Into the Fire
Passionate thoughts about the world of writing and the Power of God
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Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The…
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Please, if you don't read anything else today, take the time to go here to read and listen. Please. http://www.ijreview.com/2012/08/13111-obama-takes-heat-for-white-house-intelligence-leaks-military-vets-on-the-attack/ God, your mercy. Please. Please remember your remnant. Please, Lord. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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Today's "five" are questions for you. Can you name your five favorite novels? Do you know of five things that really irritate you? Do you have five favorite beverages? Can you think of five recent blessings? Do you have five favorite sports' figures? God, you've given us so much. Help us to be…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=numFJXf2SiY Without passion fueling the emotion, you get dry, cold, clinical, formulaic, and underwritten. Stories need flair. They need propulsion. They need something to compel a reader to continue onward through those pages. Right? How do you build emotion into your characters? How do you deliver it into your plotline? What emotion do…
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Story is the composite of reality, a revelation of the soul. Father, help me to tell it the way you want me to. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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A broad term and surprisingly – but maybe not – with multiple meanings depending on who you're talking to. When I hear the term, this is what I think of: "I"s dotted. "T"s crossed. Grammar and punctuation in the correct place. Genre-precise. Formulaic. Ordinary. Sticking with the "norm". Expected generic appeal with an established…
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If you've followed this blog recently, you've noticed I've done a fair amount of posts on the restrictions placed on some CBA fiction. Largely these restrictions seem to be a result of promoting "clean and chaste" literature catering to a specific market of readers. Stretching some genres beyond this restrictive labeling has worked…
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Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. 1 John 2:18 (NIV)
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From the Heritage Foundation: Morning Bell: Obama Denies Gutting Welfare Reform Amy Payne August 8, 2012 at 9:15 am (1) The Obama Administration came out swinging against its critics on welfare reform yesterday, with Press Secretary Jay Carney saying the charge that the Administration gutted the successful 1996 reform’s work requirements is “categorically false”…
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