Inspirational Journeys: Stories that Matter

This week, my special guest shares her journey to becoming a ghostwriter. She gives tips for authors and aspiring ghostwriters alike.

Emily Crookston is a former philosophy professor and now the founder of The Pocket PhD, where she helps busy professionals and mavericks who have a lot of ideas, but are short on time…essentially, write books.

Emily draws out her clients’ most audacious, even disruptive, ideas or fiercely original stories and stokes the sparks until their thoughts spread like wildfire.

Connect with Emily at the following links:

https://www.thepocketphd.com

https://www.facebook.com/thepocketphd/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilycrookston/

https://twitter.com/EMCrookston

The Spirit of Creativity: Inspirational Poems for the Creative at Heart is available in eBook, Audiobook and Paperback formats:

https://books2read.com/TheSpiritOfCreativity

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This week, my special guest shares her story of having to fight to get her youngest daughter out of the hands of the Department of Social Services, and how she supports other parents going through similar nightmarish situations.

After a 30-year career in business development, Susan lives with her husband and four small dogs on an acre outside a small town in Texas. As both an author and poet, Susan’s goal is to inspire others to live a life that’s present and active in this world, yet shaped by forces that lie beyond it. Susan’s books and poetry illustrate her struggles and triumphs as she endeavors to walk by faith and not by sight, leaning on the Holy Spirit for guidance and inspiration in living and writing.

Susan’s featured book is entitled Wheels of Injustice: Saving My Child from the Child Savers

Description:

Six weeks into a blissful honeymoon, life turns into a nightmare when Susan’s 9-year-old daughter is taken away and her husband is falsely accused of child sexual abuse. As her own and other families throughout the country are crushed under its wheels, Susan musters the strength and the will to battle a behemoth system that has become the very thing it was created to eradicate.

Wheels of Injustice is the true story of one woman’s fight against a powerful system that’s run amok, grinding families into dust, obliterating Amendment protections, and taking revenge against anyone who attempts to reform it.

It’s the 1980s—a decade of unfounded abuse accusations, hysterical claims of orgies at daycare centers, families controlled by courts, and an out-of-control child protection system.

A tribute to God's faithfulness and a message of hope to others who have struggled to overcome adversity, fight governmental intrusion and overreach, and turn an upended life the right way around again.

“We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Purchase link:

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FKL7KJM

Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wheels-of-injustice-susan-louise-gabriel/1140196543?ean=2940165029691

Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/wheels-of-injustice

Connect with Susan at the following links:

Author website: https://susanlouisegabriel.com

Author blog: https://soulsonshine.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/susan.gabriel.731/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GodlyOddball

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susanlouisegabriel/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-louise-gabriel-25714214/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20218467.Susan_Louise_Gabriel

The Spirit of Creativity: Inspirational Poems for the Creative at Heart is available in eBook, Audiobook and Paperback formats:

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During this third week of #NaNoWriMo, Critically acclaimed teenaged author Sarah Humpherys shares her writing process, talks about the #YoungWritersProgram and shares her publishing success story.

Sarah Humpherys lives in Lehi, Utah and is a die-hard fantasy nerd that can't stop talking about dragons and anime. She is trying to get through high school by burying herself in Japanese TV shows and creating her own worlds and characters. She does make friends, but only with people who can stand her habit of constantly talking during movies to critique the plot, her memorization of the How to Train Your Dragon Wikipedia page, and a monologue explaining why Doctor Strange is obviously the best avenger.

Sarah’s new book is entitled Stone Cold and is currently available in all eBook formats, paperback will be in your favorite bookstores

Description: In the Kingdom of Ashlon, emotion is considered a weakness and a danger. To help their society run perfectly, the king has ordered everyone to wear enchanted stones that take away emotion. However, there are some people, Malopaths, that are not affected by the stones and are hunted down and executed. The princess of Ashlon, Syona, is a Malopath. She becomes antisocial and stays in the shadows, afraid of her secret being exposed. When her brother dies, Princess Syona becomes the heir to the kingdom and must try harder than ever to fake being emotionless. As crown heir, she must navigate a marriage alliance with an enemy kingdom, political conspiracies, and a love triangle between her betrothed and her childhood friend and guard.

