Thanks to all of you for your encouragement and education. I just finished reading "Hate on the Church" and "Horror/Christian Compatibility." Has been eye-opener to read everyone's input.
Since rejoining the AW community, I have submitted 10 articles for pub. Have two or three more in my Dana being edited. But my problem is this:
I want to do what most of you guys are already proficient at and I find myself jumping up and down in the presence of the Father, saying "Do me, do me!" I am talking about fiction.
One of you (sorry I can't recall name) just finished a reference work on the Holy Spirit. That type of writing is more or less my cup of tea. My "articles" are mostly devotional thoughts like you sometimes hear ministers use in opening their sermons- lite and fluffy illustrations.
When I try fiction, I find myself sitting there staring at my blinking cursor. I am doing a lot of reading and study and might could even teach about forming a character or what makes a plot. But I can't bring myself to write even a short story. What is wrong with me? Not really looking for answer to that question. It's just the way I feel sometimes. I have ministerial background. Love to expound verse by verse the Scripture. Don't enjoy preachy fiction. Certainly don't want to create any. What's a good start? I guess like Nike says, "Just do it!" I think once I get started there'll be no stopping me.
Since rejoining the AW community, I have submitted 10 articles for pub. Have two or three more in my Dana being edited. But my problem is this:
I want to do what most of you guys are already proficient at and I find myself jumping up and down in the presence of the Father, saying "Do me, do me!" I am talking about fiction.
One of you (sorry I can't recall name) just finished a reference work on the Holy Spirit. That type of writing is more or less my cup of tea. My "articles" are mostly devotional thoughts like you sometimes hear ministers use in opening their sermons- lite and fluffy illustrations.
When I try fiction, I find myself sitting there staring at my blinking cursor. I am doing a lot of reading and study and might could even teach about forming a character or what makes a plot. But I can't bring myself to write even a short story. What is wrong with me? Not really looking for answer to that question. It's just the way I feel sometimes. I have ministerial background. Love to expound verse by verse the Scripture. Don't enjoy preachy fiction. Certainly don't want to create any. What's a good start? I guess like Nike says, "Just do it!" I think once I get started there'll be no stopping me.
