A Lesson in Listening I love the holiday season… But my job doesn’t. Every author has their own eccentricities when it comes to creating, and one of mine is I need uninterrupted silence. I write best when there are no people around. No music is playing. No phones are ringing. No distractions are calling to me. Let’s face it, from …
I’ve been standing at a crossroads lately. There are many road signs, many different directions to choose from. Wait; Edit Capturing Beauty; Get a paying job; Polish the Brooks series; Start a new story. And as someone who’s a planner, someone who likes to know what’s coming next, I don’t particularly like this junction, yet it’s not a bad place …
Just as I love novels that show authentic, messy lives, I love music that speaks to the broken–music that allows the Christian to remove their smiling, church mask and show true feelings. Every once in a while a song comes out that hits me right where I’m at, a song that speaks my feelings better than I can myself. One …