There is no point in using the word 'impossible' to describe something that has clearly happened.
Everyone should read, we say, but we act as if only those with special talent should write.
If a period is a stop sign, then what kind of traffic flow is created by other marks? The comma is a speed bump; the semicolon is what a driver education teacher calls a “rolling stop”; the parenthetical expression is a detour; the colon is a flashing yellow light that announces something important up ahead; the dash is a tree branch in the road.
Having the urge to write is one thing; acting on it is another.
For what good is freedom of expression if you lack the means to express yourself?
Writing is not magic. It’s a craft, a process, a set of steps. As with any process, things sometimes break down. Even in a good story, the writer runs into problems. So the act of writing always includes problem solving.
Riffing on language will create wonderful effects you never intended. Which leads me to this writing advice: 'Always take credit for good stuff you didn't intend, because you'll be getting plenty of criticism in your career for bad stuff you didn't mean either. '
A weak understanding of what the Bible says about sin is tied to a weak understanding of what the Bible says is achieved by the cross.
To cease to love -- that is defeat.
Teach him to think for himself? Oh, my God, teach him rather to think like other people!
The most advanced nations are always those who navigate the most.