How can authors overcome burnout and discouragement? How can writing be restful and encouraging? These questions and more are what we will be discussing on this episode of the Christian Publishing Show.
Joining me today is:
- Karen Ball is a best-selling author, professional editor and speaker
- Erin Taylor Young: an award-winning author, writing teacher, and speaker.
They both host the Write from the Deep Podcast a podcast that encourages, refreshes, and equips Christian writers.
Erin, Karin, welcome to the Christian Publishing Show!
- Why is writing so hard emotionally?
- Why do authors get burned out?
- How do authors overcome burnout?
- Ok, let’s talk briefly about exhaustion. How can authors write from a place of rest?
- Let’s talk about discouragement. Why is writing so discouraging?
- How do authors overcome discouragement?
- What does it mean to write from the deep?
Now you both have a new course on the Christian Writers Institute, tell us about that.
Links:
- Write from the Deep Podcast
- Write from the Deep Patreon
- Thomas’ Episode on Write from the Deep About How to Handle Haters
- Thomas’ blog post the Confidence Crisis: Why Women Feel Unwanted and Men Feel Undateable
- Episode 002: How to Find Your Courage as an Author
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Give Yourself a God-Based Anchor for Whatever Comes Your Way
Thomas,
Your guests, whom I have listened to on their own podcast refer to dong what God has called you to do and that connects to several issues. What if I want to write Christian non-fiction but don’t feel called to do it? I suppose if I was Reformed and wanted to write that would mean that God called me to write, but I am not Reformed. I sense God’s permission to write but that’s a long way form feeling called. So I don’t now what to do with advice that is based upon being called to write. What do you think? Thanks.
Ken