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Glynn YoungOct 10, 20183 minWhere Do Our (Fictional) Characters Come From?My wife has said, more than once, that the main character in my Dancing Priest novels is an idealized version of me. The first time she...
Glynn YoungJun 25, 20183 minHave You Tried Writing by Hand?In the summer between my freshman and sophomore years in college, I taught myself to type, and for a very good reason. I was starting my...
Glynn YoungJun 18, 20182 minWriting: Follow Your Passion?We see a lot of advice these days about following your passion. Determine what your passion is, pursue it, and you will find happiness....
Glynn YoungJun 11, 20183 minInspired by a Horror: Because It MattersGrant’s Trail, a biking-walking-jogging-rollerblading trail in St. Louis some 10 miles long, begins about a mile-and-a-half from my house...
Glynn YoungJun 5, 20183 minWhy Publish? Why Write?My head’s swirling. I’m editing, rewriting, drafting, doing other projects, maintaining a rather hectic if not torrid pace when I’m...
Glynn YoungMay 29, 20183 minHe Wants to See You. Now.The phone rang. Focused on the words on my computer screen, I absentmindedly picked up the phone. “He wants to see you.” “Now?” I asked....
Glynn YoungMay 16, 20183 minThe Story of the Second ChanceI was raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran, courtesy of my mother. I was raised with a strong Protestant work ethic, courtesy of my father...
Glynn YoungMay 8, 20183 minThe Gospel According to Stephen KingThree or four times a day, I receive email notices of conversations on discussion boards and Facebook groups, usually about Christian...
Glynn YoungMay 1, 20183 minMaking the Time for Writing – and Honoring ItIn On Being a Writer: 12 Simple Habits for a Writing Life That Lasts, Ann Kroeker and Charity Craig ask this question: To what extant...
Glynn YoungApr 24, 20183 minI Know My Platform Holds at Least 2 or 3 PeopleThe year 2013 was not the easiest for me or my family. My mother had to be moved from her home of 58 years to a retirement home, which...
Glynn YoungApr 16, 20183 minOn the Power of NoticingOne very vivid memory I have from when I was five years old is from kindergarten. During recess in the front yard of the church which...