12/05/2025
The Link Between Inspiration and My Books - Ever since I was a vague, dreamy, young girl, I have been blessed by God with an active imagination and I have often found inspiration for my writing in the ordinary, the everyday.
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01/05/2025
I have drawn on so many sources of inspiration throughout my life, but for the purposes of this blog, I would like to talk about Four Amazing Springs which have nurtured my creativity for decades: Natural Beauty, Gloriously Powerful Music, Courageous Biblical Characters and Stand-Out Bible Verses.
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22/04/2025
In April 2024 in celebration of World Book Day, I was very privileged to be invited to speak to the learners of Grace Primary School in Pinelands, Cape Town about my Christian books, and about Christian writing in general. The invitation came from the librarian, Judy McCromb, but it was the Headmaster who had searched for Christian writers on google and came up with my name, who had requested the invite.
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10/04/2025
How embracing the good news has helped me in my writing Good news makes us very happy. Sometimes ecstatically so. The Springboks lift the Webb Ellis World Cup rugby trophy. All over the country, fans celebrate uninhibitedly. They come out in their numbers to cheer the Boks who are bussed through their streets. A student […]
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02/04/2025
Photo courtesy of Freeimages.com I have an important question for you to consider: Is Christianity inclusive or exclusive? What do we mean by this? We are considering Christianity in the religious context, and asking whether this religion includes all people, or whether it excludes some people. There is a misconception here that I would like […]
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30/03/2025
Do you believe that writers can subtly influence readers through their stories? If so, how can they do this without being didactic? Without being too preachy, how can writers infuse their stories with life-affirming messages showcasing virtues like love and charity? And why would writers want to showcase these virtues in the first place? Reading […]
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26/03/2025
Human love, although truly wonderful, can be fickle. However much we are loved by family members and friends, it is a rare love indeed that is agape love, a love that accepts us for who we are, warts and all: an unconditional love. If we are privileged enough to experience love like this on this […]
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23/03/2025
Some Christian authors I have spoken to feel a heavy weight of responsibility to reflect Christ in their storytelling. With this in mind, they pray earnestly for guidance from the Holy Spirit before they even contemplate writing a fictional book. Some tell me they wait a long time before they get the inspiration to write; […]
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19/03/2025
Small acts of kindness can make a big difference to someone’s day. Sometimes, we don’t even realise how big a difference. I have been the recipient of many acts of kindness. Realising how much better I feel when someone else has been kind to me, I have tried, in turn, to share a little bit […]
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