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Character Profile 2012

Posted in Inspiration, Simmer Starters, The Bubbling Imagination, Writing on February 20, 2012 | 4 Comments »

I am a big fan of character profiles.  No matter how organically a character appears and develops in my mind and on the page, sooner or later I find myself compelled to “flesh them out” a bit more: to consider what their pet peeves are, what they studied in college, their favorite foods, what music […]

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Simmer Starters – 2.1.2012

Posted in Inspiration, Simmer Starters on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Some posts in the blogosphere that I have enjoyed recently. Why Should Christ-Followers Read Fiction? – A good article addressing many of the common objections to reading fiction.  “But it’s all lies,” “But they distract us from doing work for the Kingdom”, etc.  It puts novels on sort of a “higher plane”, but I’d contest […]

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Simmer Starters 12.24.11 – Glory to the Newborn King

Posted in Simmer Starters on December 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Simmer Starters…Christmas edition! This is the Glory of Christmas – Stephen Altrogge perfectly captures how I feel about Christmas. Better than any fiction, this stuff. “The World Maker, who keeps Jupiter and Saturn from colliding, who declares supernovas, who breathes forth the snow and the rain…became a baby – a helpless baby, clutching and grasping […]

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Captivation and Captivity

Posted in Scripture, Simmer Starters, The Bubbling Imagination on November 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Contrary to how it may sound, this posting is not about a Jane Austen book. (Sorry.  😀  Doesn’t it sound like that, though?  Wow, if that was a Jane Austen book, I’d want to read it – it sounds epic.  Okay, moving on in all seriousness…) Lately I’ve been thinking about the way stories take […]

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Simmer Starters 11/28

Posted in Simmer Starters, The Bubbling Imagination on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Things from today’s newsfeed that captured my interest… The Art of Play – I much enjoyed this inspiring post at The Rabbit Room about creativity, children, and the importance of enjoying one’s creative work. “I will defend and defend the belief that the deepest reality of human life that we must impress upon children is not that […]

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