Writing “Rain” took me about 20 years, on and off; not because the story wasn’t there, it was always there, but because the subject matter hit close to home, and I wasn’t sure I was ready to go there publicly.

I kept wondering: people are going to ask me, “Is Rain you? Did you go through that?” I wasn’t sure how to answer. Some of what Rain experiences, I experienced in similar ways, and there was the question of family privacy. Things I found out, years later, that some of my own family members had been through too.

As I grew, as a writer and as a person, the fear started to shift. It became less about me, and more about the reader sitting somewhere alone who had been through something like this, and didn’t know there was hope on the other side.

“Rain” was published, and readers called it “an amazing masterpiece,” and “a true must-read.” That response confirmed everything. The story needed to exist, and the wait was worth it.

After writing “Rain,” something became clear. Everywhere I looked, I saw people who had a message, a story, a calling to write; especially prophetic scribes in the church. Powerful messages, real insight, real gifts from God, but no clear path to getting it written, finished, or published.

They told me: “I always wanted to write a book, but I don’t know where to start,” or “I have a good idea, but I don’t think I can actually write.” Some had the same learning struggles I did, some felt like they didn’t have enough to say, and a lot of them just needed someone to show them it was possible.

That’s why I created Scribe Academy: not just as a writing course, but as a full pathway from idea to published book, with the spiritual component built in for those who are answering a divine calling to write.

Scribe Academy is different because we don’t just teach writing craft; we walk you through turning a manuscript into a published book. And through Break of Dawn Ink, we can do that publishing work with you, or for you.