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The Risk of Compromise as a Christian Writer (Ep.75)

The Risk of Compromise as a Christian Writer (Ep.75)

You will be tempted to compromise as a Christian writer along your author journey, and how you respond has a bigger impact than you might think. Back in 2020, I received a very specific calling: “Call My writers.” The verse 2 Corinthians 6:17 (NIV) also stood out to...

Cultivating a Christian Author’s Mindset (Ep.72)

Cultivating a Christian Author’s Mindset (Ep.72)

How is your writing coming along this year? For many of us, it might be stagnating a bit or not going as well as we had anticipated at the beginning of the new year. Sometimes that stagnation or hesitation to write is related to our mindset. There are several...

Black Friday Deals for Writers in 2023

Black Friday Deals for Writers in 2023

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How to Start an Author Blog (Ep.55)

How to Start an Author Blog (Ep.55)

LISTENREAD  Back in episode 51, which was 6 Things Every Author Needs to Know, having an author blog came in as #4 on the list and I shared some ideas of what to write about. So today I am going to share the benefits of blogging and how to start an author blog....

Build an Effective Author Website in 10 Steps (Ep.54)

Build an Effective Author Website in 10 Steps (Ep.54)

LISTENREADAs I shared in Episode 51 - 6 Things Every Author Needs, websites are a necessity. But if you don’t have a website, how do you create one? In this post, you'll discover how to build an effective author website in 10 steps, whether you’re creating it yourself...

Is It Time to Publish Your Book? with Rick McKinney (Ep.53)

Is It Time to Publish Your Book? with Rick McKinney (Ep.53)

LISTENWATCHREADIn 2006, Rick and Jane McKinney heeded God’s call to walk across America. Shortly afterward, Rick took the two journals Jane had maintained during their walk and compiled the beginnings of a book. Yet they didn’t publish And...So We Walked: The...

2 Things Authors Tend to Dismiss (Ep.52)

2 Things Authors Tend to Dismiss (Ep.52)

LISTENREADIn your eagerness to write your book, you might overlook or dismiss two critical things that should be done at the outset of your author journey: creating a goal and developing a budget. In last week's episode (6 Things Authors Need), I briefly touched on...

6 Things Every Author Needs (Ep.51)

6 Things Every Author Needs (Ep.51)

LISTENWATCHREADToday I’m kicking off what I’m calling the Author Summer School, and it all came about for two reasons. First, this week my youngest son is doing his behind the wheel training of driver's training. He knows the basics of driving since he went through...