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two kinds of knowledge

What follows is an extract from the novel that I keep telling myself I will get on and finish. (This is the novel all about Noah’s family and Ham’s sin) It is taken from a scene when the first child … Continue reading

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The power of a word: Flood

Below is an extract from the novel I AM STILL writing. The speaker is Noah’s son Ham. Going inside the tent felt like returning home. Once we were inside we could imagine that we had stepped into the past and … Continue reading

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That was a novel idea

Its novel update time. I’ve passed the one year mark in my writing, though the word-count only increases in occasional spikes punctuated by long periods of neglect. I’ve found it encouraging to read about many novelists who take well over … Continue reading

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On yesterday’s novel extract

The novel extract that I put online yesterday (a bit about the idea of human choice) needs a bit of explanation. I need to tell you that what was written was from Noah’s perspective. But his perspective isn’t necessarily that … Continue reading

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novel extract

From chapter 4 (rough copy) Noah had a little think about what separates us from the animals… Ham and I returned to the camp by mid-morning, everyone was awake and the place was full of activity. Ham and I cooked … Continue reading

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THE MONTH OF JUNE IN DUST

A POST DIGEST FOR MONTH 6 of 2012 There were 51 posts on Covered By The Dust this month, these were some of them… I illustrated Psalms 50-82 this month You can hear the audio from my sermon of June … Continue reading

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The Week Ending June 16, IN DUST

A POST DIGEST FOR THE WEEK THAT WAS. There were 12 posts on Covered By The Dust this week, these were the best of them… 6 Psalms were illustrated this week, you can check them out (and all my other … Continue reading

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The Story Is An Ark

It may be going a little too post-modern for Ham to talk about why he is even telling the story. But I think this gets to the centre of Ham’s motivation for the coming scenes. I realised that telling a … Continue reading

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Drawing of Noah

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Novel Extract

I’d like to share an extract from Chapter 2 of the novel I’m writing. I’ve just written this today so its properly first draft. Its Ham giving a consideration of prayer. This takes place after Noah and his family’s first … Continue reading

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