By Wendy Parker Remember why you started to write? It’s been a few years now since you gave yourself permission to actually say to people, “I’m a writer” without wincing or having to explain or justify why you were gifted with this incredible ability. You started to write because you knew that is what you …
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Devotional| What are you doing here? by Jodie McCarthy
How have you felt over the last few months? How have you reacted to the ups and downs of isolation, and now the relaxing of restrictions? Have you asked the question, “What am I doing here?” I have recently been pondering a passage from Kings which details Elijah’s escape from Jezebel after he defeats the …
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Coded for the Receiver
By Wendy Parker As Christian writers, we are always looking for inspiration. Our mind radar scans everything we encounter each day to see if there is a story in it somewhere. Something we can use to drive a point home when using the backdrop of scripture. We extract the words and fragments of thoughts we are …
The World Needs Your Story
By Wendy Parker Feel like you want to give up on your writing? Don’t think you’re good enough? Well, I hope by the end of this blog post you’ll be encouraged and inspired to keep going! Crystal Paine once said,“You are enough exactly as you are. The world needs your gift and the world …
Throwback Thursday – Why Are We So Afraid?
By Josephine-Anne Griffiths Welcome to Throwback Thursday Today we are revisiting a post by Josephine-Anne Griffiths which is very appropriate for today. It was first posted November 2018. Frequently I carefully plan what I wish to write about in a blog post, then in the blink of an eye my focus changes. Either God is …
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All that wasted time
By Wendy Parker Do you ever sit and think about all that wasted time? All those hours and hours of putting one word in front of the other, only to fill notebook after notebook with forgotten thoughts and promises. Words that nobody else will hear read or see. Words that felt so hopeful and important …
Devotional | On Boundaries by Jodie McCarthy
In this new year, I keep coming back to Psalm 16 and the verses that say: LORD, you alone are my portion and my cup;you make my lot secure.The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;surely I have a delightful inheritance. Psalm 16:5-6 (NIV) We knew this year was going to be busy, …
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Author Interview | Introducing Louise Crossley
Fast Five Long black or flat white? Soy milk latte if I’m feeling chatty and chai if I’m feeling reflective. Kiwis or koalas? Cute, Australiana koalas. Mangoes or kiwifruit? Mangoes are delicious but since kiwifruit got me through three bouts of morning sickness, I have to be loyal to my pregnancy panacea. Books or TV? …
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Throwback Thursday | Publishing Options in Australia
By Louise Crossley What if I told you that publishing options were right under your nose? During my BA in Professional Writing, I was given both encouragement and preparation for the blatant reality: getting published in Australia is not easy. The competitiveness of the field was clear to me the moment I peeked outside the …
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Author Interview | Jodie McCarthy
Fast Five Long black or flat white? Short Mac to start the day, then tea after that. Cricket or rugby? I fell in love with test cricket watching the 2006/2007 Ashes. Hobbits or Mad Max? Hobbits, I’m more a fantasy girl than Sci-Fi. Sun or snow? As my childhood was spent in the Northern and …