I think we begin to tune into our creative subconscious by reading and by reading attentively, by listening to what we read and by listening to other people. Very often when talking to other people we… more →
Confessions of a Writerwrote 7 months ago: Hierarchy is a bit of a dirty word nowadays. We like the words equality and egalitarianism. The Decl … more →
wrote 10 months ago: I think we begin to tune into our creative subconscious by reading and by reading attentively, by li … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Madeleine L’Engle’s reflections on a writing life are popular among visitors and followe … more →
wrote 1 year ago: In a lecture at Wheaton I quoted the Anglican theologian, H. A. Williams, “The opposite of sin … more →
wrote 1 year ago: In prayer and in the creative process, the mind and the heart, the intellect and the intuition, the … more →
wrote 1 year ago: My attempt to grapple with large, looming life decisions as I enter (or maybe just continue upon) th … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This morning I have updated the Pages of the blog, and I thought we would turn again to Madeleine L … more →
wrote 1 year ago: In the creative act we can experience the same freedom we know in dreams. This happens as I write a … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We will not have the courage…to keep our child’s creativity, unless we are willing to be … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Scientists and artists both know that visions and inspiration come when least expected. Often we wil … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The fact that Wrinkle is deeply embedded in both theology and physics had little to do with me, and … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The writer of science fiction—as all other fiction—draws on present knowledge and past history, and … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I am often asked how I came to write A Wrinkle in Time. Even with all the hindsight of which I am ca … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I’m not going to define the creative impulse. I don’t think it’s definable. There … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Recently I was listening to an old lecture by Jeff Overstreet at Seattle Pacific University. He was … more →
wrote 2 years ago: A book that I have enjoyed reading lately is Walking on Water by Madeleine L’Engle. It contains a se … more →
wrote 2 years ago: The Summer of the Great-Grandmother By Madeleine L’Engle First Published in 1974 “Tell me a story wh … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I had a blast Sunday! I started to have my regular jog/run at 5:30 in the morning. 2 hours later I … more →