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Thoughts on faith, imagination, and the creative life. A place for deeper questions and new perspectives.

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FAITH & CREATIVITY

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AI Won’t Kill Human Creativity. It May Make Human Craftsmanship More Valuable.

August 18, 2026 · Donovan M. Neal

What happens to the value of human craftsmanship when creative work can be produced at enormous scale?

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FROM THE JOURNAL

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How to develop a novel character by answering 17 easy questions.

May 5, 2014 | Authorprenuership

The power behind any novel is not just if it has an awesome plot. But if it has characters that move the reader. Character development is something that is learned. It's...

The Author With The Biggest Mailing List Wins

Apr 30, 2014 | Authorprenuership, Marketing Tips

Need to sell books? Better learn to capture emails! A great blog post that explores why YOU need an email list. Check it out at the link below!...

Author Interview: Philip Dodd

Apr 30, 2014 | Christian Commentary

Today I am pleased to introduce to my audience the author of the Christian Fiction novel, Angel War. I was pleased to meet him on Goodreads, and as his work deals with the same...

Music for the next novel has been selected!

Apr 23, 2014 | Authorprenuership, The Third Heaven: The Birth of God

[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRaiHkfh5Rg[/embedyt] In the next novel, Heaven has been decimated by war. Michael’s mind reels with visions of the future revealed to him by El,...