circumstances change personalities and behaviors? Sure. Every writer knows that your villain must have a backstory of some sort, because a guy who... Continue Reading →
There's just something about the hero-against-the-world -- and I'm not the only one who feels that way. I heard it discussed on SASF -- Stories are Soul Food -- to whom I owe the credit for this term, 'hero-against-the-world.' Immeadiately the 'ooh, that could be an article' light lit up inside my head. Our culture... Continue Reading →
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in... Continue Reading →
