What could be unleashed from your soul, from your life, from your experience that would penetrate hearts and lives who read your words? The only way to write this way is to be brave. Words from author Min Jin Lee encouraged me last week and I hope they encourage you today.
In the Writespo on Waiting I told you about a book idea and how hard it was to wait for an answer from the publisher. The answer came. But then came another aspect of waiting I had to do. I had to make a hard decision. This post gives the “rest of the story” and how waiting can help your writing process.
There was a song sung by Johnny Cash I heard as a kid. Three words captivated me in that song. “The mud and the blood and the beer.” There’s a lesson for writers in those words. There’s encouragement for you if you feel discouraged today.
What might happen with your writing if you were to truly believe God was at work in you? What might become of your words if you truly invested them with a heart that believed there’s a purpose for what you’re doing? Three lessons from Michael Card are included in today’s writespo.
Fresh fruit from the editing process. Here’s a nugget of truth from a question an editor posed to me and a change suggested in the process of writing my next novel. The purpose of an editor is to refine your idea, to help make your story clear, better and on target with readers. Here’s a little of what goes on in the dugout between innings.
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