Being self-employed can be discouraging. As most of you probably know, I work part-time from home writing, editing, producing audiobooks, as well as doing other writing-related things like blogging, podcasting, marketing, etc. I love it–working with stories, sharing my work, getting to be home most of the time. It’s what I want in life. But it can still get lonely.…
Words have meaning Scribbled pencil letters of a child Carefully penned journal entries The rapid keystrokes of a novelist Words have power A lover’s whispered promises A politician’s telepromptered speech The commands of a boss for his subordinate Words have value The ten commandments penned by the Divine Quilled acts and scenes by Shakespeare The latest Readers’s Digest Words have…
In the beginning was the Word. That’s the opening of the biblical book of John in the New Testament. But it’s also the truth regarding one of my favorite forms of storytelling–filmmaking. I recently attended the third annual Christian Worldview Film Festival in San Antonio, Texas. I’ve been attending Christian film festivals since 2007, and I’ve seen the world of…