Tag Archives: Writing

Diversions

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Jill English Johnston

I started to write about distractions that interrupt my writing. But as I reviewed those things keeping me from writing, I realized they were diversions rather than distractions. Distractions are pesky little critters that sidetrack me from what I’m working … Continue reading →

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Featured Author: Allison Pittman

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Jill English Johnston

Recently, some published members of our local ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) chapter rented a booth at a nearby weekend arts & crafts fair to sell their books. Although I am still unpublished, I offered to come and help with the … Continue reading →

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Why I Write (and Why I Don’t)

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Jill English Johnston

Having finished my revisit with The Creative Call by Janice Elsheimer, I have now picked up Writing Creative Nonfiction edited by Carolyn Forche and Philip Gerald.  It is a composite of essays of over thirty creative nonfiction writers.  The first time I picked … Continue reading →

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Every Day?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Jill English Johnston

Writing… isn’t about getting it published; it’s about you and what God wants to do with you in your life. Janice Elseheimer I have always wanted to write a book, to see it on the shelf, to see it in … Continue reading →

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Inspiration

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Jill English Johnston

Inspiration far more often comes during the work than before it because the largest part of the job of the artist is to listen to the work and to go where it tells him to go. Madeleine L’Engle I have … Continue reading →

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