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Episode 154: From Navy Pilot to Published Author with Ryan Pote (opens the original)
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Ryan Pote was an injured Navy pilot trying to heal from trauma and rebuild his life. His counselor suggested that he journal, but doing so in the first person felt too vulnerable. Instead, he fictionalized his experiences as a way to process his trauma. In this interview, you’ll hear how God used his journaling to bring healing as well as lead him to a personal relationship with Jesus. Those journals also unearthed a love of writing fiction and paved the way for his current career writing thrill
Episode 153: The Truth About Calling: Faulty Mindsets Christian Writers Believe (opens the original)
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What does it actually mean to be “called” to write? Do you need that calling to keep going? This week we’re digging into what Scripture says about calling, how to recognize it in your own season of life, and the faulty mindsets that can quietly distort it.In this episode, we cover:What the Bible primarily means by “calling” (hint: it’s not what you think)The internal and external elements of recognizing a specific calling, drawing on Ja
Episode 152: Is it Worth Investing in Your Writing? (opens the original)
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This week we’re tackling a mindset that keeps so many writers stuck: the belief that we aren’t worth investing in. If you’ve ever hesitated to spend money on a writing course, a community membership, or a coach because you weren’t sure you were “serious enough” to justify it, this episode is for you.I share my own story of wrestling with this during Covid, when I felt God nudging me away from writing assorted magazine articles and toward building something of my own: a website, a focused message
Episode 151: Imposter Syndrome for Christian Writers: Why You’re Not a Fraud (opens the original)
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Who am I to have anything of value to offer? If that question has ever stopped you before you started writing, this episode is for you.We’re unpacking imposter syndrome from three angles: two identity issues and one skill issue.The writer you think you’re supposed to be. We often carry a picture in our heads of what a “real” writer looks like: confident, experienced, never stuck. But that picture is usually a myth. Even successful authors write from kitchen tables and bleacher seats, wrestling w
Episode 150: Faulty Mindsets That Block Christian Writers: A New Season on Writing as Spiritual Formation (opens the original)
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This season, we’re digging into the faulty mindsets and spiritual struggles that surface when we write for others. Writing has a way of pushing our fears and insecurities into the light, and that’s not a bad thing. It’s one of the ways God grows us.In this episode, we talk about:Why spiritual growth is really about renewing our minds (Romans 12:2)How writing for publication exposes the lies we believe about ourselves and about GodA simple three-step process for working through any faulty mindset
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