“A story has to be true to be beautiful and good”
Recently, the team was in Birmingham for a certain work-related event. Because we needed a break from what we were […]
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writing
Podcast
The Writer’s Process, Writing Like You Speak, and Coldplay vs Dave Matthews
Since Dave was being all professional and in a meeting, Barnabas and I decided to have a conversation about what
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Podcast
Proposing to propose, taking chances, and the problem of how-to-books
Barnabas is writing a new book. Dave is helping launch a few key new titles for B&H. I’m in the
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Advice for aspiring authors, avoiding comparisons, when not to write
A couple of days before we recorded this episode, a fond memory popped up in my (Aaron’s) Facebook feed about
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Writing
A snapshot of the writer’s life
Late last week, I was able to share the image that every writer loves and seems obligated to share on
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Writing
Weird things writers brag about
Because many writers tend to be terrible self-promoters, you might think writers to be humble. After all, writers are focused
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Writing
Pause, reflect, and start again
I’ve been working on some crazy huge writing projects for the last six months. One, you found out about last
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Writing
A book without a conclusion
The book is nearly done, but the conclusion is not yet written. There’s probably a sermon illustration in that. I’m
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Books
Surprise! I wrote another book
So the news got out yesterday; I wrote a new book, my first book-book in six years: Editing @AaronStrongarm's new
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Writing
The (fourth) greatest gift is saying three words
It’s sometimes fun to overstate special moments in our lives, declaring them “the dream” or the greatest gift we’ve ever
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