What if our characters are real? What if they are actually the souls of unborn children who died before birth, and God gives them to authors as inspiration for characters in our stories? What if we will meet all our characters someday in heaven? When I came up with that fun fictional concept last week, I […]
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How God Used My Fictional Character to Teach Me True Things
Posted in Christian Living, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, My Life, Speculative Fiction, Writing, tagged adrenaline, Bible, character, faith, fiction, God, Scripture, writing on November 6, 2015 | 16 Comments »
Simmer Starters – October 19, 2015
Posted in Christian Living, Controversies, Creativity and the Arts, Encouragement, Musings, Philosophy and Worldviews, Simmer Starters, Writing on October 20, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
I’m so sorry this is several days late!! I have loads of links to share with you. Porn and Worship: A Look at Emotionalism in the Church (Zach Bartels) – Great article, countering something I’ve been thinking about for awhile now…the tendency of conservative Reformed churches to look skeptically on emotion. “Just as porn doesn’t change […]
Simmer Starters – October 10, 2015
Posted in Christian Living, Fandoms and Geekery, Publishing, Simmer Starters, Writing on October 10, 2015 | 1 Comment »
Carole McDonnell on Story Evangelism (Speculative Faith) – I am loving the #StoryEvangelism series at SpecFaith! This was a particularly thought provoking piece with a lot of gems to mull over. “As artists, Christians are so aware of a Christian creative tradition (Lewis, the Arthurian Cycle, and Tolkien, for instance) and so aware that other Christians want something […]
Simmer Starters – October 3, 2015
Posted in Editing, Motherhood, Publishing, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Writing on October 3, 2015 | 1 Comment »
Don’t forget my big blog giveaway!! You can enter until October 6th, 2015! Lots of fiction links and writerly links today! Plus one on how to give better compliments to little girls, and how to create a brand for yourself as an author. A Hobbit, A Wardrobe, and a Great War (Greg Forster) – A review […]
Simmer Starters – September 19, 2015
Posted in Christian Living, Creativity and the Arts, Encouragement, Fandoms and Geekery, Inspiration, Motherhood, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Writing on September 19, 2015 | 1 Comment »
Our family was at a company event for my husband’s work earlier today – I should have gotten started on my link fest this morning. It’s late, but here it is! Maybe I should move it back to Friday since Saturdays tend to be busier! Simmers today: Christian geekdom, redemption and patriarchal society, our children […]
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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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