Podcast
FlyingFaith Talks!
Hosted by Hannah Mae · EN
Few realize how empowering the Bible is for writing and creativity. Join Hannah Mae (award-winning author, Bible scholar, videogame/book reviewer, and owner of the FlyingFaith blog) as she puts fiction under the Biblical lens and explores how the Scriptures and a relationship with Christ can meet every writer’s and every person’s needs. This is Biblical counseling for the creative mind!
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A Different Kind of Death
Mar 2500:21:58Tap to summarizeDeath is a popular topic for writers and artists. Staring at the inevitable and giving it a face or presence in a story creates great drama and relatable commentary. Yet as I developed death's role in my new book, it's absolutely apparent to me that God views death extremely differently than we do--and not just in the clearly obvious ways.
Transcribe →Inevitable Reflections
Mar 400:14:04Tap to summarizeI hate making mistakes--both in creativity and in life. I easily equate personal shortcomings to disappointing God or failing to reflect Him well. But after my recent car accident, my Lord more than proved nobody can damage nor inhibit His Gospel reflections in the slightest.
Transcribe →Mistakes
Jan 2900:18:51Tap to summarizeWriting chapters 13 and 14 for my book, Celestial: Age of Silence, is driving me NUTS! And I kinda deserve it. I made this whole thing harder than it needed to be, and the Lord is kindly teaching me a painful yet comforting lesson about contentment...both in writing and in life.
Transcribe →Withheld
Jan 2100:21:35Tap to summarizeAkela, the ever chatty and ever smiling messenger angel from my first book, returns for 'Celestial: Age of Silence'. Yet picking him to go from side-character to main angelic protagonist came with several challenges: Consistency. Likability. And potential profound growth....
Transcribe →Best Laid Plans
Nov 1200:21:15Tap to summarizeI'm slowed down writing one of Celestial: Age of Silence's pivotal scenes. Two simultaneous meetings--one in heaven and one on earth-contrast each other, and trying to portray the best laid plans of angels and men certainly widened my perspective on decision making itself...
Transcribe →Precious Darkness
Oct 2800:21:22Tap to summarizeThe plot for my upcoming book 'Celestial: Age of Silence' addresses plenty of topics most people (even Christians) don't like to discuss. However, bringing them to the forefront is more relevant than ever, especially in the wake of national tragedy...
Transcribe →Limited Knowledge
Oct 1100:20:49Tap to summarizeWriting a plot like 'Celestial: Age of Silence', where the worlds of angels and Scandinavians collide, meant I had to create a huge cast. Among them stood my main human protagonist: Ivo--a fisherman who's aware of God yet frustrated by his lack of knowledge about Him. Working on such a character challenged my walk...even now...
Transcribe →From Myth to Truth
Sep 2700:22:31Tap to summarizeMuch of 430 B.C.'s history has either been lost to time or twisted into today's well known Norse myths. (Not an easy setting to write a book in.) Thank goodness, though, that God gave me the Bible. His Scriptures monumentally helped shed light on the myths to reveals the truths behind what was lost!
Transcribe →Rock or Sand?
Sep 1300:19:06Tap to summarizeWhen selecting my first book's starting point, numbers of helpful people offered up many theological books on angels and spiritual hierarchies. But just like then as it is for me now as I'm writing my next angelic adventure, picking a place to build the story upon came down to a significant choice...
Transcribe →Finding Foundations
Aug 2300:19:29Tap to summarizeFiguring out the Biblical core that should fuel my upcoming book, Celestial: Age of Silence, turned into a hard debate. Not because there weren't enough options. There were too dang many!
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