As a child, I remember stapling together notebook paper with simple ink drawings, probably of animals, doing some sort of merry little thing together. My sixth grade language arts teaching told me I had a gift. I thought orchestrating soap opera quality plots with my Barbie dolls and playing, “Let’s pretend…” was just what weContinue reading “When I’m Wordless”
Tag Archives: Writing
Pride and Perfectionism
I joke about being the queen of typos and editing errors. But underneath my self-depreciating humor, I hate myself for making simple mistakes—on math tests in elementary school (is it any wonder why I hate math?), in the college newspaper when I was editor, on papers I handed in at seminary, and on this blogContinue reading “Pride and Perfectionism”
My Dusty Ol’ Blog
It’s a little dusty here on the ol’ blog. Yet the urge to run my fingers over the keyboard to share my heart with you is growing stronger every day. Finally, this week is quieter, and I’ve discovered this moment–a pocket of peace in the midst of busyness. My review copy of Andrew Peterson’sContinue reading “My Dusty Ol’ Blog”
Prone to Wander
When I first learned that I broke my foot, I comforted myself with the thought of lying about my apartment—in bed, on the couch—reading, watching documentaries on NetFlix, catching up on my mental to-do list, and writing my little heart out. I haven’t finished one book, watched one documentary, written a to-do list, yet IContinue reading “Prone to Wander”
Guest Post: Christa Allan on Writing
If I’d been more serious about writing a book years ago, I’d have a much cleaner house. No, not because I would have sold millions and been able to afford a full-time housekeeper. The good news/bad news is that I could have accomplished the turbo-clean without publication. It seems that all I have to doContinue reading “Guest Post: Christa Allan on Writing”
Cutting//Emo//Hope//God
This is actually a post I’m pulling over from my now defunct personal blog. It’s a couple of years old, but the message is still as true as the day I wrote it. I was perusing the Internet to see what hip new resources are out there for “kids” who cut. There were a lotContinue reading “Cutting//Emo//Hope//God”
If it makes you happy…
While I have not garnered many new writing techniques from my creative writing class, I have undergone a tremendous amount of self-discovery. In this discovery of self, I have learned to find my “voice” as a writer (which I talked about last week on Atypical Musings). According to my writing instructor, a writer’s voice isContinue reading “If it makes you happy…”
True Confessions Friday:: I’m the Queen of Typoland.
If there was such a place as Typoland, I’m fairly certain its citizens–the Typos–would make me their queen. I don’t know how and I don’t know why, but for the life of me, I do not see the typos in my own manuscripts. Sometimes Backseat Writer readers will e-mail me about egregious errors or aContinue reading “True Confessions Friday:: I’m the Queen of Typoland.”
Take 5 with Jon Acuff of Stuff Christians Like
Stuff Christians Like (SCL) is a fast-growing site that takes a satirical and honest view of Christian pop culture. Started in March 2008, site founder Jon Acuff decided to put an evangelical twist on the wildly popular blog, Stuff White People Like. Writing with wit and sensitivity, Acuff has engaged readers with over 500 (almostContinue reading “Take 5 with Jon Acuff of Stuff Christians Like”
Appropriately Human
It’s been getting a little melancholy and a lot controversial ’round these parts lately, so I’m gonna take things down a notch. There are a lot of other bloggers/writers that influence my thought life, and more importantly, my spiritual life. One of these people is author and blogger Jonalyn Grace Fincher. I stumbled upon herContinue reading “Appropriately Human”
She is Beloved 