I Love Teenagers (The Eventure Project) – YES! Love this. I grow oh-so-tired of the derogatory way people speak about teens, making fun of their immaturity when they’re just at the very beginning of their journey, or scorning their attempts to be adults when this is their time to grow into adulthood. A good read! A […]
Archive for the ‘Creativity and the Arts’ Category
Simmer Starters – April 22, 2016
Posted in Christian Living, Controversies, Creativity and the Arts, Literature, Motherhood, Simmer Starters, Teen/YA, Writing on April 22, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Simmer Starters – March 18, 2016
Posted in Christian Living, Controversies, Creativity and the Arts, Publishing, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Writing on March 18, 2016 | 2 Comments »
5 Awkward Questions to Ask Your Protagonists (Janeen Ippolito) – A great set of questions to get to know your characters better. (My characters answered the questions in the comment section too. 😀 ) Who’s Your Daddy? (Redeemed Reader) – Fascinating thoughts here on the absence (or antagonism) of fathers in literature and what it might mean. […]
Simmer Starters – March 4, 2016
Posted in Christian Living, Creativity and the Arts, Motherhood, Publishing, Simmer Starters, Toddler Life on March 4, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
7 Ways to Be More Creative (Jessica Knap) – This is a great roundup of ways to kickstart creativity! Complaining is Terrible For You, According to Science (Jessica Stillman) – How negativity or positivity literally rewire our brains. “Synapses that fire together wire together.” Porn: The Quiet Anesthesia (Ethan Renoe) – Speaking of rewiring brains, here is a […]
The Diversity of Imagination
Posted in Creativity and the Arts, Musings, Myers-Briggs Typology, The Bubbling Imagination, Writing on February 24, 2016 | 27 Comments »
I love to hear about how radically diverse our souls and minds are, as human beings. It’s part of why I love Myers-Briggs so much. It’s delightful and mind-blowing to me how very differently people can approach similar things! It’s what makes the world exciting and fun, that none of us quite think the same […]
Simmer Starters – February 13, 2016
Posted in Controversies, Creativity and the Arts, Editing, Encouragement, For Your Amusement, Inspiration, Philosophy and Worldviews, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Writing on February 13, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Business Musings: Serious Writer Voice (Kristine Kathryn Rusch) – This is a great, encouraging article about how every writer’s books should be different and we don’t all have to follow the same rules. How Atheist Authors Steal From God (Mike Duran) – “You can’t have bad guys without real evil. You can’t have compelling drama without real […]
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Bethany A. Jennings is a YA speculative fiction and poetry author, a freelance editor, and a lover of artisan sandwiches. Born in SoCal, with a heart and soul raised in many different worlds, she now lives happily in New England with her husband, four children, zero pets, and a large and growing collection of tiny houseplants. She is a firm believer in the power of words to reach hurting hearts, uplift the weary, and pierce the darkness.
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