Hobbies to the Glory of God (Tim Challies) – Love this!! “I believe that it is God himself who makes each of us enthusiastic for different interests and activities. We can embrace these and have no reason to fear them or be embarrassed by them. We can experience joy—God’s own joy, I think—when we follow this […]
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Simmer Starters – March 11, 2016
Posted in Christian Living, Encouragement, Motherhood, Simmer Starters, Writing on March 11, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
The Influence of Other Stories on The Kraesinia Trilogy
Posted in My Books, My Life, Writing on March 7, 2016 | 10 Comments »
I grew up on stories. I could name them all for you, all the stories I imbibed and adored and obsessed over in my childhood and later in my teens, all the fandoms my siblings and I lived in. (There are far more than represented in this list!) Without a doubt, they influenced my storytelling, […]
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 […]
#WIPjoy March 2016
Posted in #WIPjoy, Inspiration, My Books, Teen/YA, Writing on March 1, 2016 | 6 Comments »
I’ll be a bit busier on Twitter this month than usual…because it’s time for another #WIPjoy!! #JanuaryWIPjoy was so much fun that I decided to make it a bimonthly challenge. Any and ALL authors with a work-in-progress are invited to participate! This is a great way to increase enthusiasm for your WIP and share inspiration […]
Simmer Starters – February 26, 2016
Posted in Christian Living, Controversies, For Your Amusement, Literature, Scripture, Simmer Starters, Writing on February 26, 2016 | 4 Comments »
Narrating Dreams & Visions (Mythcreants) – Sleep stuff fascinates me! This is a good breakdown of information about things like sleepwalking and sleep paralysis, as well as suggestions about how to write dream sequences and visions. In TKT I actually fall afoul of one of their tips to not change tense or switch between 1st and 3rd POV. […]
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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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