We are in the peak of busy season for my job, so it has been difficult to write creatively in my free time. However, I am excited to share that a personal narrative I wrote in the spring and submitted to a podcast was accepted and just aired this week! The Habit Podcast (Conversations with [...]
Tag: creative writing
Lord of the Sabbath: Published in a Print Journal!
Writing (as with any kind of art) can take a long time, but publishing takes so much longer! I wrote an essay more than two years ago of which I was really proud. The Lord of the Sabbath: How Jesus’ Lordship Offers Rest recounts my experiences developing a practice of Sabbath and what I learned [...]
Short Story Published!
I had a fictional short story published by Heart of Flesh Literary Journal this week! My story, entitled Through the Hedge, can be found here. If you'd like to browse the larger journal or purchase a print copy, you can do so here. I'm staying "on brand" as this story features children, birds, and old [...]
Working Without Distraction: Writing Retreat
For my personal vacation this year, I went on the Focus Writing Retreat with the Habit. The idea for this retreat was to provide the opportunity for focused time on a writing project, while at the same time providing community and social activities as a group so we wouldn't go crazy (the organizer had some [...]
The Impracticalities of Living in a Shoe
As part of The Habit Membership this month, we've been participating in an online class, reading The Magician's Nephew, discussing writing techniques, and practicing with writing exercises. Last week, the writing exercise was to focus on the subjective experience of characters in a story about which the readers would already know the objective "facts". Enjoy [...]
I’ve Got a Bad Case of Poetry: The Book Arrived!
This past week brought the end product of an anthology that was dreamed up years ago by Bandersnatch Books. I entered in on the project two years ago when they put out a call for submissions of new children's poems. It was eight or nine months before I found out that a poem I submitted [...]
I’m Not Creative: Analyzing Myself as a Writer
A few years ago, my workplace gave me a comprehensive assessment (the Pro-D assessment) based on nine key career values. The assessment ranks the career values against themselves in three areas, mission, competency, and style. I found it extremely accurate and insightful! Recently, I revisited the assessment results, but with my writing work in mind. [...]
An Exciting Publishing Goal Met: “I’ve Got a Bad Case of Poetry”
As I shared in a recent writing update, this past year did not feel very successful in terms of my publishing goals. I received many more rejections than the previous year. However, with the many rejections also came one acceptance which was very exciting for me! Toward the end of 2023, I heard about the [...]
Writing Update: The Good and the Bad
This is a writing update, but it is also a reminder not to give up. In the last two years, I've been trying to be more intentional about my writing, seeking to have it published to a larger audience. If you aren't a writer yourself (or maybe you are a writer, but have not sought [...]
My Allegorical Short Story was Published!
If you're following along, I am still working on two more articles in the dating series! However, I wanted to get some feedback from men as I was writing the article geared toward women. That is taking a little extra time. I'm thankful that of the men I asked, none of them have just given [...]
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