Stories are all about tension. I mean, who would sit down and watch a movie without some sort of tension? I attended this fabulous story workshop a couple of years ago. In it I learned that at its most basic level, a story is about a person who wants one particular thing, and then through […]
Last weekend I led a group of small group leaders through a time of reflecting on 2014 and looking ahead to 2015. I’m posting it here as a resource for you as you begin this new year. The exercise takes about an hour and a half. You will need a journal, a separate piece of […]
Happy New Year my friends! Here I am, back to the writing game after a lovely respite this Christmas season. Every time I take a break I experience some awkwardness as I re-enter my rhythms as a writer. Typically, I doubt my ability to write or just feel as though I have nothing to write […]