Category: Writing
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How to Strengthen Your Character’s Interior World
Every compelling character has two stories — the one happening around them and the one happening inside them. Plot may move the narrative forward, but a character’s interior world is what gives the story its heartbeat — the quiet motivations, wounds, hopes, and contradictions that make them feel real. If you want readers to stay,… Read more
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How to Write with Clarity When You’re Exploring Deep Themes
Some of the most meaningful writing comes from the deepest places inside us — the questions we wrestle with, the truths we’re learning, the wounds we’re healing, and the faith we’re growing into. But writing about deep themes can also make our prose feel heavy, tangled, or unclear. When we’re trying to express something profound,… Read more
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What It Means to Be a Christian Writer Today
There has never been a more complicated, noisy, opportunity-filled time to be a Christian writer. We live in an age of endless content, instant publishing, algorithm-driven visibility, and a constant pressure to produce. And yet, for Christians who feel called to write — whether fiction, nonfiction, poetry, devotionals, essays, or anything in between — the… Read more
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Christian Writing and the Holy Spirit: Finding Your Process
Every so often, I stumble across a question online about Christian writing that’s interesting but imprecise — the kind that begs for a deeper, more thoughtful answer. Recently, I saw someone ask: “Should a Christian use an outline when writing or be guided by the Holy Spirit?” It’s a sincere question. But it’s also fuzzy… Read more
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Dialogue Tags, Emotion, and How to Add Power to Your Writing
Writers ask me all kinds of questions during the editing process, but one that comes up again and again is this: “When I do use dialogue tags, can I use them to show emotion?” It’s a great question, and the answer is both simple and freeing. The Short Version Simple tags keep your dialogue clean.… Read more
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May’s Top Reads: Storms, Snark, Stewardship, and the Steady Thread of Hope
May showed up with a little attitude, and apparently you were here for it. The snarkiest post on my entire site claimed the #1 spot this month, which feels both poetic and hilarious. And tucked among May’s top reads is one of my cornerstone pieces, quietly doing its faithful work in the background. This month’s… Read more
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The God Who Meets Us in the Middle of the Work
This month, you clicked most on stories about identity, creativity, courage, calling, and the God who meets us in the middle of our work — whether that work is writing, parenting, healing, or simply trying to understand the world we’ve been placed in. April surprised me. Not because these ten posts rose to the top… Read more
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Writing Tips for Authors: 10 Practices That Actually Make Your Draft Better
The internet is full of writing tips for authors, and the advice often feels more like pressure than help. Write faster. More. Every day. Write like your life depends on it, because who would you be if you didn’t write? Here’s the truth. Good writing grows from presence, not panic. And the best writing tips… Read more
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A Faith‑Rooted Reminder: Your Words Don’t Need to Be Perfect
TLDR This is your faith-rooted reminder that showing up to write, even imperfectly, is an act of faithfulness. God doesn’t ask for flawless words. He asks for a willing heart. Your presence matters more than perfection. Why Writers Don’t Need Perfect Words to Begin Sometimes the bravest thing a writer can do is simply show… Read more
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March Lessons: Creativity, Calling, and the God Who Keeps Writing Us into His Story
In this March Lessons reflection, I explore the ten most-read posts on my blog and the themes they revealed — creativity, calling, identity, hope, and God’s faithful presence. This month’s insights trace how God shapes us through story — both the stories we live and the ones we inherit. March arrived like the turning of… Read more