Writer. Contributing Editor at The Discarded Image. Digital Content Strategist. Here's where I publicly explore the books I'm reading, the projects I'm working on, and other current interests. Category Archives for On writing
A Circle of Quiet
One of the books I received for Christmas is Madeleine L’Engle’s A Circle of Quiet, which seems to be a favorite of her fans. (One of those who enthusiastically recommended it to me is Rachel, a “friend of my right … Continue reading
L’Engle on writing in community
I finished Walking on Water a week or two ago, but as I mentioned in previous posts, I have been ruminating on it as a “writer’s devotional†of sorts. I am still going back over my notes and thinking through … Continue reading
L’Engle on writing for children
Because her A Wrinkle in Time won the Newbery Medal, L’Engle became known primarily as a Christian children’s writer. She despised the pigeonhole because “the implication is that I am to be read only by children, and Christian children at … Continue reading
L’Engle on failure and success
Success isn’t guaranteed. This delightful truism has cropped up in my ongoing reading of Madeleine L’Engle’s Walking on Water (see a previous digest here). L’Engle discovered this when she had trouble selling manuscripts even after her first books had done … Continue reading
L’Engle on rebellion and obedience
I read writers on writing generally in two (recurring) seasons of my life: either when I am trying to jumpstart the writing life after a period of concentrating elsewhere, or when I am bogged down in the worries and labor … Continue reading
