Showing posts with label 5 Tips for When You Are Discouraged in Your Call to Write. Becoming a Professional Writer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5 Tips for When You Are Discouraged in Your Call to Write. Becoming a Professional Writer. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

5 Tips for When You Are Discouraged in Your Call to Write



by Lucinda Secrest McDowell @LucindaSMcDowel

You got excited. Inspired to write. Motivated to minister. Challenged to pursue dreams.

And, for a while there—surrounded by kindred spirits cheering you on—you could almost taste the success. A book published. A conference keynote scheduled. A popular blog.

But now. Now you live in reality. Of words that won’t come. At least not in the right order. Of emails that say your social media numbers aren’t high enough. Of family and friends who still treat your holy calling as a mere hobby.