These moments can change us if we allow them to, if we open our hearts to receive what they have to give. I think that is true of good poetry as well.
Moments Morph into Poems
Category: Inspiration for writers
He Restores My Soul
What a gift I brought home with me from the grassland, that vast, abundant solitude. The sense of attunement and restoration has stayed with me.
Holding and Writing What Gives You Life
If only we could get away for a while to some quiet, sacred place and find rest, renewal, and transformation. Surely, then, our writing, as well as our lives, could be revolutionized. But our lives are so daily. Made up of moments piled on moments, experiences both planned and unexpected. Perhaps, though, your daily routine…
Scattering Books Like Seeds
In my mind, a publisher distributing books is like a farmer broadcasting seeds. We send them out in every direction, hoping they fall on ready, prepared soil that will receive the message and take it to heart. This wintry time of year, seeds lie dormant in the ground waiting, sealed. When days grow longer and…
Communicating Clearly and Effectively, Editing Your Own Writing, Engaging Culture, Excellence, Inspiration for writers, Poetry, Prayer, The Writer's Heart, Writing the Truth in Love
Christian Writers and Editors are Window Washers
Yes, so aware these days that “darkly we peer through the glass.” Praying for “vision to transcend the obstructive…”
Communicating Clearly and Effectively, Creative Nonfiction, Editing Your Own Writing, Excellence, Helps for Writers, Inspiration for writers, Nonfiction, The Writer's Heart, What We're Looking For
A Checklist to Make Your Writing Shine
I taught from the following list at a recent writers workshop. Afterwards, a couple of wide-eyed writers said to me, “You really want good writing.” Well, yes, I do! The better-written a manuscript comes to me, the more I like it. Here at Cladach we may resonate with the premise and material of a nonfiction…
Book Publishing, Choosing What to Publish, Editing Your Own Writing, Helps for Writers, How to Approach an Editor, Inspiration for writers, The Publishing Process, The Writer's Heart, Trends in Publishing, Writers Conferences
A Mountain-top Experience for Christian Writers at CCWC
If you are a Christian writer, I want to encourage you to attend the Colorado Christian Writer’s Conference. This great conference is just two weeks away, but there is still time to register. I will be at this conference and I would love to meet you there. You can come for 1, 2, 3, or…
Authentic Faith, Devotional, Editing Your Own Writing, Helps for Writers, Inspiration for writers, The Writer's Heart
Writing is good for spirit, soul, and mind
Today I’m sharing a guest post written by a friend, a retired pastor who writes encouraging, daily meditations for his Facebook followers. This kind of writing takes discipline and a heart that is attuned both to the Lord and to people and their real needs. Writing is good for spirit, soul, mind. I don’t mean…
Choosing What to Publish, Creative Nonfiction, Devotional, Fiction, For the Love of Books, Influential books, Inspiration for writers, Joy of Reading, Memoirs, New Releases, Poetry, Theology, Trends in Publishing
Ten Best Books I Read in 2015
Here’s an eclectic list of books, varied in subject, genre, and form. I like to find the best in popular books, old and new, and find hidden gems that are less-well known but sometimes even more worthy of being found on a “best-seller” list. Perhaps you’ll discover a new favorite among these: (In no particular…
Changing Direction
We finished our salads and chocolate mousse at the corner cafe and, after a merci beaucoup to the waiter, stepped across the old street of Paris. We had come to France to visit our missionary son and we had an opportunity to be sightseers in Paris. On our first full day in the city…