Purchase link: https://www.amazon.com/Stone-Cold-Sarah-Humpherys-ebook/dp/B09BKR8598/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1635820499&sr=8-1

Connect with Sarah at the following links:

www.sarahhumpherys.com

https://www.instagram.com/sarah_fantasy_author/

https://www.facebook.com/sarah.humpherys

The Spirit of Creativity: Inspirational Poems for the Creative at Heart is available in eBook, Audiobook and Paperback formats:

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This week, in honor of National Novel Writing Month, my friend, fellow Writing Warrior for Jesus and returning guest and I talk about her book of writing prompts.

Rachael Clarke is a former police officer turned stay-at-home mom living with her family in Portage la Prairie, MB. Besides chasing children and stealing the remote from her sport-aholic husband, she enjoys plotting fantastical novels and writing/illustrating children’s literature. She has won the Writer’s Games and Writers Weekly international competitions, and was named a 2021 Futurescapes Award finalist. Rachael also crafts multi-genre short fiction under the pseudonym R.A. Clarke. Her work has been published by Polar Borealis Magazine, Jolly Horror Press, and Cloaked Press LLC, among others.

Rachael’s latest book is entitled Oh, That's Good... 52 Writing prompts you never knew you needed. But seriously... you do.

Description:

Have you ever seen something—an object, an image, a person, or even an ad on the side of a bus—and gotten struck by an idea? You sat back and smiled, mumbling, “Oh, that’s good…” and immediately scrambled to write it down? Well, scramble no more.

Plucked from the mind of multi-genre short fiction author R.A. Clarke, these 52 original speculative fiction prompts are sure to inspire and spark your creative flame. From dark to light, quirky to horrifying, there’s a little something here for everybody. You’re cordially invited to sift through the pages; take your time, pick and choose... or, if you’re feeling brave, take the 52-Week Challenge.

Purchase link:

https://www.amazon.com/Oh-Thats-Good-Writing-seriously/dp/1777121949

Connect with Rachael at the following links:

Website: https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/raclarkewrites

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachaelclarkewrites

My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC01v6Bd2br1UvzI7XIDQFQA

Facebook pages:

*for adult fiction: https://www.facebook.com/raclarkeauthor/

*for children's literature: https://facebook.com/rachaelclarkewrites/

Rachael's Facebook writing group (Write State of Mind):

https://www.facebook.com/groups/writestateofmind

The Spirit of Creativity: Inspirational Poems for the Creative at Heart is available in eBook, Audiobook and Paperback formats:

https://books2read.com/TheSpiritOfCreativity

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Michelle Grenevitch is the youngest daughter of Betsy Grenevitch, who is blind. Michelle has always loved helping with her state blind organization at conventions. Through her mom’s blindness and advocacy, Michelle has been able to join and help many ADA advisory boards. She has helped those companies see the areas that need more accessibility for the blind. However, working with these boards Michelle has come in contact with people who have other disabilities. This has grown her disability scope from just blindness to also include, hearing impaired, wheelchair, and even autism.

Michelle is currently a senior at Georgia State University in Atlanta and plans to head into teaching once she graduates. Michelle spent most of her school years in the small town of Social Circle, GA.

Michelle’s featured book is entitled Adam’s Accessible Airport Adventure, which can be purchased at:

https://www.amazon.com/Accessible-Airport-Adventure-Michelle-Grenevitch/dp/0578249839/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=adams+accessible+airport+adventure&qid=1634453537&sr=8-1

Connect with Michelle on Facebook at:

https://www.facebook.com/Childrenraisedaroundtheblind

The Spirit of Creativity: Inspirational Poems for the Creative at Heart is available in eBook, Audiobook and Paperback formats:

https://books2read.com/TheSpiritOfCreativity

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Meghann Whistler writes sweet Christian romance novels that won’tmake your grandmother blush.

Her debut novel, Falling for the Innkeeper, was a #1 bestseller in the Clean & Wholesome Romance category on Amazon.ca. It was also named one of “Six Sensational 2020 Debut Series Romances” by the American Library Association’s Booklist Reader, and is currently a finalist for the 2021 Book Buyers Best Award.

