Molly McTernan
Beneficial Breaks
If you are a writer, I am sure that you can say that there has been a time when you felt like you didn’t have any good ideas or couldn’t...
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Writing With Molly
Hello and welcome to my blog! Three times a month, you will find new content on all things faith, reading and writing. My hope for this blog is that it would glorify the Creator and encourage the reader; I would love to have you join me as the Author writes both of our stories.
Molly McTernan
Mar 11, 20232 min read
15th Year Writing Recap
Tomorrow, I turn 16. Looking back over the past year, I can clearly see how my writing has grown so much. There are three specific...
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Molly McTernan
Mar 4, 20231 min read
Practice makes permanent
Two years ago, when I made it into the Regions 33 orchestra, our concertmaster said something that I will never forget: practice doesn’t...
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Molly McTernan
Feb 19, 20231 min read
Release day!
I am so excited to announce that I am officially a self-published author! Poetic Surrender (my collection of faith-based poetry) is now...
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Molly McTernan
Feb 11, 20231 min read
The Questioning Writer
How will I ever write like them? What if nobody likes this? As a writer, you have most likely compared your writing to a published...
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Molly McTernan
Feb 4, 20231 min read
Cover reveal!
"Poetic Surrender is a collection of poetry ranging in topics from prayer to animals. Each of these sixty poems is an observation and...
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Molly McTernan
Jan 21, 20231 min read
A Writer's Foundation
I take a walk almost every morning. Being the same route each day, I see the same houses, yards and people. One morning, I noticed...
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Molly McTernan
Jan 14, 20231 min read
The Messiah's Misfit (poem)
I feel so different I don’t fit in But you weren’t made To be like them I don’t have many friends I feel so alone But I am with you Your...
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Molly McTernan
Jan 6, 20231 min read
The Unique Author
During the holiday season, my family and I drove around to look at lights. One street stood out to me in particular because each house...
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Molly McTernan
Dec 24, 20221 min read
He's coming! (poem)
Look, He’s coming! He’s coming on this night! Shepherds, make your way Wise men, take your flight Look, He’s coming! He’s coming on this...
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Molly McTernan
Dec 16, 20221 min read
A Writer's Inspiration
"We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race...
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Molly McTernan
Dec 9, 20221 min read
The Potter (poem)
His hands are old and wiry His face is long and creased He squints at his precious work Good eyesight long deceased Though his years are...
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Molly McTernan
Dec 2, 20222 min read
Hike of Faith
Do you see that man? He is running through the valley, eyes focused on the mountain before him. Sure, the peak is miles up, but that is...
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Molly McTernan
Nov 26, 20222 min read
The Reading Writer
Why do you read? For pleasure? For school? What if we switched our mindset to: I am reading to learn? Our writing is strongly impacted...
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Molly McTernan
Nov 13, 20222 min read
The Tunnel of Childhood (a short story)
Timothy made his way down the street. There was nothing special about the day, but he felt that something was going to happen. He had...
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Molly McTernan
Nov 5, 20222 min read
Make time to take time
You have most likely heard something like this before, whether it be from your own lips or someone else’s “I was so busy today, I don’t...
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Molly McTernan
Oct 28, 20221 min read
The Praying Author
I was at a youth conference last winter and one of the speakers said something that really affected me. He said he knew many of us did...
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Molly McTernan
Oct 23, 20222 min read
Where are you spending your coins?
Imagine that you have a bag of coins. Every day, you get to spend a certain amount, but you aren’t allowed to ever look into the bag and...
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Molly McTernan
Oct 22, 20221 min read
Working Past writer's block
Have you ever sat in front of your computer with frustration? Or stopped mid-sentence when writing in your journal? Your mind feels...
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