Emily Brooks

I can’t believe I’ve been blogging for this long!

8 years, 108 posts, 104,974 words.

And many, many hours.

I’ve never been very consistent, but I’m always drawn back here when inspiration strikes, and I’m incredibly blessed by my long-time followers who cheer me on (mostly my parents—thanks Dean and Judy).

This all began back in my college dorm room when I felt compelled to share my journey as an anxious, uncertain first-year student to a senior looking back on three incredible years of growth.

When the Fear Does Not Subside

Don’t let fear have the last word. Because sometimes the fear does not subside.
Sometimes…you must do it afraid.

My primary goal with this blog has always been to share the hope I have in Christ with others. As an anxious person prone to depressive seasons, I can so easily forget this hope. I have to re-learn and re-learn what I already believe. So when I learn something or have an experience that changes me, I want to share it so that you can join me in those “Ah ha!” moments.

I still have so many experiences and thoughts to share. I have never felt like an expert or fully confident that what I’m saying matters. Maybe if I had a degree in psychology or even theology, I would be more authoritative. Really, I’m just like anyone else. I just also happen to love writing and find that, when I do, I learn things I wouldn’t have otherwise been able to process in the confines of my own mind.

So I keep doing this, year after year, because, honestly, I can’t stop. Even when I get fewer than ten views on a post. Even when I haven’t written for months. When inspiration hits, this is where I come.

I’ve changed things up a lot as well. I wrote a book about imagination. I started a new blog, Worlds of Words, to express my fantasy-geek side. I’ve updated my website again and again. I’ve changed how I do newsletters. I’m still learning what I want this website to look like. So thank you for sticking with me all this time.

As many of you know, my lifelong dream is to be an author of both fiction and nonfiction. This website, and these blogs, are how I practice writing, as well as how I reach potential readers. I have so many books in me that I want to share with all of you—books about hope and courage, novels about characters overcoming their fears, stories about sirens and swamps and magical harps.

In the meantime, I’m working to grow as a writer, making sure that whatever I publish will be the best it can be.

Whether you’re a newer reader or have been following along since day one, THANK YOU for being here.