The Write Focus

M.A. Lee

Successful writing requires The Write Focus. Hosted by M.A. Lee with occasional forays from Remi Black and Edie Roones, we focus on productivity / tools / craft / process for fiction and nonfiction, entertainment and academic writing.

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    MORE: Easter / Bright Saturday with Creativity for Writers 14 / 7:14

    David’s prayer in Psalm 143 is our focus, following God’s timeline rather than the world’s. In the Creativity for Writers segment, we look at three techniques to generate new ideas from the blankness. TIMINGS 00:40 Introduction 00:50 Bright Saturday 06:06 Creativity Refresh 14 11:12 Closing Total Run Time = 12:12   LINK Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/02/more-easter-bright-saturday-and.html   Licensed Music with the Easter segment is entitled “Soft Beautiful Hope Piano” from the creator Nehliudoff on Audio Jungle while that with the Writing segment, with the same title, is from the creator Little Victory, also on Audio Jungle. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration.

    12 min

  2. HACE 1 D

    MORE: Easter / Bright Friday with Creativity Refresh 13 / 7:13

    As we age, we think the three most common bedtime prayers for children are only for the little people. They seem too plain for our complex lives. Our mistake is when we try to make our prayers more when simple is better. In looking at the simple, we often see things we have forgotten because our so-called complex lives are actually only filled with distractions. In the Creativity for Writers segment, we look at overcoming the burdens of the daily grind by awakening our child. TIMINGS 00:40 Introduction 00:50 Bright Friday 08:40 Creativity Refresh 13 12:02 Closing Total Run Time = 13:03 LINKS Versions of Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_I_Lay_Me_Down_to_Sleep The Shema https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KQLOuIKaRA Christ with four arch-angels Painting  https://media.craiyon.com/2025-04-10/cNA-qexEQ2SwteWDcqbNKg.webp Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/02/more-easter-bright-friday-with.html   Licensed Music with the Easter segment is entitled “Soft Beautiful Hope Piano” from the creator Nehliudoff on Audio Jungle while that with the Writing segment, with the same title, is from the creator Little Victory, also on Audio Jungle. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration.

    13 min

  3. HACE 2 D

    MORE: Easter / Bright Thursday with Creativity Refresh 12 / 7:12

    While the Lord's Prayer and the Apostles' Creed and even little Glory Be offer the basic tenets of Christian faith, we can still add more to intensify our daily walk with Christ. More can mean a greater understanding of the church year, such as knowing Holy Week and Bright Week. More can also mean additional readings to add to our daily devotions. Reading through the Bible can be a challenging daily devotion, especially when we are deep into Leviticus or the minor prophets or weeping Jeremiah. Supplementing with additional small readings can make the uphill struggle of the laws or the Lamentations bearable. The Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi is one such addition. In the Creativity for Writers segment, we consider the hardest method of all to refresh our creativity. TIMINGS 00:40 Introduction 00:50 Bright Thursday 04:40 Creativity Refresh 12 09:05 Closing Total Run Time = 10:30   LINKS The Prayer As a Song https://youtu.be/ZABZroCGXTU?si=J0OYhJ763_KXJnZf Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/02/more-easter-bright-thursday-with.html   Licensed Music with the Easter segment is entitled “Soft Beautiful Hope Piano” from the creator Nehliudoff on Audio Jungle while that with the Writing segment, with the same title, is from the creator Little Victory, also on Audio Jungle. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration.

    10 min

  4. HACE 3 D

    MORE: Easter / Bright WED, Emmaus, & Creativity Refresh 11 / 7:11

    He is Risen! That’s the word the women gave, based on the evidence of the tomb and the word of the bright angel who reassured them. Yet the disciples could not bring themselves to believe. They wanted to, desperately, but their earthly realism prevented complete belief. Our focus today is on the event three days after the Crucifixion, on the day of the Resurrection, when two of the Jesus’ followers are walking on the road to Emmaus. In the Creativity Refresh segment, we discuss the management of two guiding principles of writing that constantly affect creativity. TIMINGS 00:41 Introduction 00:50 Bright Wednesday 06:00 Creativity Refresh 11 10:50 Closing Total Run Time = 11:51   LINK Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/02/more-easter-bright-wednesday-emmaus-and.html   Licensed Music with the Easter segment is entitled “Soft Beautiful Hope Piano” from the creator Nehliudoff on Audio Jungle while that with the Writing segment, with the same title, is from the creator Little Victory, also on Audio Jungle. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration. All short videos with the video are from Pexels.com, a site that offers free short videos, some with sound.

