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 …
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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 …
Because of You: Absolute Transparency
By Wendy Parker To become good writers, we need absolute transparency if we are to reach people with our words. Otherwise, we have no business poking our noses into other people’s affairs. Because of you, people can either be drawn to Jesus or away from Him. It’s a big responsibly, one I hope we don’t …
The Ripple Effect: Shaping the River into Words.
By Wendy Parker “My heart bursts its banks, spilling beauty and goodness. I pour it out in a poem to the king, shaping the river into words.” Psalm 45:1 (MSG) Words, words, words they are everywhere and as writers’ words shape what we want to communicate to other people, like a river bending and flowing …
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Fiction Friday – ‘Out of the Cages’ by Penny Jaye
By Josephine-Anne Griffiths About the Book Fifteen-year-old Meena has given up all hope of ever escaping the brothel.For three years she’s locked away her memories – of home, of her childhood friend, of what it means to hope. But when a botched police raid offers her a chance at freedom, Meena must face the truth …
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