Olivia Davis writes to help people connect their hearts and minds in their pursuit of truth. If you would like to collaborate with Olivia, please email her at [email protected].
Writing Samples: Christianity and Theology
A True but Desolate Place
On Changing the World
God, Do You Still Love Me?
A God Who Weeps
A Necessary Extravagance
At Magic Reservoir
Drawing Hudson Taylor
To the Heavy Laden
At the Watering Hole
A Compassionate High Priest
What I Learned in Honors 102
Hope Beyond the Garden of Eden
A Life-Giving Dependence
When Hope Is Hard
Not Good Enough: Taking Feelings of Unworthiness Captive to the Gospel *this piece was published at Looking Upward and later picked up by Ravi Zacharias International Ministries and published in their quarterly literary magazine, Just Thinking
Is God Faithful, Even Here?
What is the Will of God for Your Life?
The Opposite of Fear: Resting in the Character of God
What Does the Bible Say About Gossip?
Greater than Happiness: Joy in the Lord
A Holy Preoccupation: Worship
Rejection: The Biblical Response
When God Seems Silent
Writing Samples: Digital Media, Copywriting, and Design
Content Strategy: The What + Why Behind Website Copy
5 Tips on Creating a Positive Culture with a Remote Team
7 Tips for An Effective Email Newsletter
6 Steps to Creating an Effective Content Strategy
Improve Your SEO Rankings
3 Unscored but Essential SEO Components
3 Writing Tips for Next Level Blog Posts
Create a Cohesive Narrative
Feature Quality Content
3 Quick-Fix Design Mistakes
Writing Samples: Graduate School, Fellowship Applications, and Fellowship Experiences
3 Creative Ways to Improve Your Resume as a Recent Graduate
5 Tips for a Successful Fulbright ETA Semi-finalist Interview
3 Mistakes I Made When I Decided to Apply for Graduate School: A Writer’s Perspective
5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Applying to Graduate School
6 Tips For a Successful On-Campus Fellowship Interview
5 People Who Should Read Your Fellowship Application Before You Apply
7 Tips to Overcome Writer’s Block When Applying to Graduate School
5 Tips for Writing Winning Application Essays
A Year of Traveling and Teaching in Athens, Greece: The Fulbright HAEF Teaching Fellowship
Copyediting
A Guide to Family Worship, Media Gratiae
Behold Your God Kids, Media Gratiae, forthcoming
Stephen McCaskell’s Professional Blog, Watchful Dragons
ProFellow’s Series of Interviews with Former and Current Fellows, ProFellow
Dr. Vicki Johnson’s Series of Articles on ProFellow, ProFellow
Numerous personal statements, essays, etc. for individuals–see testimonials below!
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Olivia Davis writes to help people connect their hearts and minds in their pursuit of truth.
She has worked as a writer for a variety of organizations both secular and Christian, including Lighten, RZIM, where she was published in Just Thinking; Media Gratiae; ProFellow; Soulheart; Notion Digital; and more. She provides editing and writing services on a contractual basis to individuals as well.
She has an English degree from the University of Mississippi, where she received a full scholarship as a National Merit Finalist. She undertook minors in chemistry, music (emphasis: piano performance), and classics (emphasis: Ancient Greek) and graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She wrote her honors thesis on meaning and atheism in the novels of Ian McEwan. After graduating in 2017, she lived in Athens, Greece where she taught English as a second language as a Fulbright Scholar. When not writing, Olivia plays the piano, draws pencil portraits, and spends time with family.
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