    12 min

  5. HACE 4 D

    MORE: Easter / Bright Tuesday with Creativity Refresh for Writers 10 / 7:10

    In this day of contemporary music and blended worship services, with guitars and drums accompanying the pianos and organs, the bland traditional services of my childhood now seem strange. God calls upon us to make a joyful noise in praise to Him. Music creates a harmonious celebration. Psalm 150 even lists the instruments for accompaniment. Our question today is how do we use music in our daily life? In the Creativity Refresh segment, we focus on managing the flatness of our ideas and words and encountering roadblocks. TIMINGS 00:40 Introduction 00:50 Bright Tuesday 03:35 Creativity Refresh 10 11:05 Closing Total Run Time = 12:05   LINK Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/02/more-easter-bright-tuesday-and.html Audio   Licensed Music with the Easter segment is entitled “Soft Beautiful Hope Piano” from the creator Nehliudoff on Audio Jungle while that with the Writing segment, with the same title, is from the creator Little Victory, also on Audio Jungle. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration. All short videos with the video are from Pexels.com, a site that offers free short videos, some with sound.

    12 min

  6. HACE 5 D

    MORE: Easter / Bright Monday with Creativity Refresh 9 / 7:09

    Easter began with Sunrise—the tomb open and empty, the faithful women first to see, first to receive the good news, first to spread the good news. This week should be the most celebrated time in the church, yet it is often more neglected than any other time of the church. Fasting and grief are over; feast and joy return. Christ is Risen!  Christ is Lord of All! Today is Easter Monday, Bright Monday. On this day, let’s examine one of the foundational creeds of Christianity, a creed that helped fight heresies of the past and that can fight heresies of today. In our Creativity for Writers segment, our focus continues to be ways to fuel the creative spark.   TIMINGS 00:00 Welcome 00:40 Introduction 00:50 Bright Monday / Apostles’ Creed 10:10 Fuel for the Creative Spark / Refresh 9 17:17 Closing Total Run Time = 18:16   LINK Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/04/more-easter-bright-monday-with.html   Licensed Music with the Easter segment is entitled “Soft Beautiful Hope Piano” from the creator Nehliudoff on Audio Jungle while that with the Writing segment, with the same title, is from the creator Little Victory, also on Audio Jungle. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration. All short videos with the video are from Pexels.com, a site that offers free short videos, some with sound.

    18 min

  7. HACE 6 D

    MORE: Easter / Easter Day with Creativity Refresh 8 / 7:08

    On Easter, we greet each other with “He is risen.” The traditional response is “He is risen indeed.” Easter is our great hope and assurance, the fulfillment of the promise of John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” My efforts for an Easter reflection to share with you were poor indeed, and it is a wise writer who recognizes her inadequacies. Thus, I have three reflections by others to share on this most holy day. In the Creativity for Writers segment, the topic is finding a new perspective.   TIMINGS 00:00 Welcome 00:40 Introduction 00:50 Easter Day 05:15 Refresh 8 10:30 Closing Total Run Time = 11:30   LINKS Johann Habermann https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Habermann Book of Common Prayer, 1552 :: 1928 edition https://www.amazon.com/1928-Book-Common-Prayer/dp/0195285255/ OR 1979 edition https://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Deluxe-Personal/dp/0898691117/ Charles Spurgeon, sermon delivered April 21, 1889, in London. Available in its entirety in The Complete Spurgeon Sermons Collection. https://www.amazon.com/Spurgeons-Sermons-Volumes-C-Spurgeon/dp/1598568329/ OR https://www.spurgeongems.org/spurgeon-sermons/ Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/04/more-easter-easter-day-with-creativity.html   Licensed Music with the Easter segment is entitled “Soft Beautiful Hope Piano” from the creator Nehliudoff on Audio Jungle while that with the Writing segment, with the same title, is from the creator Little Victory, also on Audio Jungle. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration. All short videos with the video are from Pexels.com, a site that offers free short videos, some with sound.

    12 min

  8. 4 ABR

    MORE: Easter / Black Saturday with Creativity Refresh 7 for Writers / 7:07

    What is the key to Holy Saturday? The church is bare, the altar blackened, all hope entombed with Christ. Black Saturday is the vigil before Easter’s Resurrection. After the Crucifixion, the black veil is removed from the altar cross, for Christ is brought down from the 300-pound cross that the Sanhedrin and the Romans intended to be His failure. They didn't know the key, though. After our focus on Black Saturday, the creativity segment considers our physical workspace for writing.   TIMINGS 00:00 Welcome 00:40 Introduction 00:50 Black Saturday 05:05 Refresh 7 09:36 Closing Total Run Time = 10:37   LINKS Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/3-michelangelos-sistine-chapel-michele-falzone.jpg Matt Papa “The Story of God” https://youtu.be/E4cL-Zcxa9M Website https://thewritefocus.blogspot.com/2026/01/more-easter-black-saturday-with.html  Licensed Music with the Easter segment is entitled “Soft Beautiful Hope Piano” from the creator Nehliudoff on Audio Jungle while that with the Writing segment, with the same title, is from the creator Little Victory, also on Audio Jungle. Music for the opening and closing segments are in the narration. All short videos with the video are from Pexels.com, a site that offers free short videos, some with sound.

    11 min
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Successful writing requires The Write Focus. Hosted by M.A. Lee with occasional forays from Remi Black and Edie Roones, we focus on productivity / tools / craft / process for fiction and nonfiction, entertainment and academic writing.

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  • Creado por
    M.A. Lee
  • Años en activo
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodios
    100
  • Clasificación
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  • Sitio web del podcast
    The Write Focus