Welcome to Fortifying Friday, a day we usually feature guest
authors. We invite them to share their personal journeys to publication or words of
encouragement to take with us through the weekend. But we’re going to do
something different today.
None of us takes this writing journey alone. Do you believe that? We're traveling the road together. So this Fortifying
Friday, we’re focusing on encouraging and praying for each other.
Next month, you may be attending the American
Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) conference in Dallas, Texas. If not that conference,
maybe you—or someone you know—plans to attend another in the coming months.
It’s exciting to attend workshops, meet other writers, and even pitch your
novel to an editor or agent. But it can also be an intimating, stressful, and
overwhelming experience.
Some of you may not have the funds to attend a conference. You
may find it difficult to find the time or motivation to write. Things going on
in your personal life may hinder your creativity.
Maybe things are falling into place for you personally,
but you know someone else who is struggling.
Would
you do one or more of the following things over the coming week to encourage
your fellow writers? A few minutes of your time could provide amazing blessings!
Encourage
or pray for those who are:
1) Attending
conferences in the near future
2) Stressed
about deadlines
3) Struggling
through a personal or family crisis
4) Finding
it difficult to financially make ends meet
5) Trying
to meet their family’s needs
6) Feeling
defeated and discouraged
7) Suffering
through any illness, whether slight or serious
8) Searching
for ideas as they sit in front of a blank computer screen
9) Desiring
a spouse’s and/or family’s support
10) Feeling
spiritually dry
11) Seeking
community with other writers
12) Needing
to feel energized and inspired to write
If you need encouragement, or would like prayer for
yourself or someone else, please leave a comment. You don’t have to be
specific. God knows your heart.
Blessings to you, dear writing friends!
~ Dawn
