On previous projects, I’ve simply sat down and wrote, and wrote, and wrote, and wrote some more. I did them National Novel Writing Month style (regardless of what time of year it was). I would start with a general idea of what I wanted to write about and a vague […]
What is the Theme of Your Story?
Searching for inspiration for my own writing (we never stop learning!) as well as ideas for this column, I recently picked up The Craft of Novel Writing by Dianne Doubtfire at a local library. It was originally written in the 1970s, so some of the advice has certainly changed. After […]
“Government Pork” by Karina Fabian
Dear Friends: The HHS compromise is no compromise—it’s an escalation, making it impossible not only for the Catholic Church to live according to its beliefs, but any small business that may also believe as the Church does. I wrote this parable to try to put the debate out of the […]