I came across a quote the other day by author Shannon Hale. She begins: I am (as usual) attempting to write a book that’s too hard for me. I’m telling a story I’m not smart enough to tell. The risk of failure is huge. I was stunned at how well that described where I am […]
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I’m Not Smart Enough to Tell This Story
Posted in Encouragement, Inspiration, Musings, My Life, Writing on April 28, 2016 | 4 Comments »
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 […]
Ah, To Be Shelved With My Own Kind…
Posted in Musings, My Life, Publishing, Speculative Fiction on February 16, 2016 | 22 Comments »
Yesterday morning my husband surprised me with a breakfast-and-lunch date, and a trip to Barnes & Noble sandwiched in between. (He’s pretty awesome, if you ask me!) Rambling around the bookstore, I was struck by something I’d never thought about before. There is, of course, the science-fiction and fantasy section – packed to the gills […]
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 »
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 […]
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 […]
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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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