In this episode of Created to Write, we meet Christine Dillon, a multi-genre Christian author, full-time missionary, and one of the most methodical voices in the Christian writing community.

Christine's move into fiction was never part of the plan. She resisted novels for years until her background in oral storytelling gave her both the voice and the confidence to make the leap into contemporary and biblical fiction, a journey that will resonate with any writer who has felt unqualified to try something new.

Her writing process is built around deep scriptural research and a structured forty-card plotting system that manages pacing and character balance with real precision. Combined with the Snowflake Method, it's a practical, replicable framework that makes her approach invaluable for new writers.

Christine also speaks passionately about community, crediting peer accountability and professional networking as essential to her growth because writing as a Christian was never meant to be done alone.

Craft, calling, and scripture. Christine holds all three with equal intentionality.

Christine Dillon is a missionary and the daughter of missionaries. She was raised in Taiwan and went to school in Malaysia and the Philippines before spending 22 years in Taiwan. Writing was an unexpected journey and started with writing non-fiction (discipleship and evangelism/storytelling). She has now written a 6-book series of contemporary Christian fiction and the first five books in an Old Testament-era series. In the spaces of life, she enjoys the great outdoors and birdwatching. www.storytellerchristine.com

Your Body Is Your Creative Vessel: Michelle Dennis Evans onWriter Health and Longevity

In this episode of Created to Write, Michelle Dennis Evans tackles something most Christian writers ignore until it's too late - what prolonged sitting is doing to your body and your creativity.

Drawing from her own past health crisis, Michelle makes acompelling case for disciplined self-care as part of every Christian author's writing life. Regular movement, proper posture, outdoor time and frequent breaks aren't luxuries, they're necessities for anyone serious about the longgame.

She also flags voice-to-text technology as a practical toolfor staying active while writing, a tip every new writer building daily habits should know about.

The message is simple and urgent, you cannot pour out wordsfrom a body you've neglected. Writing with purpose requires protecting the vessel that makes it possible.

In this episode of Created to Write, Christian author Roberta Brown opens up about one of the most raw and redemptive memoirs you'll encounter on A Mother's Wilderness Journey.

Roberta's story is not for the faint-hearted. A widow raising eight children, fighting to save her daughter from drug addiction, navigating serious health battles, and through it all, documenting her faith-driven resilience with unflinching honesty. Her journey to publication is as powerful as the book itself, including a transformative sabbatical at Cambridge University that shifted her focus from academic ambition to a deeply personal calling to share her testimony.

For writers wondering whether their story is worth telling, Roberta's answer is an unequivocal yes. She believes that every documented testimony has the potential to offer hope and direction to someone walking a similar road, and her life is living proof of that conviction. It's the kind of faith-based writing that doesn't just inform, it rescues.

Her creative output extends well beyond memoir. Roberta also writes songs, paints, and is currently working on a novel centred on spiritual warfare - making her one of the more creatively expansive voices in the Christian writing space.

For anyone overcoming writer's block as a Christian or wrestling with whether their hardships are too heavy or too personal to share, this conversation is essential listening. Roberta's message is simple and urgent: your trials are not just your story, they're someone else's lifeline.

Roberta Brown is a widowed mother of eight and grandmother of seventeen. Born in Scotland, raised in Canada, and now living in Australia, her life has been marked by faith, family, and resilience.After her husband’s sudden passing, Roberta raised her children alone while returning to nursing. Her greatest challenge came as she fought for her daughter Sarah, who struggled with addiction and loss. Through prayer and spiritual warfare, Roberta witnessed God’s miraculous restoration.Her first book shares this journey of courage and faith. Inspired during a sabbatical in Cambridge, it took eight years to complete. Today, Roberta continues to write devotionals, fiction, and poetry, her life a testimony to hope and the power of God’s love.