I have hated writing the middle of some of my books. They just seem to drag on and on with nothing super interesting to get me through; and if I’m finding it boring to write, it’s likely going to be even more boring to read. We need to enjoy the middles of our books so…
Do you want to write a book that glorifies God, but doesn’t make the faith look cheesy, boring or straight up cringe? Let’s talk about how to write something that is full of Jesus but isn’t like one of those cheesy movies. Let’s start with what is “cringe” what does this even mean? Think about…
Back when I was still homeschooling, my mum added to my schedule a study of the book “Jane Eyre”. I was pumped about this, as it was my favourite book, and I was getting to read it for school! The study was a series of questions that I had to answer about the book. One…
For thousands of years, writing has been one of the primary ways we communicate. Story has existed even longer. Even if you’ve never written, you’ve been telling stories for your whole life. Stories to mum about how your sibling pushed you, stories about princesses and princes, stories to your friends about what happened to you…
How to please the Spirit of God? How to create something He delights in? I’ve had many beautiful moments of the Spirit telling me how much He loves what I’m creating. There’s no feeling quite like it: knowing the Holy Spirit is enjoying what you have made. How to do this though? It doesn’t seem…
It’s hard to believe sometimes that the creator of the universe would stoop so low to use us and our work. But the thing is, we aren’t low when we’re in Christ, He sees us as partners and his own children. Princes and princesses in the greatest kingdom of all. He wants to use my…
It seems easy enough to include Jesus in our Church life, or Bible time in the mornings, but what about our writing life? Writing is such a personal thing, and often feels very singular, like we have to do it on our own. Inviting someone else in – especially the Spirit, and not a physical…