Category: Writing Tips
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Proper recovery after writing your traumatic story
Telling your traumatic story can be a difficult and emotional experience. It takes a lot of courage to open up about the things that have hurt us. It’s important that we take care of ourselves afterwards. Truthfully, recovery after telling your traumatic story can be a slow process, but there are things you can do…
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Techniques for respectfully writing about trauma
One of the first questions people ask me is, “How can you help others share such deeply distressing personal experiences?” Some may ponder about my own emotions and compassion. It’s truly challenging for most individuals to listen to harrowing events, considering our natural emotional responsiveness. Expressing sympathy or empathy is not uncommon, and in my…
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Collaborating with other writers
When I decided to focus on getting my first book published, the first thing I did was search for a writing mentor. I looked online for “My writing mentor” and discovered a blog with the same title by Tricia Goyer. I talk about this in more detail in my book Put Your Pen to Paper.…
