February 26th, 2008 — writing
Several posts this morning struck me as I wandered the highcallingblogs.com network.
First, new comer Sarah Fry thinks about practice and discipline as a way to tune our ears. It is a rich metaphor that she doesn’t pin down, inspired by Heifetz playing a Bach Chaconne.
In fact, scroll down to the bottom of this post and click play on the video below. Listen to that music while you read this. (I’ve made the links open in new windows, so you can keep listening while you read Sarah and L.L. and PapaPoet and Ginger.)
I’m listening while I write.
We can share this moment, these words and music–together on my screen and my speakers–will be together on yours as well. Continue reading →
December 7th, 2007 — CSFF, christianity, fantasy, writing
There’s been a lot of talk and some fear in Christian circles about the new atheist fantasy for kids. As usual, the critics agree we’ve made much ado about nothing.
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November 21st, 2007 — publishing, writing
My wife wants to be Rachel Ray. Based on the dinner, she cooked last night, I’d say she’s well on her way! Pork chops with cooked apples. Homemade macaroni and cheddar with broccoli and curly, spiral noodles instead of tube macaroni.
At our house the Food Network is a favorite channel. We subscribe to Rachel Ray’s magazine. We buy her books. Our daughter has even adopted Rachel Ray’s signature word.
“Mommy, this is YUM-o!” she says.
Which got me thinking about context. I’ve heard statistics about cookbooks being one of the most popular selling genres in publishing. And travel books. Why is that?
Read the rest of this article at Writer… Interrupted.
November 13th, 2007 — podcast, poetry
Another poem today.
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Practice Is an Art- poetry reading [3:38m]:
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September 11th, 2007 — interviews, thehighcalling.org
That’s Dick Staub quoting C. S. Lewis. I asked him about Christian media when I interviewed him recently for TheHighCalling.org. His answer suprised and delighted me, “I don’t think that there is such a thing as Christian media. In a sense, I agree with C. S. Lewis who said, ‘We don’t need more Christian writers. We need more great writers who are Christian.’ ”
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July 26th, 2007 — publishing
Last week, I began a four part review of Mary DeMuth’s book Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern World. I talked about the great stories she tells in her book, but that’s only part of what I liked.
She offers parents practical resources (like SoulPerSuit, more on that later) and practical tips.
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