Beth El Bible is in El Paso, Texas. It was here that I first discovered a larger community of believing artists. I used my writing talents and skills to write weekly devotionals that were sent out via an email newsletter. It was an eye-opening experience to one of the ways God could use the gifts He’s given me.
writing
Forget the Writer
“‘There is no such thing as THE WRITER.’ … The battle is this: the dethroning of the writer, the constant and all-consuming bloody coup every story or poem or essay—every genuine work of art—must accomplish over its author in order truly to live and to breathe and to have something to say to us that will matter.” — Brett Lott, Letters and Life, quoting Flannery O’Connor
Steal from Everyone and Everything
The secret to my seemingly never-ending fount of ideas? Stealing. Oh, I’m no plagiarist, but I do steal. I see a call to action on someone’s website and think, “That’s a great way of doing it. How can I apply the concept to my site or a client’s?”
What is the Role of the Believing Artist?
The role of the artist? Creator in a worship relationship to God, citizen in a worship relationship to God. – Bret Lott, Letters and Life
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How to be a Better Writer: Get to Know the Terrain
Adaptation is the key to survival, and the first step to that adaptation is to know your terrain. Every environment you encounter will have its own set of rules. These rules must be studied and respected at all times. This respect will determine whether that terrain becomes your ally or enemy. — from The Zombie Survival Guide
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How to be a Better Writer: Do Something Scary
I have a problem with heights. I don’t much care for them. In particular, I don’t much care for being on the edge of them and looking down, down, down.
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