About
Megan Ellenberger
In second grade, Megan wrote her first poem (My Cat), first creative nonfiction (Gatorade), and first fiction piece (title unknown, but it was about a mouse). From that point on, her love for writing continued to grow, and her work has been published in several magazines throughout the years, such as Devozine, The Louisville Review, Popshot Quarterly, Daughters of Promise, and others.
Megan’s passion is the inspiring and life-changing power of story, whether it is woven into fiction, non-fiction, or poetry. Stories, and the words that craft them, can plant a seed, awaken a heart, change a life, and impact the world around us.
Megan grew up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and though she loves to travel to new and well-loved places, that is still where she calls home. She is happy to be a part of Lancaster Christian Writers, where she has found an incredible community of fellow wordsmiths.
Some of Megan’s favorite little things about life are fresh notebooks, Pilot pens, hikes by streams and big rocks, inside jokes and stomach-aching laughter, the love of children (especially her nieces and nephews), a blanket and a good book, meaningful conversation, the sweetness of time spent with Jesus, and so many more, because life is full of goodness.
Recent Posts
Thoughts, ponderings, and behind-the-scenes stories.
Behind the Poem: Two Pieces of Wood
Welcome to the first “Behind the Poem” blog post, where I’ll be giving a bit of a story behind a poem from my book, Write Your Heart. Enjoy the glimpse behind the curtain of poetic words!
Around 1:00 in the morning, those of us who were participating in our youth group’s late night worship entered the dimly-lit sanctuary. From the sound booth in the back, our youth pastor started the music and I settled onto the carpet in the left corner of the stage, sitting in the shadows with my notebook next to me.
2024: One Step at a Time
2024 was the fastest year I’ve ever experienced, and looking back, it was filled with little things (like watching my 1-yr-old niece pet bluebells in the yard and seeing an otter while kayaking down a creek) and bigger things (such as watching the solar eclipse in my backyard with tears welling in my eyes in awe of God’s incredible creation). Will you join me on a journey through 2024?
Why “Write Your Heart”
I’m fairly certain that when I first told people the title of my poetry collection, they weren’t very impressed.
In all fairness, it does sound a little…sappy? Cliché? However, in reality, it is anything but.
It came from gentle instruction from Jesus.
God cares about what’s in and on our hearts, and He was calling me to write it out. To write to Him, and for Him. And so, when I decided my first book would be a poetry book, that is the title that pulled them all together.