Writer, Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
By Andrea Merrell Someone asked me recently about my “sweet spot” concerning both my writing and editing. Where is it? How does it make you feel? How does it fuel your creativity? Are you willing to step outside of your comfort zone? Wow. All valid questions that brought me back to a time several years ago when I attended Christian Communicators. We were asked to do a five-minute presentation to the group about our journey as writers and speakers. My presentation began something like this: “My desk is my sweet spot. Surrounded with all things writerly, it’s where I feel the most comfortable (especially in my PJs). The most confident. And the most competent. It’s a safe place to think and create.” I went on to share how terrified I was when God nudged me to step out of that comfort zone and do things I never felt qualified to do. Funny, there I was at a conference geared toward not only writers but speakers—something I never considered myself to be, even though I had taught Sunday schoo...
