Brianna Merritt invited me to guest post on her blog today. I wrote on how having a “thick skin” isn’t the most important thing when it comes to sharing our creative work: What if, in spite of all my logical mental preparation, I can’t handle negative reviews? What if I’m a pathetically oversensitive snowflake after […]
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Guest Post at Brianna Merritt’s Blog
Posted in Book Releases, Encouragement, Guest Posts, Musings, My Books, Preaching to Myself, Writing on March 25, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
I Want to Be a Persons-Pleaser
Posted in Christian Living, Musings, My Life, Preaching to Myself on November 4, 2016 | 7 Comments »
Something imperceptible shifted in me in the last couple of months. The first time it felt like a fluke – I was having a good day, apparently, nothing special. The second time it barely caught my notice – a passionate moment of boldness, probably too bold, but whatever. The third time it took me by […]
On Living in a Box
Posted in Christian Living, Musings, My Life on September 6, 2016 | 6 Comments »
Sometimes my life feels like a long saga of making proclamations to myself… I would never do that. Nah, that’s not really for me. That’s not my thing. Or conversely: This is what I am made for. This is my thing, my purpose. This is who I am. …And then God bringing me around later and […]
Geeking Out Over Noblebright
Posted in Fandoms and Geekery, Inspiration, Internet Life, Literature, Movies and TV, Musings, Philosophy and Worldviews, Speculative Fiction, Writing on August 17, 2016 | 33 Comments »
Last night I discovered the term “noblebright.” I’m still geeking out about it. *happy squeak* 😀 It describes so much of what I write, and the tone of almost all my favorite stories. Finding this term is like finding a word to describe a mood I have seen and loved all my life, but not had a […]
Sunshine Blogger Challenge – 11 Questions Answered!
Posted in Internet Life, Interviews, Movies and TV, Musings, My Life, Writing on July 19, 2016 | 4 Comments »
I was tagged for this fun challenge by Gracie Mae DeLunac! The idea is that you answer the 11 questions the previous blogger asked, and then “tag” 11 other bloggers and write them eleven new questions to answer. I know not everyone enjoys (or likes to pass along) these challenges, so I won’t tag anybody […]
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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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