I don’t think there’s been a day where I haven’t felt overwhelmed since I started writing. I think this is largely because I struggle with a number of emotional challenges that all pile on top of each other. There’s the self-doubt that what I’m writing is any good. Flagging motivationContinue Reading
by Cindy Hale I have always been a vivid dreamer and a visual learner. The stories of dreams in the Bible always fascinated me, with their strange images and symbolism leading to such profound and true interpretations. I was curious about my own dreams and what they could possibly mean. Existing Books onContinue Reading
by Anita Kushwaha Ernest Hemingway famously said, “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit at a typewriter and bleed.” While this quote might seem a tad hyperbolic, it nevertheless speaks to the costs of leading an artist’s life. The deeply personal investment it takes to share partContinue Reading
Without a doubt, I would have to say self-doubt is my biggest emotional challenge. I constantly question my capabilities and accomplishments. Surely this isn’t good enough. Surely no one cares. Why would anyone pay to read MY stories? On the very first day I held the hard copy of myContinue Reading
by Crissi Langwell The Road to Hope came to me when I was grocery shopping. No joke! I was at Trader Joe’s in the produce section when I saw a toddler fall from a shopping cart. He had been in the large part of the empty basket, and his weightContinue Reading
“We have met the enemy, and he is us,” the saying goes.* In this case, I’m speaking of what I’ve come to believe may be the creative artist’s worst enemy: perfectionism. I’ve written about perfectionism before, but it showed it’s ugly face to me again recently in such a wayContinue Reading
by Sara Secora When I started writing the first book, Throne of Lies, it began in 2007 when I was only seventeen. I was an introvert homebody with a love for nerd culture like video games and books. This fascination led me toward writing my own story about another girl whoContinue Reading
I wrote my first story in the first grade. It was about a monster who ate my baby sister, so I voyaged into the creature’s stomach, rescued her, then slayed the evil beast. The tale freaked out my teachers, but it started my strange journey into the world of writing.Continue Reading
The biggest emotional challenge I struggle with would probably be self-doubt. It’s very intimidating to send off your writing for others to read and judge, and sometimes hate. I put a lot of myself into my writing and my characters and I hold them very dear. Having someone read it,Continue Reading
Do you find that you hate your writing lately? You look back over those pages full of the words you’ve written and become overwhelmed with the urge to light a huge bonfire. “Twenty thousand words and a good handful of chapters in,” says author J. M. Frey, “and I hatedContinue Reading
by Mary Avery Kabrich Like many aspiring writers, I knew early in my life I wanted to be a writer. I loved to make up stories and was quite imaginative. However, I had severe dyslexia, and was told by my teacher in grade school, if you can’t read, you can’tContinue Reading
Writing is hard work. There is no way around it. As much as I love to write, most of the time it’s a struggle to wrestle the ideas out of my brain and onto the page. Your Writing Must Ring True When I’m into a project, my biggest emotional challengeContinue Reading