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Requiem for an Inspiration... (October 4, 2009)
Real life is much messier than fiction. In a novel we expect to understand the plot. We expect that all mysteries about the characters will be revealed. We expect that ultimately the story will make sense.We may want all those things in real life too – but all too often, we do not get them. |
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Confessions of an occasional failure... (Sept 1, 2009)
Maybe you need to have had your heart broken. Maybe you need to have your dreams crushed. Maybe you need to have been angry, and tired, and helpless, and guilty, and lost, before you have anything worth writing about. |
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Yes, I am naturally a disaster... (February 23, 2009)
The wonderful thing about becoming a writer is that you can suddenly take all those horribly embarrassing moments from your past that you wished you’d never, ever lived through, and turn them into fiction.
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Everyone’s life is ugly – Lyf told me – it’s just that few people are open about that ugliness. People think acting means putting on a mask – pretending you are something you are not. But in reality it’s taking off masks. Showing people some of the brokenness inside you. It’s true for writing too ... I am not always a likeable person… |
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Fighting with myself... (March 27,2009)
The “push and pull” between the “bitter atheist” (Sam) and the “impatient man of faith” (Nate) was born out of an argument. A fight. A bitter, angry, no holds barred battle, one Sunday morning at my church in
Toronto. That took place inside my own heart.
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This is a terrible thing for a writer to admit... (February 16, 2009)
A writer is supposed to be in control of the story – and yet Nate’s secret kind of snuck up on me and smacked me between the eyes. I still remember the exact moment it hit me. |
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Excuse me, can I name a character after you? (March 10, 2009)
So I walked up to the guy and said, “I’m sorry – you must think I’m insane, but I’m trying to come up with the right name for a character in my new book and I’m just curious what your name is.” |
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