{"id":2393,"date":"2015-10-12T06:48:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T06:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.benjeapes.com\/?p=2393"},"modified":"2025-02-04T16:57:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T16:57:58","slug":"more-than-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benjeapes.com\/index.php\/2015\/10\/more-than-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"More than Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More than Writers<\/a> is the blog of the Association of Christian Writers,\u00a0with daily posts on any aspect or aspects of writing and faith, in any degree of combination. I have the pleasantly mind stretching task of thinking of something for the tenth of each month, and so far have produced:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2025\/01\/filling-in-holes-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filling in the Holes<\/a>: using less to say more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2024\/12\/let-go-by-ben-jeapes_0705385876.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Let go!<\/a>: trusting God to fill in the gaps.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2024\/11\/from-marketing-i-came-and-to-marketing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From marketing I came, and to marketing I have returned<\/a>: on life&#8217;s strange cycles.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2024\/10\/using-our-powers-for-good-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using Our Powers for Good<\/a>: why don&#8217;t scammers use their creative powers to write a story?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2024\/09\/casting-bread-practical-example-by-ben.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casting Bread: A Practical Example<\/a>: you don&#8217;t know if your new project will fizzle or be the next big thing, so just do it and see.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2024\/08\/by-their-fruits-you-will-know-them-by.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">By their fruits you will know them<\/a>: the dark art of marketing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2024\/07\/five-into-one-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Five Into One<\/a>: when embellished facts are just as true as the originals.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2024\/06\/analogue-faith-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Analogue Faith<\/a>: yet another reason why AI will never take over, and why it doesn&#8217;t deserve to.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2024\/05\/its-not-just-memoirs-you-know-by-ben.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It&#8217;s not just memoirs, you know<\/a>: embrace the imposter syndrome and use it for good.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2024\/04\/judas-why-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Judas. Why?? By Ben Jeapes<\/a>: even a villain character deserves respect.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2024\/03\/times-and-seasons-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Times and Seasons<\/a>: happy endings don&#8217;t last forever and it&#8217;s dishonest to suggest otherwise.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2024\/02\/but-what-is-truth-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">But What Is Truth? By Ben Jeapes<\/a>: when just the words aren&#8217;t true enough.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2024\/01\/lessons-in-life-from-midge-and-susie-by.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lessons in Life from Midge and Susie<\/a>: always be the servant who does something with their talents.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2023\/12\/twenty-five-glorious-years-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twenty-five Glorious Years<\/a>: hold onto your dreams, but only lightly because God might have a far better idea in mind.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/gripping-first-lines-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gripping First Lines<\/a>: every story needs a beginning but it doesn&#8217;t necessarily come at the start.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2023\/10\/blessed-are-you-when-reviewer-is-twit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blessed Are You When the Reviewer is A Twit<\/a>: on coping with bad reviews.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2023\/09\/god-of-gaps-in-my-schedule-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">God of the Gaps in my Schedule<\/a>: if you can&#8217;t do things all at once, get them done bit by bit.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2023\/08\/what-are-words-worth-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What Are Words Worth?<\/a>: on the surprising value of liturgy.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2023\/07\/of-re-reading-books-there-is-no-end-by.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Of Re-reading Books There Is No End<\/a>: on returning to a previously-read book.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2023\/06\/the-final-front-ear-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Final Front Ear<\/a>: why I love science fiction.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2023\/05\/a-time-for-gathering-words-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Time for Gathering Words<\/a>: for those weeks when you feel you&#8217;re not accomplishing anything.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2023\/04\/accents-clear-and-still-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Accents clear and still<\/a>: phonetic transcription of accents. Don&#8217;t.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2023\/03\/my-enemys-enemy-not-always-my-friend-by.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My enemy\u2019s enemy \u2013 not always my friend<\/a>: the ethics of ghostwriting, and why Matt Hancock&#8217;s choice betrayed them.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2023\/02\/that-you-are-mindful-of-him-by-ben.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2026 that you are mindful of him?