Someone who loves being a storyteller (in words, images, song, or all three).
Someone who realizes that a story exists as the lived estimate of what the author believes to be the truth about human beings and their ultimate destiny.
Someone who appreciates that the teachings of the Catholic Church do not restrict one’s creative imagination, but enrich it immeasurably.
Someone who, if not a Catholic, holds a religious faith or philosophical viewpoint that sees human existence as an adventure that transcends the material and which directs us to the True, the Good, and the Beautiful.
Someone who understands that sincerity cannot substitute for craft.
Someone who is energized by the way in which the new media and new digital technologies open up all sorts of new opportunities for authors and publishers.
Someone who is afraid of falling short of what his or her talent is capable.
Someone who loves to talk about:
- books and things literary
- the practical details of the writer’s life
- creativity
- writers who inspire
- fiction techniques
- unheralded Catholic writers
- movies, theater and music
- publishing (indie or traditional)
- author-entrepreneurship
- digital platform building
- Internet marketing
Someone who is looking for others interested in the same.
Someone who is going to write that novel (screenplay, play, etc.) this year.
Did I get it right, or have I misdescribed you? Have I missed something important? Let me know. I want to know who YOU think you are.
The image above is reproduced courtesy of Mike Licht at Flickr Creative Commons under the following license. Note the writing instrument that Tolstoy is using.
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