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Tag Archives: novel
Lord, Order My Steps
“It’s ‘not by bread alone’ we live, but by ‘every word’ that comes from His mouth (Deuteronomy 8:3). Not every paragraph or sentence, but every word. Not every year or every month, but every moment. God’s word is ‘a lamp … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith
Tagged child, God, Healing River, Matthew 19:26, novel, steps, trust
25 Comments
In Praise of Plotting
At the moment I’m holed up (who isn’t?), working on the “final final” structure of my novel, removing sequences and putting them back, adding sections and then taking them out. I know all the rules and apply them religiously, until … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Story Power, Writing
Tagged editing, frustration, novel, plottinng, story, structure
17 Comments
I Am a Novelist!
When I was a kid I wanted to be everything. I practiced tight rope walking on the chain-link fence behind my buddy Jeff’s house in preparation to join the circus; explored the city sewers, preparing to become a world-class archeologist; … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Story Power, Writing
Tagged childhood, confidence, dreams, funny, goals, novel
54 Comments
The Bird’s Visit
Originally posted on rachelmankowitz:
During the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (the Days of Awe) a bird came to visit my apartment. She showed up midday on Saturday; she was just there when I came back in from…
A Filmmaker’s Journal
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Something Real “Faith-based” movies are in the toddler stage. Hollywood only began to realize there was a large audience for such films when The Passion of the Christ sold massive numbers of tickets to churchgoers in…
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Religion/Faith, Writing
Tagged addiction, forgiveness, novel, Over-the-Rhine
16 Comments
All That Matters
“Love is a perpetual motion machine, the only one that has ever been invented. The more you use it, the more it produces.” ~From the in-the-works novel Over-the-Rhine. “All that matters is faith expressing itself through love.” ~Galatians 5:6
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged Father's Day, Galatians 5:6, love, novel, Over-the-Rhine, perpetual motion
16 Comments
Bear With Me!
To my old faithfuls, and hopefully a few new faithfuls, as well: I’m scrambling to finish the first draft of my novel Over-the-Rhine (based on the screenplay of my feature film of the same name). As a result, I’ll be slow … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Humor, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged funny, joke, novel, Over-the-Rhine
39 Comments
A Filmmaker’s Journal
Turmen Alley A major publisher is considering publishing my novelization of the screenplay for my feature film Over-the-Rhine. Hence I’ve been working on that and had no blog posts planned for today (I sent it to the publisher just minutes … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies, Story Power, Writing
Tagged addiction, drugs, forgiveness, heroin, novel, publishing
17 Comments
A Filmmaker’s Journal
Note: Model in photograph, although strikingly similar in overall manly appeal, is not actually Mitch Teemley A Novel Proposition Exciting, terrifying news! I’m confabbing with a major publisher to do a novelization of my feature film Over-the-Rhine, both due for … Continue reading