My Calling

Everyone has a story to tell.

As a writer, that’s the mantra I live by. I got my start by writing true stories—teaching memoir-writing at the local community college and freelancing to magazines. Then I found myself listening to the whispered stories of imaginary characters, which led me into novel-writing as I realized that these stories held no less value for the fact that they sprang from my imagination. Now I write both—true stories (memoirs) and fiction (novels).

All of which leads me to profess two things I love about Jesus. One, He told stories. He recognized their transforming power—the way they bypass the intellect and sneak instead through the backdoor to the soul. Two, I love that He made us in His image to carry on His creative work. He calls us to do it.

It's my calling. Is it yours too? If so, what are you going to do about it?

Share your thoughts in a comment, and I’ll enter you in a drawing to win $50-worth of professional editing or consulting services—which you can keep for yourself or give to someone you love, whose story needs to be told. (U.S. residents only, please.)