Ignite your first book. Write with confidence and purpose.
Do you feel the weight of a book inside you?
What if your story is already written in heaven - and you are called to partner with God to bring it to earth? Your journey, Your faith, Your testimony, Your calling. Each one carries a story that is meant to be revealed.
Ink & Fire is a practical, Spirit-led writing intensive created to help you move from hesitation to action - and to ignite the story heaven has entrusted to you.
What you'll receive
6 practical writing sessions (approximately 90 minutes each).
Guidance to shape your ideas into clear, compelling manuscript.
A structured pathway to begin writing with confidence.
Example Curriculum
- Session 1 - The Spark: Why write? + AI reality check, your “why” for writing, AI: New rules, no excuses “10% rule” for AI and your first 5-minute writing habit (52:05)
- Session 2 – The Blueprint: Planning and structure, framework and plot arc, linear vs non-linear (95:34)
- Session 3 – The Lens: Point of view mastery – who tells the story? (1st person, limited 3rd, omniscient) (81:10)
- Session 4 – The Hook: How to grab your reader in 5 lines using 10 powerful hook types (77:09)
- Session 5 – The Voice: Natural dialogue that flows, subtext, and dialogue tags (89:58)
- Session 6 – The Picture: Show, don’t tell – paint with words using sensory detail, metaphor, and vivid imagery (90:39)
- Session 7 - BONUS Session: Activate your creativity (104:13)
Amanda de Lange - Writing Mentor and Ink & Fire Course Lecturer
Amanda is a master storyteller who has spent three decades shaping words into tools of truth, beauty, and healing. As a former journalist and founding editor of South Africa's much-loved parenting magazine Baba & Kleuter, she developed a rare ability to find the human heartbeat in every story. Today, Amanda is a sought-after writing mentor, known for spotting raw talent and nurturing it without breaking its spirit. Under her guidance, "I wish I could write" often becomes "I just did."
About Starway Academy
Starway Academy equips purpose-driven creatives to grow spiritually and practically - helping them to ignite their calling through storytelling and faith.
