Whenever I start work on a new VBS, I try to immerse myself in in the theme, especially if I feel I am not sufficiently familiar with it to do it justice. Last year when working on our Wild West themed VBS we watched a lot of westerns. Not just any westerns–since we were going …
Category: writing
Jun 26
Quotable: Ernest Hemingway
“Write drunk, edit sober.” I had to learn this one from my daughter. Not that she drinks–that I know of–but the other night while I was up late working on the script for Vacation Bible School, I was typing so fast because my brain was firing ideas faster than I could record them, and I …
May 14
Quotable: C. S. Lewis in Surprised by Joy
‘Who are you? Nobody. Who is Porridge? THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON THERE IS.’
Feb 20
Nothing to be jealous of…
Madman posted recently that he was ‘surprised’ at the amount of activity to the blog right after I posted my first post after a several year hiatus. Really, there isn’t anything to be jealous of. People like variety in their diet. I know when I eat the same thing daily, like salads, there comes a …
Feb 18
Site stats and posting frequency
I update the site every three days. Heather makes one post after a two year break. Observe which one gets the most attention:
Jan 16
Quotable: Raymond Chandler
“What a waste of money! What a waste of time! It’s no answer to say that I was well paid. Nobody can be adequately paid for wasting his time.” From a letter to Alfred Hitchcock, which can be seen in its entirety at Letters of Note.
Jan 04
VBS 2013 Development Diary: #1
Every year since 2004* I either write or co-write the script for the skits that we use in our church’s vacation Bible school, as well as acting, directing / co-directing, designing the logo, and creating and/or supervising the production of the sets, props, and costumes. It can be massively rewarding, and a ton of fun. …
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