A Teen-acious Moment with Penelope Chirolde

by | Aug 11, 2014 | Blog, Writing

  Today marks the first of monthly conversations I will be having with teens who are TEEN-ACIOUS. In a word, tenacious is determined, and if you stick around for the following interview, and all those to follow, you will see that our world is full of Young Adults...

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WRITE2IGNITE?

by | Aug 4, 2014 | Blog, Writing

 Jean Matthew Hall, Director of Write 2 Ignite   I’m happy to welcome Jean Matthew Hall today to talk about writing, particularly the inception of a wonderful group called Write 2 Ignite!.  Wherever you are on the writing journey–seasoned, newbie or...

Taking a Break from Writing (sort of)

by | Jul 28, 2014 | Blog, Writing

It’s summertime, and the livin’ is easy!  It’s the time when regular routines are broken by intentional fun and games.  So last week, our granddaughter, Anna, came to visit and all things writerly took a break (sort of).   Imagine being ready to pop climbing all...

An Inside View of a Savant’s Mind

by | Jul 21, 2014 | Blog, Mental health

  Daniel Tammet was born on a blue day, because January 31 fell on a Wednesday in 1979, and in his autistic mind, that is how he visualizes that date.  Tammet is one of only fifty living savants in the world, and the only one who has been able to articulate how his...

Trailer and Tumblr

by | Jul 14, 2014 | Blog, Mental health, Writing

It’s just about a week short of three months to launch day for CRAZY and, well, things are cranking up!  First, the really exciting news.  This very morning Eerdmans is revealing the trailer on their website.  I know, I know, some of you already saw it on Face...