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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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Breaking the Chain of Anxiety
If thoughts are powerful enough to affect our feelings, then that means they must be powerful enough to make us feel better, too.
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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 my MFA thesis. These goals made my writing time more focused, and tracking those goals made the end of […]
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What I Wish I Had Known About Anxiety Sooner
The more of life we experience, the more confident we can be that we can handle these moments of discomfort. What used to trigger anxiety is now just an inconvenience.
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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 thing was that I would eventually come to doubt every word on the page. This is the fear that […]
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Announcement: Choosing Courage in 2022
One of the things I have learned about courage in the past several years is that it often has to be actively pursued. We have to want to change, and we have to make conscious efforts to do hard things. My hope is to spur you (and myself) into living courageously this year.
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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 here), you can choose to read this book first if you like, but there will be spoilers. The Tales […]
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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 review of the book, go here). If you haven’t read the books, I try to keep spoilers to a […]
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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. I didn’t expect to be swept away, or for my heart to ache with grief and longing and hope […]
Emily Brooks
faith, courage, imagination
Emily Brooks 