Several weeks ago I lead a workshop with Professional Writing students at Taylor University, entitled "Superheroes, Symbolism and the Third Space: Writing Christian-themed Stories in Secular Entertainment." What is a Third Space? Third Space is a term I’m basing on a quote Scott Derrickson, director/co-writer of Dr. Strange said in an interview w/ RELEVANT magazine. Derrickson’s …
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1 Corinthians 1:25-29 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise.” 1 Corinthians 1:26a NIV During a trip to Asia, a friend and I volunteered at a foster home. One particular day, the caregivers asked us to take some of the kids with disabilities to a …
Today I got to attend and contribute to Taylor University's 4th Annual Spring Professional Writing Retreat, hosted at Upland Community Church. I'm in the process of converting my workshop script into several blogs, feel free to check out my workshop powerpoint in the meantime. Here are some photos of the event:
Celebrating National Haiku Poetry Day, here's a poem I wrote some time ago on morning prayer and meditation: Essence of Reflection I read the Scripture Ask myself, “What does it mean?” Ask again, again.
C.S. Lewis has hugely influenced Christian thought. Christianity Today voted Mere Christianity the best Christian book of the 20th Century , and The New York Times described Lewis as one of Christian history's most influential members in terms of how many people his work has lead to faith. At the same time, there are always …
What should aspiring writers read? Everything. In this new article released by Dreaming Big Publications, I discuss why it's so important for writers to read widely, including insights from Neil Gaiman, William Zinsser, and other renowned writers.
Some photos from my presentation today at Taylor University's Center for the Study of C.S. Lewis & Friends. Much thanks to Bethany Wilson for taking them as I talked.
G. Connor Salter 