The Purposeful Pen
Amy Lynn Simon, Sarah SteeleHelping Christians writers create a writing life with eternal impact.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 184 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 10 days ago |
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Episode 158: Fear of Vulnerability in Writing: How to Publish Your Work Without Feeling Exposed
Writing is deeply personal, even when we’re not sharing our own story. Publishing a social media post, an article, or a book can leave us feeling exposed and unsafe, and sharing our personal stories can raise the stakes even higher. So how...
Episode 157: Go Big or Go Home? Why Your Writing Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect to Serve God
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Have you ever thought, “If I can’t write a bestseller with a major publisher, why bother?” Or held back your writing until it felt perfect? This week we’re tackling the “go big or go home” mindset, the belief that our writi...
Episode 156: Is Promoting Your Writing Prideful as Christian?
Does promoting your writing make you prideful? Many Christian writers quietly believe it does, and that belief keeps good writing from reaching the people who need it. In this episode, we continue our look at faulty mindsets by defining wha...
Episode 155: Is It Up to Me or Up to God? Effort, Faith, and Marketing Your Writing
Many faulty mindsets sit on top of an exaggeration or an oversimplification. This episode looks at one of them: the question of how much of our writing for God is our effort and how much is God’s work. We explore the image of co-creating wi...
Episode 154: From Navy Pilot to Published Author with Ryan Pote
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 proces...
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I help Christian writers find direction and clarity so they can create a writing life that brings joy to them, glory to God, and benefit to others.
Writing to remind us that every village needs a poet and your village needs you. Sarah is Senior Editor for @thewayback2ourselves, poet of the ordinary, and a performing singer/songwriter, pouring her gifts into her local community.
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