The Park in Winter
Our local park is always teeming with people walking their dogs, biking, playing sports, swinging. This is the only time we’ve EVER had it to ourselves. It felt very peaceful and sleepy.
Our local park is always teeming with people walking their dogs, biking, playing sports, swinging. This is the only time we’ve EVER had it to ourselves. It felt very peaceful and sleepy.
Courting Mr. Emerson is the second Christian romance I’ve read by Melody Carlson. Even when something in her books isn’t to my taste, I still can’t stop reading. Courting Mr. Emerson was just such a book – entertaining even when I had concerns or pet peeves. And as its merits outweighed any of my pet …
Do hard times inspire us to write more, or dampen our creative spirit? In this workshop delivered at Poetry Society of Indiana’s 2020 Online Fall Rendezvous, Premier Poet Sarah E. Morin hosts an honest conversation about how living in trying times impacts us as writers.
Help me convince my friend that Jane Eyre and Rochester are a great couple!
Is the Hunger Games prequel as good as the original trilogy? I say it’s better.
Last night we launched the 2020 edition of The Polk Street Review.
Here’s a short clip from the twisted fairy tale writing workshop I gave at Fishers Library (Putting a New Spin on Sleeping Beauty). You have another chance to attend Oct 7 in Noblesville! For bonus points, spot the Star Trek reference in the clip.
Are you addicted to fairy tales, but want to tell them your way? I did it, and I’ll show you how you can, too.
It’s my first book trailer for Waking Beauty!
The Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs (recently renamed Poetry Society of Indiana) gathered at McCormick’s Creek State Park a couple weeks ago for fellowship and poems, poems, poems. Here’s a presentation by Lowell, IN, poet, Michael Erdelen, called “Immortality for Poets.” Shown with permission. It was the 37th such gathering for ISFPC, but my … Continue reading
Special Talk at Living Truth, Oct 17, 1:00: Narnia, Sleeping Beauty, and Christian Takes on Fairy Tales Continue reading
This past Friday and Saturday was our inaugural weekend of NICE! Around 30 artists created 47 works of art based on 4 passages from classic literature. Enjoy the video intro and reading of our selections.
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Are you addicted to fairy tales, but want to tell them your way? I did it, and I’ll show you how you can, too. In this workshop for ages 12-adult, author Sarah E. Morin invites you to: Uncover proof that people have been tweaking and twisting folktales for generations. Chat about your favorite modern retellings … Continue reading
Can a sci fi or fantasy story also be Christian? My publisher, Steve Laube of Enclave Publishing, explains some of the key elements of why speculative fiction can be specially suited to grapple with issues Christians face. Continue reading
What would Susan B. Anthony think of Sleeping Beauty? The beautiful historic Indianapolis Propylaeum is a perfect setting for me to talk about two of my favorite topics: historic women’s rights and writing fantasy. Continue reading
My publisher, the wonderful Steve Laube of Enclave Publishing, answers the question you’ve all been asking:
What is Christian Speculative Fiction? And is there such a thing as Christian horror? Continue reading
In which Alys and I play with a green screen and talk about classic literature and art on TV. There is still time to submit for NICE! Continue reading
For readers of Christian spec fic: Free stuff from Enclave Publishing and their authors! Knife by R. J. Anderson: enter the giveaway on Goodreads. THIS BOOK LOOKS AMAZING! The Daughter of Light ebook is FREE FOR EVERYONE right now on Amazon! Morgan Busse is the awesome author I did my book launch with this past April. Hurry, … Continue reading
Today I want to introduce you to a special new author (really two authors!) by the name Storm Sandlin. I met Ben Cornwell and Millie Williams at a fairy tale workshop at Elwood Library this past spring. Although their writing genre is not fairy tales per se, I immediately saw we shared a passion for … Continue reading