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Comment on A Writer’s Life – Part Two by Ian

Hi,

Thanks for the encouraging words. I’m glad you connected with the “writer’s Life” podcasts, especially my thoughts about writing and solitude. I feel the same way about reading great writers as well. I stayed home for two days and read Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” a few weeks back. What a gift (and distraction!)

Ian

Comment on Thoughts on Spiritual Practices by Ian

Hi Lisa,

I’d be glad to talk more about Catholic practices and practitioners. I’m not an expert on the topic but I’ll try to share what I know.

Cheers,

Ian

Comment on Thoughts on Spiritual Practices by Lisa

I listened to this latest podcast episode on the weekend, and since it’s an international call for me to call the feedback number, I thought I’d comment here.

I’d love to hear more about Catholics as spiritual practioners – you mention it, and say you’ll circle back, but never do. As someone from a conservative evangelical background who is currently exploring liturgical traditions and Catholicism in particular, this is a topic that I’d love to hear more about!

Comment on A Writer’s Life – Part Two by J. Collard

I just listened to the “Writer’s Life” podcasts. I really enjoyed them both. Ian – I really hear you about why you chose the medium of writing over the vast array of other mediums. I too love orchestrating words and sentences and phrases; but mostly I love writing and saying what I so want to say. It’s the idea that there is something beautiful in the difficult process of articulating what is inside of me, or of what is outside of me that I am trying to understand.

I also really resonate with your thoughts about being alone, and how writing can help to break (at least this is the way I am interpretting what you said) that sense of aloneness that we feel. My favorite quote about writing (one that I’m sure you’ve heard) is C.S. Lewis’s quote, “We read so that we know we are not alone.” I love that. We are alone, and yet in some ways, our sense of aloneness is an illusion.

Comment on Why Everyone Should Write a Six-Word Memoir by suzy sammons

oops. I sent in a SEVEN word memoir

how about this:

Scandalous Life redeemed by scandalous grace

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Comment on A Writer’s Life – Part Two by Ian

Cheers!

Comment on A Writer’s Life – Part Two by Nathan Hov

Ian,

I enjoyed listening to this series. It captures that trying to write something is a toil. I liked that waiting is part of the writing. So I guess I an writing a lot these days, rather, waiting for the story to develop. Can’t wait to read Jesus, my father and the CIA.

Comment on A Writer’s Life – Part One by Ian

Hi Bud,

Thanks for your kind words. I’m glad CF is an encouragement to you right now. I hope the stormy season accomplishes its work in you, sooner than later.

Cheers,

Ian

Comment on A Writer’s Life – Part One by Bud Tidman

Rich Mullins said that writing music was, for him, like fishing. All these great songs are out there it’s just a matter of who’s going to catch one first! Interesting to hear you talk about writing in a similar way.

I was recently introduced to your work by a friend who aspires to write and who attended a break out session at a writers conference where you spoke. I was encouraged by Chasing Francis and am starting to read it now for the second time. While my evangelical roots are causing me to struggle with some of the more mystical elements of the story there is much I have found there to cling to during a stormy time of my own.

I will be looking forward to reading more from your pen . . .

Thanks for the encouragement,

Bud Tidman