Last night I discovered the term “noblebright.” I’m still geeking out about it. *happy squeak* đ 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 […]
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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 »
Simmer Starters – May 13, 2016
Posted in Controversies, Culture and Politics, Motherhood, Philosophy and Worldviews, Publishing, Simmer Starters on May 13, 2016 | 1 Comment »
Since I missed my Simmers last week I had a lot of saved links to choose from!  There are some really good articles here. đ Don’t Let Your Girls Grow Up To Be Moms (Gretchen E K Engel) – Don’t be turned off by the provocative title of the post.  There are really important things to […]
Simmer Starters – February 13, 2016
Posted in Controversies, Creativity and the Arts, Editing, Encouragement, For Your Amusement, Inspiration, Philosophy and Worldviews, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Writing on February 13, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
Business Musings: Serious Writer Voice (Kristine Kathryn Rusch) – This is a great, encouraging article about how every writer’s books should be different and we don’t all have to follow the same rules. How Atheist Authors Steal From God (Mike Duran) – “You canât have bad guys without real evil. You canât have compelling drama without real […]
Simmer Starters – January 16, 2016
Posted in Creativity and the Arts, Movies and TV, Philosophy and Worldviews, Simmer Starters, Speculative Fiction, Teen/YA on January 16, 2016 | 4 Comments »
Hooray!!  The Simmer Starters are back!  I’ve been saving links ever since I stopped blogging…it will be hard to pick the best. đ Blue Pomegranates (Abby Jones) – “[The famous pastor’s] response was to lump all fantastical type stories into a form of discontentment for the world God has created. Not only did he put Twilight […]
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 doesnât change […]