<\/a>: on AI and what it might mean for writers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2023\/01\/letting-language-die-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letting language die<\/a>: how language can change and sometimes a formerly perfectly good should just be allowed to die without fuss.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2022\/12\/theres-no-defence-against-thick-readers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">There\u2019s no defence against thick readers<\/a>: parables \u2013 always so clear-cut in their meaning &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2022\/11\/seest-thou-man-that-is-hasty-in-his.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words?<\/a>: how to do dialogue.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2022\/10\/when-i-consider-thy-heavens-by-ben.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">When I consider thy heavens \u2026<\/a>: getting wonder into your world.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2022\/09\/the-cows-of-cambridge-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cows of Cambridge<\/a>: the creative application of the unexpected.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2022\/08\/the-ninth-commandment-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Ninth Commandment<\/a>: the truth, and why it matters.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2022\/07\/pulling-picard-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pulling A Picard<\/a>: if you&#8217;re going to criticise, get it right.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2022\/06\/family-matters-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Family Matters<\/a>: where and who are your characters\u2019 families? Who do they love?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2022\/05\/image-management-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Image Management<\/a>: how not to over-explain, and trust your readers&#8217; imaginations.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2022\/04\/other-peoples-shoes-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Other People&#8217;s Shoes<\/a>: putting yourself in them.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/recording-inspiration-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recording Inspiration<\/a>: the life-changing advent of voice recognition!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2022\/02\/innocent-as-doves-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Innocent As Doves<\/a>: publishing scams, and how to spot them.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2022\/01\/a-science-fiction-season-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Science Fiction Season<\/a>: no, I haven&#8217;t given science fiction up \u2013 I&#8217;m just, um, not writing any. At the moment.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/the-mysterious-case-of-missing-baby-by.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Mysterious Case Of The Missing Baby<\/a>: unexpected story inspiration. Maybe.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2021\/11\/communication-who-needs-it-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communication &#8211; Who Needs It?<\/a>: why manufacture conflict when it can just happen naturally?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2021\/10\/the-structured-acts-of-apostles-by-ben.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Structured Acts of Apostles<\/a>: the three-act structure.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2021\/09\/lucre-not-always-filthy-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lucre, Not Always Filthy<\/a>: you are worthy of your hire. Yes, you are!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2021\/08\/chapters-of-life.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chapters Of Life<\/a>: trust the author to deliver the goods, no matter how harsh the journey.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2021\/07\/how-big-is-your-god.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Big Is Your God?<\/a>: if you&#8217;re going to challenge orthodoxy, improve on it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2021\/06\/twists-in-tale-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twists In The Tale<\/a>: spitting on a crucifix: not always bad, apparently.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/to-letter-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">To The Letter!<\/a>: applying a <em>Line of Duty<\/em>-style interrogation to the sense of your plot.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2021\/04\/behind-lines-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Behind the Lines<\/a>: balancing the elements and keeping them bubbling equally.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2021\/03\/charles-dickens-never-wrote-single.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charles Dickens Never Wrote A Single Novel<\/a>: laying the groundwork.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/ready-aim-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ready, Aim &#8230;<\/a>: on not getting distracted from your target.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2021\/01\/live-with-it-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Live With It<\/a>: on not getting a TV series.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2020\/12\/one-on-scooter-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One On A Scooter<\/a>: Christmas songs: the good and the really, <em>really<\/em> bad.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/bring-me-my-coloured-coat-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bring Me My Coloured Coat<\/a>: fiction that reflects reality but still has a resolution.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2020\/10\/someone-might-steal-my-idea-by-ben.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Someone Might Steal My Idea!<\/a>: and why would they want to do that, if you actually think about it?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2020\/09\/a-taste-exact-for-faultless-fact-by-ben.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Taste Exact For Faultless Fact<\/a>: authenticity, and how to fake it.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2020\/08\/when-readers-dont-get-it-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">When Readers Don&#8217;t Get It<\/a>: rolling with the critical blows.