On Writing Without Chasing

A quiet note from my writing life, shared without pressure.

I’m writing in a way that doesn’t chase anything right now.

Not trends. Not algorithms. And definitely not urgency.

For a long time, I believed that if the work was good enough, it would eventually be loud enough to be noticed. That faith has been tested…not because the work lost its integrity, but because the landscape changed. I write Christian/Inspirational/Sweet fiction and I’ll leave it at that. (insert wink emoji)

So I’m choosing something different.

I’m letting the work be honest, even when it’s quieter than what the market rewards. I’m learning that faithfulness doesn’t always look impressive.( I’ve been wrestling with this realization for quite some time.) Sometimes it looks like continuing without applause. Sometimes it looks like pausing before resentment hardens. Sometimes it looks like staying aligned even when the metrics suggest another route would be faster.

I’m discovering that not every season is meant to produce at the same volume.

Some seasons are about output. Others are about alignment.

Alignment & Obedience are words I’ve been sitting with a lot lately

Alignment with my values. Alignment with my body. Alignment with the kind of work I actually want to stand behind.

This season feels like all three.

And I’m trusting that work shaped in alignment carries its own kind of endurance, even if it moves more slowly through the world.

This is how I’m learning to stay faithful to the work, even now.