Imposter Syndrome affects many creatives — the feeling that you are not a good writer, and will soon be found out. Christian writers have an extra problem in that we sometimes fear we are failing God… but we also have His powerful help as we follow our calling.
Gracewriting: Am I “enough”?
I often meet Christian writers who feel inadequate for the task, and I’ve felt it myself. Sometimes, other people crush our spirits because they, too, think we’re inadequate and they say so. Today, I prayed about what’s next for Gracewriters on my morning walk, and returned to my Bible, pen and paper… and a tumbling […]
Gracewriters Podcast #1: What is Gracewriting?
Our adventures in connecting, equipping and encouraging Gracewriters have taken another turn this week with our brand new podcast.
God’s postal workers
A thought-provoking guest post from Donita Bundy. Did you know Christians were referred to as “People of the Book” at least 1400 years ago? I love that name. Even then, it was evident to the world that Christians and Jews were people who related to their God through story. Not only that, our Lord himself […]
Training to be a Christian writer
The other night, I was wrestling with a troublesome social justice issue in the manuscript for my crime novel set on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The research my scientist was undertaking didn’t lead his conflict with another character in the right direction, and it was subtly affecting the book as a whole. I was about […]
Breathing Time: 30 Seconds to Change Your Life
An inspiring and encouraging guest post from copywriter, Dawn Dicker. When Donita Bundy posted about how the intimacy of spending time alone with God “evaporated as soon as I stepped back into the slipstream of life,” she nailed my problem. Scripture memorization, daily declarations, prayers to better share God’s love—all melted away in the pressures […]
Christian writers and self-doubt
Uncertainty can dog Christian writers, and it often takes us by surprise. We expect to be all calm and spiritual, not scared and hiding under a blanket. Why does it happen? Imagination is deeply personal Baring our imagination and creativity is intimidating. It’s a window to the soul. When someone rejects or judges our creativity, […]
Gracewriting: Creativity that nourishes
An Australian Gracewriter, Eliza, has allowed us to reproduce her thoughtful and beautiful poem on the blog this week – her thoughts that have sprung from the coronavirus isolation. Thank you, Eliza! The Source The gullible gulls have ceased searching in vainfor tossed chips beside the Tweed River. And resigned to flap squall to the sea’s […]