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2020\/07\/hitting-wall-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hitting the Wall<\/a>: suggestions for those days when the words just don&#8217;t.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/digital-daily-bread-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Daily Bread<\/a>: the latest is not always the greatest.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/splinter-of-ice-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Splinter of Ice<\/a>: how a writer can \u2013 nay, must \u2013 be dispassionate.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/what-can-possibly-go-wrong-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What Can Possibly Go Wrong?<\/a>: expecting the unexpected and making it work.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2020\/03\/dont-fear-flaws-and-fallibility-by-ben.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don&#8217;t Fear Flaws and Fallibility<\/a>: your characters need to be imperfect.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2020\/02\/is-it-about-space-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is It About Space?<\/a>: what is your story &#8220;about&#8221;?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2020\/01\/right-place-right-time-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Right Place, Right Time<\/a>: the vital role of serendipity.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2019\/12\/not-all-words-please-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Not All the Words (Please)<\/a>: less is more.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2019\/10\/say-it-loud-say-it-clear-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Say It Loud, Say It Clear<\/a>: getting right what many Christian memoirs get wrong.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2019\/09\/dont-say-what-you-mean-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don&#8217;t Say What You Mean<\/a>: say what you mean to say by saying the opposite.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2019\/08\/the-labourer-is-worthy-of-their-hire-by.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Labourer is Worthy of Their Hire<\/a>: If you think hiring a professional is expensive, try hiring an amateur &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2019\/07\/would-opposite-be-surprising-by-ben.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Would the Opposite be Surprising?<\/a>: Does your hero have flaws? Are you taking steps to correct them? If so, stop it at once!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2019\/06\/exegeting-reviews-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exegeting Reviews<\/a>: how not to let them go to your head, or your heart.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2019\/05\/the-album-challenge-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Album Challenge<\/a>: strangely, no religious ones.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2019\/04\/triangulating-on-jesus-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Triangulating on Jesus<\/a>: how to have Jesus in your writing without having Jesus in your writing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2019\/03\/its-kind-of-magic-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">It\u2019s A Kind of Magic<\/a>: magic \u2013 authorial and stage.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2019\/02\/kicking-away-blocks-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kicking Away the Blocks<\/a>: making sure your writing really stands up.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2019\/01\/i-must-become-less-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I Must Become Less &#8230;<\/a>: on ghostwriting and what the future might hold.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2018\/12\/the-stalingrad-madonna-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Stalingrad Madonna<\/a>: light and humanity in the most inhuman and darkest of situations.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2018\/11\/suffering-sorted-not-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suffering Sorted \u2013 Not<\/a>: on suffering, and why &#8220;theodicy&#8221; and &#8220;idiocy&#8221; might look so similar.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2018\/10\/born-again-again-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Born Again Again<\/a>: theological gold in Doctor Who.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2018\/09\/pondering-these-things-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pondering These Things<\/a>: letting memory and experience inform your imagination.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2018\/08\/ecumenical-canned-cheese-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ecumenical Canned Cheese<\/a>: memories of the greatest house group ever.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2018\/07\/the-rubber-sheet-theory-of-prayer-by.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Rubber Sheet Theory of Prayer<\/a>: setting the world straight on how prayer works.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2018\/06\/ultrasound-church-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ultrasound Church<\/a>: the church of Acts 2 \u2013 exemplary? No, not really.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2018\/05\/heroic-factasy-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heroic Factasy<\/a>: when history is better than fiction.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2018\/04\/unless-lord-sells-house-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unless the Lord Sells the House \u2026<\/a>: faith, fiction and flat sales.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2018\/03\/misdirection-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Misdirection<\/a>: when not to be wholly straightforward.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2018\/02\/slapped-around-head-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slapped Around the Head<\/a>: \u2026 by the Holy Spirit, no less.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2018\/01\/magi-and-mountains-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Magi and Mountains<\/a>: \u201cmany paths to the top of the mountain\u201d \u2013 so wrong, yet to almost right.