 I hesitated writing this post. I mean, why add more words to a topic that seems to be bouncing around the internet like a high speed pinball. Opinions, enthusiasm, suspicion, outrage. It’s all there.
So why add my thoughts to the noise? Well, I knew I needed to wrestle out my position on AI - as an author, but also as a person. I also knew that I'm probably not the only one. So I share my thoughts here. My AI WIP (wrestlings-in-progress)...
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 Writers always have a reason for why they start writing. Sometimes it’s the development of a childhood hobby. Sometimes it’s writing the book they wish they had. Sometimes, it’s a response to heartache and suffering. A response that not only offers healing and space to process personal grief, but often becomes a gift to others traveling a similar journey. I took some time last month to interview three such authors who write about faith in times of suffering.
I write for children. Sometimes for teens, occasionally for adults, but mostly for children. So, maybe I’m a little biased, but I obviously think writing for children is important. I decided to ask three Christian children’s writers about their approach to writing. I wanted to find out what they write, but also why they write it. What motivates and inspires them? What is, essentially, the heart of a children’s writer?
 The following is a reflection I wrote after visiting the Wade Center, at Wheaton College while I was there for the Write To Publish conference.
We left our bags in a side room and filed into the small museum, following the directions of our guide. Excitement rippled. "Is that the Wardrobe?!" and "Oh look, it’s Lewis’ desk!" But I stood silent. My eyes had found a wall, decorated with a display of covers and author signatures: Lewis, Tolkein, Chesterton, Sawyer, MacDonald. And all of a sudden, I felt like crying.  I'm in the US at the moment. Perched in a rocking chair in the second floor bedroom of my friend's house. I'm in Texas, but I've just come from North Carolina, and before that I was back home in Australia. It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks of conference prep, travel, catching up with friends and now the down-time before another conference next week. I'm exhausted. But I'm also conscious that this is precious time. Time to take stock and stash my suitcase full of memories so I won't forget.
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The Penny DropsIn high school I used to write what I'd call 'thinks' - little bits of writing about whatever topic or issue I was mulling over at the time. I still write these little pieces. Categories
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