Overwhelmed

I’m finished with the Blue Ridge Christian Writers’ Conference this year and the first thought in my head is…overwhelmed. For the hour and a half drive back over the fantastic mountains to my home in Tennessee, I contemplated the impossibility of my...

The Point of Plotting

I’m attending the Blue Ridge Christian Writers’ Conference this week in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Besides spending my days in the lovely Blue Ridge Mountains, I have the opportunity of listening to some fabulous presenters and meeting lots of other...

Heavenly Hooding Ceremony

I was invited to speak at the hooding ceremony of some of my graduate students this past weekend. It was a nice experience, one I’d hadn’t participated in since I was hooded ten years ago, and I’d forgotten the emotional intensity that can accompany...

Temperments as Characterization help

David Kerisey has studied personalites for over 20 years. In his book Please Understand Me, he lists four basic temperments with four subgroups under each one. The four main temperments are: Guardian, Artisan, Rational, and Idealist.I’m currently using the...

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