Before settling down with her rocket scientist husband and raising three rambunctious boys, Meghann earned a B.A. in English from Amherst College and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Emerson College.

She is grateful to be living her dream of writing sweet, hopeful stories that demonstrate the power of love and grace.

Connect with Meghann at the following links:

www.MeghannWhistler.com

www.BookBub.com/authors/meghann-whistler

www.goodreads.com/author/show/20039853.Meghann_Whistler

www.amazon.com/Meghann-Whistler/e/B086YBHV9J

www.Facebook.com/AuthorMeghannWhistler

https://www.instagram.com/meghannwhistler/

https://twitter.com/MeghannWhistler

The Spirit of Creativity: Inspirational Poems for the Creative at Heart is available in eBook, Audiobook and Paperback formats:

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In this week’s episode, my special guest is celebrating the launch of her brand new novel in the Ladies of Garfield series entitled, Holly! Please Join us as we chat about writing, and she shares a few teasers about the new book.

Author Sharon Srock went from science fiction to Christian fiction at slightly less than warp speed. Thirty years ago, she cut her writer's teeth on Star Trek fiction. Today, she writes inspirational stories that focus on ordinary women using their faith to accomplish extraordinary things. Sharon lives in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma with her husband and three very large dogs. When she isn’t writing, she loves to read, cook, and travel. She’s still working on a way to do all three at the same time.

Holly can be purchased at:

https://books2read.com/u/bxew9d

Connect with Sharon at the following links:

Visit Sharon’s website: www.sharonsrock.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SharonSrock/

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6448789.Sharon_Srock

AMAZON page: http://www.amazon.com/Sharon-Srock/e/B009OB2HSO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/sharon-srock

The Spirit of Creativity: Inspirational Poems for the Creative at Heart is available in eBook, Audiobook and Paperback formats:

https://books2read.com/TheSpiritOfCreativity

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I had an inspiring and inciteful conversation with this week’s special guest. Sit back, relax and enjoy our conversation.

Stephen Murray is a Las Vegas author with roots in England and Southern Africa. Stephen is the author of four self-published novels covering multiple genres. He is a partner in a computer software development and support company, which he originally founded in California in 1982. He has traveled extensively throughout the world, visiting 40 countries. Apart from writing, Stephen enjoys music, theatre and current affairs.

Connect with Stephen at the following links:

www.discreetlyyours.net

www.authorstephenmurray.com

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007899645345

The Spirit of Creativity: Inspirational Poems for the Creative at Heart is available in eBook, Audiobook and Paperback formats:

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#Preptober is here and it’s time to do some #NaNoPrep for #NaNoWriMo. In this weeks episode, I give you some examples of how you can play the “what if” game to banish #WritersBlock and get those #Creative juices flowing. #AmWriting

If you’re interested in participating in NaNoWriMo this year, you can sign up at:

https://nanowrimo.org

The Spirit of Creativity: Inspirational Poems for the Creative at Heart is available in eBook, Audiobook and Paperback formats:

https://books2read.com/TheSpiritOfCreativity

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This week, my dear sister in Christ and fellow WWJ returns to talk about her collection of adorable, Christ-centered bedtime stories for children of all ages.

Alison Hendrix is a stay at home mom who loves nature and serves the Lord. She enjoys hanging out with her family, illustrating, reading, and kayaking, and she tries to find magic in every single day.

Alison’s collection of bedtime stories is entitled, On Whimsy’s Wings.

Description:

Magical bedtime tales that shine the light of our creator and the wonder of childhood. Aww

Purchase link:

https://www.amazon.com/Whimsys-Wings-Stories-Magical-Children-ebook/dp/B098YNK4XM/ref

Connect with Alison at the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/1231317367030721/

https://www.instagram.com/alilikestowrite/

https://www.pinterest.com/alilikestowrite/

https://twitter.com/home

https://Sunriseblue.wordpress.com

https://twitter.com/AliLikesToWrite

If you missed the WWJ Fall 2021 writing conference, You can always go back and watch the replay of each presentation at your leisure. Visit the link tree below and click on the WWJ writing conference YouTube channel.

https://linktr.ee/wwjs

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