November is fast approaching, and if you’ve never taken part in NaNoWriMo, you might wonder what all the fuss is about. The aim is to write 50,000 words in 30 days. Some people take the entire month to hit it, knowing if they manage 1,667 words per day, they’ll hit their goal. Others write in spurts. They may write 5,000 words one day and nothing over the next three. Or they may hit their goal number early and stop writing…
Imagine me throwing a handful of the confetti I keep in the drawer of my writing desk and shouting, “Happy September!” Can you picture it? All the lovely tissue paper confetti raining down and covering the floor in a splendid pastel rainbow. Some of the shiny gold pieces may blind you in the sun. Don’t worry about the mess. I’ll vacuum it up later. For writers getting ready for NaNoWriMo, September is the starting point. It’s time dedicated to coming…
When I sit down to write, I like to have music playing to block out background noises. The kids’ deep discussion on the pros and cons of horse racing, the husband’s work meeting with people from around the world, or the neighbor’s toddler gurgling with delight as he chases his ride on car around the court. It’s easy to be distracted by these things. Especially the adorable toddler who takes great glee in walking up the steep driveway behind his…
For thirty-eight years, a lame man has lived at the Pools of Bethesda. It sits near the Sheep Gate, or market, outside the temple. A place bustling with life, health, and wellness. The people hurrying through, turn a blind eye to the suffering, broken outcasts who lived at the nearby pools. They are unmoved by what they see, jaded by the normality of walking past it so often. Immune to the brokenness that lives within this place known as The…