Entries categorized as writing

new blogging

On March 4, 2010 / By maggi dawn / 3 Comments
I’ve been doing some work with the person who redesigned this blog. He has been revising my blogging habits with me. When I started blogging seven years ago I wasn’t writing books. Since then I’ve written a lot of articles and three books. A couple of days ago I mentioned the conception of another book. This More...

writing a book

On March 1, 2010 / By maggi dawn / 10 Comments
This week I’ve received some very encouraging mail about my Lent book, which is great to receive in a week when the final edits of my next book have gone off to the publisher. Writing a book is so inspiring and exciting at the beginning, but by the end of it I find my nose More...
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Digimission

On December 2, 2009 / By maggi dawn / 5 Comments
I gave a short talk at this event yesterday, about writing, blogging and the relationship between form and content. Jonny Baker, Mark Meynell, and Krish Kandiah were also there, Adrian Warnock was pre-recorded and Shane Hippsjoined us virtually. All good fun. Click here if you want to watch/listen More...

writers on writing

On November 25, 2009 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
My days are jam packed at the moment with students, carol service planning and committee meetings. (I love the first two; committees are simply a necessary evil.) But even in the busiest phases of term I try to fit in some writing somewhere – even if I have to skip lunch or get up stupidly More...

books and writing

On October 8, 2009 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
I was pretty unwell over the summer, and spent a lot of time resting in bed. Not my usual style. But  I got into the habit of writing on my laptop in little bursts – more or less alternating between an hour of writing and a couple of hours' sleep through the day. Most writers More...
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latest writing

On April 13, 2008 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
Second Thoughts – an article in The Christian Century Morning – an essay on College Chaplaincy in spirituality journal Quiet Spaces all my recent publications are on this page More...
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show up at the page; put words on it

On September 13, 2007 / By maggi dawn / Comments Off
I have long been a fan of Rachelle… there are quite a few parallels in our lives, and she inspires me.  She’s one of four artist friends who have, between them, inspired and persuaded me to start painting and singing after a few years in the doldrums. And although I was writing already, to gather More...
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