I realize my last post was more than a little incoherent. Why? Because I was forcing myself to write in the blog when my heart wasn't in it... and when I didn't feel God's prompting.

Today I put in a long writing session and feel that writing more would be a mistake. It's exciting to "go deeper" with the characters and see how they interact. I'm still in the process of learning about these people but every day they give me more to work with. 

I'm at the point where their pain becomes mine, in a sense. I feel their worries and griefs and joys. For me that's the best time to write, when the characters have truly come alive for me and I want to spend as much time as possible with them. 

Why? Because I want my writing to be as true and real and compelling as possible. Because I'm working for God, not for myself.

" And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. " -- Colossians 3:17