Scripture as a Writing Prompt
Need help with writer’s block? Allison Gingras offers strategies for using scripture to break through that blank page. Whether a fiction or nonfiction writer, this method works!
I am a Speaker, Nonfiction Writer, and Digital Content Specialist. I have been published with AMP, OSV, and Marian. I am blessed to be the Director of Digital Evangelization for Family Rosary, USA.
Need help with writer’s block? Allison Gingras offers strategies for using scripture to break through that blank page. Whether a fiction or nonfiction writer, this method works!
Creating a “Social” Social Media Presence During last month’s Catholic Writers Conference Live in Chicago, I was blessed to offer a presentation on the importance of creating a truly “social” social media platform. Flat posts that bombard followers with “salesy” type content does not help build the loyal readers most writers desire when launching a […]
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter. He said to her, “Let the children be fed first. For it is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.” She replied and said to him, […]
“What are you looking for?” Jesus asked, followed by an invitation to “come and see” in response to the disciples’ question as to where he is staying on the road to Emmaus. Jesus knew of course what they were seeking, it is what we all seek—peace, hope, salvation. In this encounter, Jesus calls them, and […]
Journal writing entered my life when I received a pastel tie-dye-covered diary for my ninth birthday. The diary came with two dainty little keys, which I guarded with my life, though a sharp pair of shears could have gained anyone entry. That summer, I discovered my aptitude and affection for reflective writing. My first musings […]
When introducing the corporal and spiritual works of mercy in her book, Blessed Are You, author Melanie Rigney writes, “Both types can come free and easy … or hard and challenging” (Franciscan Media, 2016, p. 66). This immediately made me think of the healthy benefits of exercise. I can stroll around the park with the […]
Shortly before beginning the process to adopt a little girl from China, I stumbled across this scripture verse; “For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit […]
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