Ah, so many points to ponder:
“There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect.” ~ Gilbert Keith Chesterton
“Taking joy in living is a woman’s best cosmetic.” ~ Rosalind Russell
“How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.” ~ John Burroughs
“Beauty isn’t worth thinking about; what’s important is your mind. You don’t want a fifty-dollar haircut on a fifty-cent head.” ~ Garrison Keillor
“I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn’t write anything without hope in it.” ~ Oscar Hammerstein
Good Monday to you! Writer Interrupted presents the Carnival of Christian Writers today, April issue. Enjoy.
A beautiful nugget from Candy Arrington , taken from Write to the Heart
“Writing is a ministry because it often involves time and effort with little compensation – at least in worldly terms. But there is certainly the reward of knowing that our words touch lives and write truth on the hearts of our readers. There is great freedom and fulfillment in being Spirit-inspired and directed. This freedom may even lead you to take risks in writing with a Christian voice in secular publications. There are many opportunities to minister to a hurting world. Enjoy the liberty of writing as the Spirit leads and watch as hearts are touched and changed.”
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” ~ Psalm 19:14 (NIV)
Just received this from Carla Gade:
“April’s Carnival of Christian Writers is just around the corner and I just know that you all have some great posts to share! The sun is shining and the Son is shining in your writing experiences. Let’s hear all about it!
Just send along your link with a short blurb about the post. The carnival will be held at Writer Interrupted next Monday, April 27th.”
Carnival of Christian Writers Guidelines
Submission Guidelines:
Christian writers share in the craft of writing fiction, non-fiction, publishing, and anything else related to writing, including their faith. Post must address the craft, call, process, struggle, etc. of writing. Please email the coordinator a blurb about your post.
Email Carla:
carnivalcw@gmail.com
Carnival Coordinator
Recuperating from surgery this week, but haven’t forgotten about you. Got this from a friend today:
“I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor’s permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. But, by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over.”
I’m still laughing…
“”If you’re a singer, you lose your voice. A baseball player loses his arm. A writer gets more knowledge, and if he’s good, the older he gets, the better he writes.”~ Mickey Spillane
“I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.”
~ G. K. Chesterton
“If you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write.” ~ Stephen King
“The first chapter sells the book. The last chapter sells the next book.” ~ Mickey Spillane
“A popular writer writes about what people think. A wise writer offers them something to think about.” ~ Ambrose Bierce
I’m at my other place today, if you care to visit. Also, I’m scheduled for thyroid surgery tomorrow so posting will be delayed a few days. Keep me in your prayers. I’ll see you soon, Lord willing!
“Don’t confuse your success as a writer with your worth as a person. As a child of God, the first has no bearing on the second.” ~Ann Tatlock
May 18-22, 2008
2008 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference
October 5-9, 2008
Advanced Christian Writers Conference
Workshop Descriptions:
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced
If you’ve read the blog So You Wanna Be Published you’ve discovered the tender heart of Mary DeMuth towards writers. Her excellent blog addresses vital topics, near and dear to our writerly hearts.
And if you’ve yet to be published, don’t despair. Mary shares:
“I have to admit before I was published, I thought that if I reached that nirvana called “published author,” I’d have sweet validation. Every day would be smiles and dancing. You know what? I was wrong. Being published is terrific, mind you, but it doesn’t bring happiness or validation. Instead, it adds more stress to your life.”
Mary doesn’t stop there. Please, go read the rest of this wonderful post where Mary explains the difference between “blocked” goals and attainable goals, and where our true validation lies.
Publishing Doesn’t Validate Your Life
Just received info from Joe Carter at Evangelical Outpost, inviting everyone to participate in the 2008 EO/Wheatstone Academy Symposium, sponsored this year by Wheatstone Academy:
Every year I host a blog symposium on a topic of interest to Christian bloggers in the hopes of fostering an engaging and fruitful discussion. Normally, I don’t send out an email promoting the event but I’ve decided to make an exception this year since my generous co-sponsors (Wheatstone Academy, Stand To Reason, Touchstone magazine) have provided over $1,300(!) in prizes.
Topic this year: “If the medium affects the message, how will the Christian message be affected by the new media?”
Joe states:
“Putting together the symposiums takes a huge amount of work but I’ve found it to be a great way for the Christian blogging community to discover new voices and to join together for serious discussion. I hope you’ll help me promote this event by mentioning it on your blogs or by forwarding this email to others who might be interested.”
Top five posts chosen by our panel of judges (James Kushiner from Touchstone magazine’s Mere Comments, Melinda Penner from Stand to Reason, Matt Lewis from Townhall.com, and Matthew Anderson from Mere Orthodoxy) will receive:
(1) A full tuition scholarship for a Christian high school student of the winner’s choice to Wheatstone Academy. [A $950 value]
(2) The ‘Quintessentials’ from Stand to Reason, including the Ambassador Basic Curriculum, Tactics in Defending the Faith DVD, Decision Making and the Will of God CD set, and a signed copy of Greg Koukl’s new book Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air. [A $150 value]
(3) A $200 donation made to Compassion International in the name of the winning blogger.
(4) A full-tuition scholarship to the upcoming GodBlogCon (September 2008). [A $150 value]
(5) A two-year subscription to Touchstone Magazine. [A $59.95 value]
(6) A year subscription to Townhall magazine. [A $34.95 value]
“Those who choose only to write a brief comment promoting the Symposium are still eligible to receive a prize for participating. Anyone who includes a link to Joe’s post and a brief comment will be entered into a separate drawing for one of three copies of The New Media Frontier, forthcoming from Crossway Books.”
And now the link you’ve all been waiting for:
Symposium info
