by Amy Collette | May 11, 2022 | Author Articles
Transformation Can Be a Catalyst for Healing Crista started out excited about her book idea. She was finally going to share publicly the story that she had struggled with so privately. After dealing with disaster, disease, divorce, and the sudden death of her husband,...
by Amy Collette | Mar 28, 2022 | Author Articles
Visibility In re-creating my website, I’ve had to confront visibility and the fears I have about it. It is one of the big fears that comes with writing books, with sharing our stories. Visibility equates with vulnerability, that feeling of “taking off the robe” as I...
by Amy Collette | Jun 8, 2021 | Author Articles
Readers say, “Show me, don’t tell me.” Readers want to become part of the story, to be impacted by the story, not outsiders looking in. Creative writers hear this advice all the time, but what about nonfiction? It’s the same. Readers want to...
by Amy Collette | Apr 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sometimes new authors ignore the burning in their chests to write their book because they wonder if it’ll be worth it. “Will it really make a difference?” I hear these doubts all the time, and I wonder, do people really believe that their stories...
by Amy Collette | Jan 12, 2021 | Author Articles, Gratitude
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart…” ~William Wordsworth Writing as a way to connect to your inner workings is nothing new. Journaling is such a common idea that we don’t really think about what it means to sit down and write. What exactly...