In the online community, there’s a lot of discussion about being honest. Being authentic. Not creating a fake idealized image of yourself to present to the world. And yet, whether or not you straight-up lie on social media, you’re going to be faking it to some degree. Maybe not actually faking it, but you’re going… Continue reading How To Set Boundaries and Not Overshare Online
Category: The Artist & The Audience
The Rise of “Gritty” Christian Fiction
If you’re reading this post, you probably know what “gritty” Christian fiction is. You might even write it yourself. In fact, there’s a good chance you consider yourself a gritty Christian author. We all know the story. None of us were satisfied with Christian fiction growing up. No variety. Cookie-cutter stories about cookie-cutter people with… Continue reading The Rise of “Gritty” Christian Fiction
Art from Empathy
One night I was up rather late, as I often am, and I was thinking. You’ve probably played with this idea a bit yourself—you know, the one where you start to wonder if anybody is experiencing remotely the same reality. Do we see colors the same hue? Hear sounds the same pitch? Do some… Continue reading Art from Empathy
The Great Audience Question
Over the weekend I read a book by another Christian dystopian author named Angela R.Watts. The book is called The Divided Nation and is the first of a series called The Infidel Books. I’d been watching this book for a while as it made its way around Goodreads, reading review, visiting the author’s blog and… Continue reading The Great Audience Question