I love writing, y’all. I am so excited to see the stories that God gives me to pour forth into the world. It is my hope that He will equip me to make them beautiful, theological, and accessible, that people may know Him better through the words they read.
Category: Adventures of a Storyteller
A Time to Find
A few weeks ago, I decided it was high time that I clean out my wardrobe. It had been months since I did so, and it needed it badly, especially the top shelf. Everything in there was a jumbled up mess of medicines and instruction manuals, loose papers, clothing, and batteries. I pulled everything out and set (or tossed) it on the floor at my feet. As I flailed through the shelf’s contents…
Beauty is a Process
Beauty is a process. And nothing is going to be fully and completely beautiful when it is unfinished. Even as its growing, even as its becoming more and more beautiful, it isn’t the finished product yet. Sometimes as something, whether its a story, a house, or me, is growing, it gets uglier before it gets better. But that’s okay, because the ugly isn’t the end product.
Lucy Maud Montgomery and the Hint of the Gospel
Something tells me that Lucy Maud Montgomery knew more about the Gospel than she realized she knew. Deep in her heart, she had some idea that God was not what the religion of the time said He was. You look at the themes of her books, and see that she had a yearning for something better. The actions of her characters speak louder than their words.
The Bookshop by the Beach
The bookstore was a vivid menagerie of color, each of the mismatched shelves brimming with books in every shade you could imagine. One main aisle stretched down the middle of the shop with little alcoves of books branching off from either side. As I headed toward the back…
Resting
I do believe that rest comes in many forms. It looks different for many people. Ultimately, however, there is one denominator that we cannot forget: God is the only one who can give us rest…
Pouring Yourself Into Your Writing
Pouring yourself into your writing is something every writer aspires to do. To be true and real and vulnerable. But how to do it? Where does that desire translate from the heart, to the page?
How to Write a Bad Book
You pick up a book, expecting to enjoy the afternoon immersed in a good story. You are excited by the blurb, eager to learn more about the plot for yourself. You begin to read, and something is wrong. The book is horrible. But why?
Historical Fiction vs Fantasy
Historical fiction and fantasy are known for being two very different genres. But besides the obvious content variations, why aren’t the genres more similar? While historical fiction requires…
The Best Storyteller and the Best Story Idea
Who’s writing your story? Not your WIP, but your life story? And how many ideas are you contributing to the greatest Storyteller?
Peace With Skye Peterson
Ever been to a Skye Peterson concert, or listened to her music? I’m telling you, she’s amazing!
I’ve Been Interviewed!
Yes, you read the title correctly! I recently experienced my first interview! Abby, a blogging and writing friend of mine, invited me to come do an interview on the Young Writers series she’s featuring on her blog, Lady Bluebird. I was ecstatic to do so and very grateful to have the opportunity. I had so…
My Experience with NaNoWriMo 2022
For those of you who don’t know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It’s a time when writers and authors all over the world spend time writing as much as they can. Typically, people participating in NaNoWriMo (or Nano for short) finish the first rough draft of a novel during the month of November….
My Writing Journey (Among Other Things)
Greetings, friends, and welcome to Ella’s Tea Table. I am so very excited to finally start this blog after nearly a year of planning, writing, and dreaming. I am extremely thankful to all the friends who advised me about software, helped me brainstorm ideas, or just encouraged me like crazy. Y’all are amazing! So that…