by Zoe M. McCarthy | Aug 29, 2013 | Creating
“Our job in life is not to be successful, but to be faithful.” — Billy Graham You have a dream or calling. You have failures and too few successes. You harbor resistance and discouragement. You ask yourself, “Will I ever be a __________?” My question was: Will I ever...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jun 27, 2013 | Leading
“Take only your imagination seriously.” — Thomas Berger We have a choice. A or B. Temptations slither in and suggest Reason go eat an apple. We make our choice with the serpent’s help. Later, we discover another choice would’ve made life easier. Here’s a creative...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 18, 2013 | Writing
“Men are not moved by things, but the views they take of them.” —Epitectus We storytellers want our characters to be interesting, plausible, and memorable. But often our characters come across as one-dimensional. But with a little work, we can do two things that will...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Dec 27, 2012 | Writing
“Dare to be naïve.” —Richard Buckminster Fuller Two Self-published Books In 1999 before I signed with an agent, I had twelve contemporary Christian short story ideas that came to me like shooting stars from heaven as I studied the Bible. I wrote the stories to...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Dec 13, 2012 | Creating
“Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” —Galatians 6:9 Last Thursday, we focused on the dream and the vision. Today, I’ll show how I transformed my vision of a church library into a reality. Treat the...