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Just Keep Writing: When You Find a Book Identical to Yours
“Just Keep Writing” is a series of pep talks I’m writing for myself in hopes that it will help you as well. I wrote this post in 2021 while I was working on my book, Fight or…
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Just Keep Writing: Resist the Shiny New Idea
When you first start a book, the newness itself is exciting. You want to explore every angle and see how it catches the light.
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Just Keep Writing: Journey Before Destination
We all have to decide what success is for us. This isn’t so that we lower our standards, but so that we identify when our standards rest on a shaky foundation.
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Thoughts on Adorning the Dark by Andrew Peterson
Adorning the Dark is a book for artists of all kinds (which, he argues, means everyone), and people hungering for community and purpose. Peterson blends memoir with sage advice for artists, particularly songwriters and fiction writers.
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Setting and Tracking Writing Goals (with downloadable Excel sheet)
New Courageous Writing posts will be shared every other Wednesday, which include book reviews, writing inspiration, and writing tips. Setting writing goals Setting daily word count goals has helped me tremendously over the years, particularly when writing…
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Just Keep Writing
Last year, I struggled to keep writing. I was working on a middle-grade novel that is currently in the “cooling” phase of revisions. Some days the words came, and some days they didn’t. The only sure…
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The Wingfeather Tales: A Book Review for Readers
The Wingfeather Tales is a collaborative collection from the world of Aerwiar where The Wingfeather Saga takes place. If you haven’t read The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson (which I’ve reviewed for readers here, and for writers…
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The Wingfeather Saga: A Review for Writers
We can learn so much from reading good writing, and The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson taught me several lessons about writing for young readers, particularly in the fantasy genre. (If you want to read my…
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The Wingfeather Saga: A Review for Readers
When I picked up this series, I knew only that I loved Andrew Peterson’s music and that he had written children’s books that had stunning covers. I expected to read an exciting tale with Christian themes.…
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Book Review for Writers: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
I will explore what Hosseini has done to create such a beautiful, inspiring work to help us as writers learn from one of the best.
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Should We be Striving for Purpose?
What if our purpose isn’t about having purpose? What if it isn’t about what we do but who we are?
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There’s Always Another Monster
I just finished the third draft of my novel, and I’m finally finding room in my mind for more book ideas. I’m dreaming about gardening warriors and a girl with anxiety finding solace in a fantastical…
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Does Meaningless Art Still Matter?
As a Christian, I have been raised believing that everything I do must have extraordinary purpose. In other words, everything is evangelism. One must do everything “for God,” or “for evangelism.” Maybe this is why the purpose of art is so difficult for me grasp. Where is the evangelism in fantasy?
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Creating to Be Created
To write is an act of worship. It is meditation and love. It tells lies to find truths. It takes secrets and makes them known.
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Emily Brooks 