Where the Bog Owl Came From
Two weeks from today I’ll start Writing with Feechies, an online creative-writing class based on my first novel, The Bark of the Bog Owl. Writing that book eighteen years ago […]
Where the Bog Owl Came From
Two weeks from today I’ll start Writing with Feechies, an online creative-writing class based on my first novel, The Bark of the Bog Owl. Writing that book eighteen years ago […]
S2: Ep39: Barnabas Piper Isn’t Afraid to Be Happy
This week on The Habit Podcast, I interview Barnabas Piper, author of Hoping for Happiness. We talk about the unrealistic expectations that artists can sometimes project onto their craft, how […]
Treat Yourself! On Reflexive Pronouns
In last week’s discussion of lie and lay, I mentioned the difference between these two sentences: 1. I can’t wait to lie in my own bed.2. I can’t wait to lay my body […]
S2: Ep38: Marilyn McEntyre Speaks Peace
This week on The Habit Podcast, I talk with Marilyn McEntyre, author of Speaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict. We discuss the rich etymological depth of the word “conversation” and […]
The Trouble with Lie and Lay
Last week I marked a batch of stories from my college students. I marked so many lie/lay/lain – lay/laid errors that I got confused myself. I ended up “correcting” at […]
S2: Ep37: Irwyn Ince and the Beautiful Community
In this week’s episode of The Habit Podcast, I speak with Dr. Irwyn Ince, pastor and author of The Beautiful Community: Unity, Diversity, and the Church at Its Best. We discuss […]
It’s Not Your Job to Be a Genius
The first TED talk I remember ever watching was “Your Elusive Creative Genius,” by Elizabeth Gilbert, in 2009. If you aren’t among the 19 million people (literally) who have watched […]
S2: Ep36: Ross King’s Songs Aren’t for Everybody
This week, I talk with Nashville singer/songwriter Ross King about the instructive power of rejection, the complexities of writing for a living in today’s world, and advice for dealing with […]
What Is Creative Non-Fiction?
In recent weeks I’ve had a few people ask me about the term creative nonfiction and how it is different from other, presumably “non-creative” nonfiction. Alice LaPlante offers this definition […]
S2: Ep35: Vesper Stamper
I talk with Vesper Stamper, illustrator and author of A Cloud of Outrageous Blue. We discuss how illustration became for Vesper a doorway into storytelling, what her research into the Middle Ages […]