By Wendy Parker I recently purchased a new office chair from my favourite stationery store. Mind you, I only went in for ink cartridges, but somehow in my excitement of seeing all those pens and notebooks, I became so delirious that I am now the proud owner of an archer chair. I know, I couldn’t …
Category Archives: Writers Life
How Readers Bless Authors
How Readers Bless Authors How Readers Bless Authors is the follow up to How Authors Bless Readers. This came about from some of the comments to the blog post. I asked several Authors and below are some of the answers. How have readers blessed you? I love that readers contact me either through social media, …
Why Go On a Writers’ Retreat?
Writer’s Retreats Fifteen years ago, I decided that writing was my thing and, ever since then, I’ve taken myself away. Away to a library; a café, Oxford University, Tuscany, Massachusetts, London, and Colorado. Away from the responsibilities of home and family, away from other work, to invest in my writing. In 2017, I spent the …
Containment Lines – Confidence to step into your calling
By Wendy Parker When a bushfire starts the job of a fireman is to contain and control the blaze with containment lines. Eventually the fire will run out of fuel or finally be snuffed out by a change in weather conditions. That’s when containment lines are good. But what if you feel restricted and confined …
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A Lesser Cause
I’ve always been involved in fundraising and charity work. My parents taught me that if you come across someone embarking upon a righteous cause, you should help them. Their influence and example means I have always looked for righteous charity projects I can contribute to. From huge fundraising events for cancer research to heading school …
Lame Excuses. You won’t get far carrying that bed.
By Wendy Parker If you want to see your calling fulfilled, you have to stop with the lame excuses. Trust me, you won’t get far carrying that bed. The mattress is cumbersome and awkward, full of all the lame excuses you’ve justified to yourself and to God over the years. I know all about lame …
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#ThrowbackThursday – Mindfully ~ One at a Time
By Josephine-Anne Griffiths As moments turn into days, days to weeks, and weeks to months, I ask myself the same questions, ‘Who am I really? Am I just a fraud? Do I truly have a talent for writing, or should I just return to reading the wonderful writings of others?’. And then there are those …
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Stop The Joy Thief Of Writing
Today we feature a guest post from Anna Kosmanovski on comparison: how writers (even Christian writers) can get pulled into the comparison trap (and what we should do instead). Welcome, Anna! Comparison has become something of a sport in the modern world, thanks to social media – and writers are not immune from this affliction. …
Sheilas and Blokes and the Forgotten Romantic Hero
By Meredith Resce I posted this article two years ago, but I was only thinking about the concept a couple of days ago while watching television. It struck me that often in commercials, the female character is depicted as calm, capable and usually in control. In contrast, the male character is often depicted as incompetent, …
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Wilderness Moments
By Wendy Parker Have you ever felt like you’ve been left out, looked over, undervalued or just plain ignored? Me too. But, it’s in those moments when you feel like you’re lost in the back end of the wilderness, that God sees you. The struggle comes when you don’t know if your talents and gifts …