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2017\/12\/cool-yule-compromise-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cool Yule Compromise<\/a>: don\u2019t hide your light under a bushel, but maybe turn it down a bit?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.com\/2017\/11\/the-baby-in-bark-lodge-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Baby in the Bark Lodge<\/a>: the Christmas message for people who have never seen a desert, have no idea what a shepherd or a stable is, have never heard of the Emperor Augustus \u2026<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2017\/10\/the-swings-and-roundabouts-of-grace-by.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Swings and Roundabouts of Grace<\/a>: God&#8217;s grace as shown in Abingdon&#8217;s Michaelmas Fair.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2017\/09\/truth-and-beauty-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Truth and Beauty<\/a>: drawing the line between telling a good story and fibbing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2017\/08\/scribble-scribble-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scribble, Scribble<\/a>: testimony upon the second anniversary of going full time.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2017\/07\/under-law-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Under the Law<\/a>: why we should make life harder for our characters.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2017\/06\/silencing-echo-chamber-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Silencing the Echo Chamber<\/a>: on embracing dissenting opinion.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2017\/05\/senses-of-purpose-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senses of Purpose<\/a>: the places we have in the world.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2017\/04\/explaining-hope-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Explaining the Hope<\/a>: on not just taking stuff for granted.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2017\/03\/answers-in-time-and-space-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Answers in Time and Space<\/a>: how I learnt to respect a Creationist.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2017\/02\/feet-of-clay-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feet of Clay<\/a>: the fallibility of our heroes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2017\/01\/seeing-big-picture-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seeing the Big Picture<\/a>: on the effect of context.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/12\/the-other-side-of-advent-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Other side of Advent<\/a>: layering your stories.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/11\/coming-second-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coming Second<\/a>: sidekicks and supporting roles.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/10\/mary-sue-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mary Sue<\/a>: making your characters fallible.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/09\/want-to-see-trick-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Want to See a Trick?<\/a>: on misdirection.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/08\/cracking-spines-for-cracking-reads.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cracking Spines for Cracking Reads<\/a>: why books never grow old.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/07\/poetry-emotion-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Poetry Emotion<\/a>: the rhythm of language.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/06\/location-location-location-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Location, Location, Location<\/a>: when the setting becomes a character.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/05\/fools-for-christ-or-just-idiots-by-ben.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fools for Christ? Or Just Idiots?<\/a>: on not appearing stupid.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/04\/ghosts-in-machine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ghosts in the Machine<\/a>: on ghost writing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/03\/how-its-about-it-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How It&#8217;s About It<\/a>: telling old stories in new ways.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/02\/a-review-of-reviewing-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Review of Reviewing<\/a>: responding to bad (and good) reviews.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2016\/01\/chewie-were-home-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chewie, We&#8217;re Home<\/a>: using imagery.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/12\/prologues-in-general.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prologues, In General<\/a>: use sparingly, if at all.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/11\/to-boldly-sow-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">To Boldly Sow<\/a>: getting the message across without bring preachy.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/10\/logical-captain-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Logical, Captain<\/a>: more on plotting.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/09\/plotting-in-fallen-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plotting In A Fallen World<\/a>: plotting.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/08\/doris-lessing-miss-lydgate-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doris Lessing &amp; Miss Lydgate<\/a>: avoiding the snare of perfectionism and just finishing the darn thing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/morethanwriters.blogspot.co.uk\/2015\/07\/sweary-sweary-bleep-bleep-by-ben-jeapes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sweary Sweary Bleep Bleep<\/a>: on Language, as my maiden aunt might say if I had one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than Writers is the blog of the Association of Christian Writers,\u00a0with daily posts on any aspect or aspects of writing and faith, in any degree of combination. 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