I’ve always wondered if Paul in the Bible knew a lot of runners. Oh! Maybe Greek Olympians! Wouldn’t that be cool?! He used a lot of running analogies in his writing. Lately, I’ve started thinking about writing in terms of running. You might have heard me talk about running here. I talk about it on [...]

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          I think I know why I have such a hard time finishing anything. I either pick projects that are huge or I take on activities that don’t have a clear end. If there is no finish, how can I ever say I finished? Take parenting, for example. It’s a decades-long [...]

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You’ve spent weeks, months, years writing your novel. You’ve listened to your characters. Told their stories. Described their hometowns, their friends, their troubles. Then you took a close look at your words to make sure they were the exact ones you wanted. Made sure the verbs were active and descriptive. You took out your highlighters [...]

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