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I once heard a surgeon tell an author that he had always wanted to write a novel.

"That's funny," said the author, "I've always wanted to perform brain surgery."

Writing as a hobby is one thing; writing as a passionate obsession is entirely another; writing professionally is equal parts megalomania and masochism.

I started out writing arts reviews for a local paper, moving on to features and a few op-ed pieces after a while with some other publications. I picked up a few pieces for some magazines, and from there, got my opportunity to do a weekly column in the paper, a regular column in a national magazine and my first two books with a national publisher in the relatively short span of eighteen months.

It took me a decade of preparation to get ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Christian Piatt I'm both blessed and cursed in this regard. Despite my constant, nagging fear that I'll run out of ideas, I never have. Now, with nine published books…moreI'm both blessed and cursed in this regard. Despite my constant, nagging fear that I'll run out of ideas, I never have. Now, with nine published books and four more under contract and/or underway, I'm starting to trust that my compulsion to create through words will never abandon me.

That said, sometimes, it would be a more peaceful existence if I could turn it off or attenuate. For some, writing as a daily discipline is a necessary practice. For me, it's a pressure release valve, a way to keep things, ideas, emotions, from building up to an intolerable level, and to stay connected with the rest of the world.

It sounds mobbed, but I fear sometimes that, if I stopped writing, I'd disappear or even die. It's not that I write from this fear; rather, it's simply that essential to my being. To me, having writer's block would be like waking up with crippling asthma.

But then again, I'm a compulsive creative type, so if that's not your reality, then meditate, sit in silence, walk, observe, listen. Be ready when the muse descends and trust she always will come back. (less)

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Christian Piatt Connecting with people in a deep and meaningful way. If you're like me, typical social conventions are challenging, or even fall short sometimes. But …moreConnecting with people in a deep and meaningful way. If you're like me, typical social conventions are challenging, or even fall short sometimes. But to share something you made as previous as a story or a book with someone who resonates with it on a deep level is the most intimate of human experiences. It's sacred. (less)

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Average rating: 4.02 · 423 ratings · 82 reviews · 18 distinct works

	Banned Questions about the Bible 3.93 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	postChristian: What's Left? Can We Fix It? Do We Care? 3.88 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banned Questions about Jesus 4.16 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Doctrine 3.79 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	PregMANcy: A Dad, a Little Dude, and a Due Date 4.11 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banned Questions about Christians 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leaving A-Holiness Behind: From Pious Jerk to Not-So-Pious Jerk 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost: A Search for Meaning 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Myspace to Sacred Space: God for a New Generation 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surviving the Bible: A Devotional for the Church Year 2018 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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More Than Jezebel (Third Week Advent Devotional)

Throughout Advent I will be posting sections from my weekly devotions in SURVIVING THE BIBLE: A Devotional for the Church Year 2018. Find the rest of this week’s devotional and for each week throughout the 2018 Church Year in the book (now available everywhere). First Reading: Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Naomi, Ruth’s mother-in-law, wants Ruth to have more […]

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“My reading list grows exponentially. Every time I read a book, it'll mention three other books I feel I have to read. It's like a particularly relentless series of pop-up ads.”
― A.J. Jacobs, The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible

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