Should I write slow?

Should I write slow?

I’m reading an amazing book right now, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Her first book, Seabiscuit, was an amazing piece of research and storytelling. Ten years later, she delivers again with a true story about Louie Zamperini, an Olympic athlete who fought in the...
Greased, hairless, wrathful cat

Greased, hairless, wrathful cat

I’m writing a spiritual warfare book, as many of you know. Although I have it mapped out and well researched, writing it has become much like trying to wrestle a greased, hairless, wrathful cat. Hairless because those type of cats just freak me out (as does the...
How do you get started writing? 12 ways.

How do you get started writing? 12 ways.

Yesterday I received this email (and Andrea’s given me permission to use her question): Hi Mary, I would like to know how to get started writing. I have all of these ideas, thoughts, and memories running around in my head and am not sure how to coral them into...
Mary-Anne Crooks Thin Place: Whisper of Death

Mary-Anne Crooks Thin Place: Whisper of Death

“Whisper of Death, My Fight of Faith” is the title of Mary-Anne’s book about her fight with cancer. She also writes novels about her homeland, South Africa. You can find her online at her website, on Twitter (@Mary-AnneCrooks) and on her Facebook Fan Page....