Posts Tagged ‘courage’
Putting yourself out there: on the other side of self-doubt
Around the time my Harlequin Love Inspired debut novel—A FATHER’S VOW—released in April 2024, I’d heard about dozens of writing contests available for authors. At the time, I sat back and cheered on my fellow writers as they proceeded to walk away as finalists and award winners, while I was paralyzed by self-doubt. Once I…
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Playing it safe: making excuses or missing out?
As my feet inched closer to the edge of a recent and long-overdue leap, I looked down: no net. A vivid reminder of that morning when, as a young girl, I ascended the rungs of the tallest ladder at the public pool. Knees knocking, I shuffled across the diving board until I faced the vast…
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