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Miss Sorenson had me at “Hello, class. Welcome to fourth grade.” She was kind, not like that other teacher, who once rapped my knuckles at recess. Even more importantly to my nine-year-old values were Miss Sorenson’s suede pumps. These pumps were the color of purple crayons. Her glamour fascinated me. Purple shoes? But […]
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I am so passionate about artists. We are a deep, wild, creative, unusual, inspiring, intuitive lot, aren’t we? We have the courage to turn ourselves inside out and put it out into the world for others to see. I’m also passionate about living life fully, embracing freedom, empowerment, and joy. I never want to live
“But I’m not a writer,” I whispered to the Lord. It was the last day of my last child’s last year of high school. Does that make sense? For this mother of four it meant my life was about to change drastically. For more than two decades my focus had been upon parenting my children.
Getting published … a dream for many writers. Stories can change the world. Jesus knew that as he shared his parables. Perhaps you want to model Jesus in sharing stories, whether fiction or nonfiction, and we want to help you follow your Spirit-led path in publishing. The Well Publishers has the tools for fulfilling your
There’s a call on your life. God given. Purpose driven. Undeniable. So what’s next? If you’re like most creatives, it’s nigh on impossible to market yourself effectively. When someone at a party asks what you do, you either over-explain it till their eyes glaze over or under-explain your important work with one sentence. “I’m
There are times of ups and downs during life. Does our faith seem to follow the ups and downs? Do we figure God is in control when all good things happen and doubt it a bit when challenges arise? Just over a month ago, we lost our venue for The Well because of Covid fears.
West Michigan oil painter and illustrator Jim Connelly is a true believer—in artistic mission statements. A few years ago, he crafted a statement which named his artistic aim. “As an artist,” he wrote, “I humbly pursue the godly excellence I see in creation by practicing my craft daily with energy and reverence for the gift
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Yes, you read that right. I’m going to be discussing talking heads. Now, I know you’ve all heard the expression before in writing classes. Too often, the gestures and actions only happen from the shoulders up! Once again, you read that right. Let’s look at these samples: “I don’t know.” Rob shrugged. “Nor do I.”
Amy Straub loves to get to know people and share what’s on her heart in regards to earnest artisans. She has an interest in you. Amy loves to talk about God’s creation. She loves sky art and how impacting it is to her soul. She knows God is an amazing artist. Her favorite inspirations are
What’s in your hand? Have you ever taken the time to write down your strengths, your gifts and your abilities? Statistics tell us that the average speaker only sells books to 2% of her audience. That means that in a group of 100 people, she only sells 2 books. It’s not that you don’t have
Linda Olson is one of our faculty members at The Well. Enjoy this encouragement as she describes an upcoming workshop she’ll be teaching at The Well. What do you do when you get discouraged? Do you withdraw, get angry or check your cupboard for the junk food? Those are typical things that many of
Excerpted from Cynthia Beach’s Creative Juices: A Splash of Story Craft, Process & Creative Soul Care (2019) I was struggling. As I revised my novel manuscript, The Surface of Water, I was seeing only the edge of a character’s backstory. In the backstory, character Trish is assaulted. But I couldn’t yet see it. I really