Pixar-in-a-Box “The Art of Storytelling” is a free online course in storytelling is available here.
Their three minute introduction is our Fun Friday for today. Enjoy!
Family Christian Stores Closes All Locations
Last Thursday Family Christian Stores (FCS) announced they will be closing all 240 locations in 36 states, liquidating their inventory, and laying off over 3,000 employees. It is a sad day for Christian retail. In this case, the only surprise is that it came so soon after their previous bankruptcy reorganization. In February 2015 FCS suddenly declared bankruptcy and it was not until June of that …
Fun Fridays – February 24, 2017
Creativity comes in all forms. Taking the familiar and making it something beautiful and new. Brilliant.
What is Your Attention Span?
I came across the study that claims the average person now has a shorter attention span than that of a goldfish. Eight seconds. This means most people tend to lose concentration in less than ten seconds. As an experiment, I read the above paragraph out loud. It took about 10 seconds to complete. That means I just lost you. At least the goldfish will swim around its bowl and come back to the same …
The Extroverted Writer
Since we looked at the introverted writer last week it is only appropriate that we address the extroverted writer. Before we go further it is important to understand the intrinsic weakness of any label. People are much more complex then introvert or extrovert. At the same time such labels can help us understand each other’s inclinations and limitations. Extroverted can mean many things. …
Fun Fridays – February 3, 2017
This might be a stretch, but still entertaining. This kind of thing is only for posers. I had to bend over backwards to find today’s Fun Friday. Hope you have a flexible sense of humor. Have fun with your reading this weekend! HT: Trissina Kear
The Introverted Writer
Here is a question from Trisha: I consider myself a deeply introverted person. I write because I can express myself on paper so much better than in conversational settings. When it comes to getting published, how do you think the personality of the author is weighed in respect to publishers and agents considering an author for publication? In other words, does a more bubbly personality get …
Fun Fridays – January 27, 2016
Sometimes humor and parody strike a little too close, but funny nonetheless. Enjoy this very clever send up of how to become a successful Christian music artist!