by Andi | Sep 28, 2016 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
I’m unsettled in my spirit today. It’s a feeling I know well because it comes when I do something risky, something that I cannot make thrive on my own but something I believe in. It’s raining today, gentle and soft, and that’s fitting for a... by Andi | Sep 17, 2016 | Andi's Book, Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
Kate DiCamillo’s books came out after I was already an adult is a generation after me, so I didn’t have the pleasure of having that childlike excitement of reading them when I was young. Still, thanks to the suggestion of my young friend Lucy, I picked up... by Andi | Sep 14, 2016 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
I have begun a new evening routine. After dinner, I clean up the kitchen, and then I grind the coffee beans and prep the pot for the morning. I set out the mugs and such that we’ll need in the dark of 5am, and I get Philip’s lunchbox down and onto the... by Andi | Jun 8, 2016 | Andi's Book, Written and Wrought
This ending is too easy, Andi. You need to mess it up a bit. Be more honest. The most compelling parts of what you’ve written here, Andi, are your personal reflections. I’d like to see more of those. I love the voice of Mary, but then she starts talking... by Andi | May 25, 2016 | Andi's Book, God's Whisper, Workshop, Written and Wrought
This post is the fourth in a series I’m going about how I see the writer’s process. You can read the previous steps at these links: Give In and Sit Down: The Beginning of the Writer’s Journey Listen Deep. Listen Wide: The Second Step of the...