Christian Nonfiction Anthology to Inspire You: Women of Purpose

The Women of Purpose anthology is a collection of inspiring stories of professional women to encourage you to never give up on fulfilling your purpose in life. Each story will inspire you to reach for what appears to be impossible, and step out in faith and make your dreams a reality!

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

CHAPTER 1 Finding Her By Dr. Najah A. Barton

CHAPTER 2 Keep on Living By Jazmine Blake

CHAPTER 3 The Inseparable Sustainer By Vanessa Brown

CHAPTER 4 Girl, Breathe! By Veronica Clanton-Higgins

CHAPTER 5 No Plan? No Problem! By Alexandria Cunningham

CHAPTER 6 This Was It! By Nikeisha Darensburg

CHAPTER 7 Finding the Strength By Benta Davis

CHAPTER 8 Life in Words By Judy Davis

CHAPTER 9 Overcoming Abuse By Chontae Edison

CHAPTER 10 Making a Statement for Love By Rashell Evans

CHAPTER 11 Marathon Runner By Incredible Faith

CHAPTER 12 A Leap from Fear toward Purpose By Nealy Gihan

CHAPTER 13 Getting My Love in Order By Dr. Sandra Hamilton (Hill)

CHAPTER 14 Behind a Veil By Shanene Higgins

CHAPTER 15 Go! By Tasha Huston

CHAPTER 16 Redefining Your Purpose By Leona Johnson

CHAPTER 17 Nothing is Wasted By Nora Macias

CHAPTER 18 Girl, Me Too! By Leandra McLaurin

CHAPTER 19 No Matter the Circumstances By Shirlyon McWhorter

CHAPTER 20 A Heart That Forgives By Michele Mills

CHAPTER 21 The Journey to Purpose By Dr. Ngozi M. Obi

CHAPTER 22 Chasing A Dream By Beverly Reynolds

CHAPTER 23 The Meeting Place By Tiffany Richards

CHAPTER 24 She Chose Purpose By Jasmine Spratt-Clarke

CHAPTER 25 Her Freedom By Shaunic Stanford

CHAPTER 26 Who Am I? By Quinn Thompson

CHAPTER 27 Flip the Page! By Emem Washington

CHAPTER 28 Rebecca at the Well: Should She Water or Doppler The Dromedaries? By Dr. Michelle K. Watson

CHAPTER 29 Breaking Down Barriers By Dr. Pamela R. Wiggins

CHAPTER 30 Blossoming into my Purpose By Erin Williams

CHAPTER 31 A Rose from the Concrete By Deborah Young

Paperback: 230 pages
Publisher: Higgins Publishing (August 14, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1941580424
ISBN-13: 978-1941580424


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Call for Submissions for Writing and Your Spouse Anthology

You see it all the time in dedications and acknowledgements of books: Words like: “To my dear husband, who has supported my writing all throughout the years in spite of the odds,” or “To my wife, who never stopped believing in me.”

But what happens when your ‘significant other’ doesn’t support your writing, either because he thinks you’ll never make it or because she thinks you’re wasting your time and efforts for nothing?

Writers often talk about their supportive spouses/partners, but seldom do we hear about the unsupportive ones—mainly because it is a cause of great sadness and shame to the writer.

I’ve heard of cases where a husband told his writer wife flat out, “You’ll never make it.” I even once heard a story about a husband who was so jealous of his wife’s ‘writing world,’ that he burned her manuscript.

Though I don’t have a working title yet, I’m looking for 2,500-3,000-word (or longer) honest, poignant first-person accounts in the style of Chicken Soup for the Soul series. That is, true stories that are ultimately inspirational and show a great deal of perseverance and determination from the part of the writer in spite of the odds—in short, essays that will offer hope and moral support to writers who are experiencing a similar situation. The essays will be compiled into an anthology.

• Does your significant other totally ignore your ‘writing world’ or view it with contempt either because you’re not making enough money or because they feel jealous?
• Does he/she refuse to consider your writing as anything other than a ‘mere hobby?’
• Does he/she belittle or demean your ‘writer dreams?’
• Does he/she believe you’re wasting your time and should be spending that time in something more ‘valuable?’
• Does he/she make you feel guilty for those hours you spend writing?
• Does he/she say they understand, but then they put demands on your writing time and don’t respect it?
• Is he/she jealous of the time you spend writing at the computer?
• How does their behavior make you feel as a person and as a writer?
• To what extent does their criticism contribute to your insecurity, anxiety, and maybe even depression?
• How do you cope with their behavior?
• What keeps you writing and persevering in spite of all the odds?
• What would you like he/she to understand about you as a writer?

I talked about this idea with my agent and she’d be interested in representing this type of project providing I come up with a compelling set of personal essays. Of course, submissions will be treated in confidentiality and real names of people and places can be replaced with fictional ones.

Deadline: March 31st 2013

If you’re interested in submitting or if you have questions, you can drop me an email at:mayra.calvani@gmail.com.

Call for Submissions for Writing and Your Spouse Anthology

You see it all the time in dedications and acknowledgements of books: Words like: “To my dear husband, who has supported my writing all throughout the years in spite of the odds,” or “To my wife, who never stopped believing in me.”

But what happens when your ‘significant other’ doesn’t support your writing, either because he thinks you’ll never make it or because she thinks you’re wasting your time and efforts for nothing?

Writers often talk about their supportive spouses/partners, but seldom do we hear about the unsupportive ones—mainly because it is a cause of great sadness and shame to the writer.

I’ve heard of cases where a husband told his writer wife flat out, “You’ll never make it.” I even once heard a story about a husband who was so jealous of his wife’s ‘writing world,’ that he burned her manuscript.

Though I don’t have a working title yet, I’m looking for 2,500-3,000-word (or longer) honest, poignant first-person accounts in the style of Chicken Soup for the Soul series. That is, true stories that are ultimately inspirational and show a great deal of perseverance and determination from the part of the writer in spite of the odds—in short, essays that will offer hope and moral support to writers who are experiencing a similar situation. The essays will be compiled into an anthology.

• Does your significant other totally ignore your ‘writing world’ or view it with contempt either because you’re not making enough money or because they feel jealous?
• Does he/she refuse to consider your writing as anything other than a ‘mere hobby?’
• Does he/she belittle or demean your ‘writer dreams?’
• Does he/she believe you’re wasting your time and should be spending that time in something more ‘valuable?’
• Does he/she make you feel guilty for those hours you spend writing?
• Does he/she say they understand, but then they put demands on your writing time and don’t respect it?
• Is he/she jealous of the time you spend writing at the computer?
• How does their behavior make you feel as a person and as a writer?
• To what extent does their criticism contribute to your insecurity, anxiety, and maybe even depression?
• How do you cope with their behavior?
• What keeps you writing and persevering in spite of all the odds?
• What would you like he/she to understand about you as a writer?

I talked about this idea with my agent and she’d be interested in representing this type of project providing I come up with a compelling set of personal essays. Of course, submissions will be treated in confidentiality and real names of people and places can be replaced with fictional ones.

Deadline: March 31st 2013

If you’re interested in submitting or if you have questions, you can drop me an email at:mayra.calvani@gmail.com.