All Episodes

Episode 152: Is it Worth Investing in Your Writing?

Episode 151: Imposter Syndrome for Christian Writers: Why You’re Not a Fraud

Episode 150: Faulty Mindsets That Block Christian Writers: A New Season on Writing as Spiritual Formation

Episode 149: What's Next After a Book Proposal?

Episode 148: Writing a Children's Book Together with the Bryant Family

Episode 147: How to Write Book Proposal Chapter Summaries that Actually Work

Episode 146: Writing Picture Books with Molly Arbuthnott

Episode 145: The Book Proposal Basics We Tend to Dread - Comp Titles and a Marketing Plan

Episode 144: Is Your Life Story Actually a Memoir?

Episode 143: The Benefits of Writing for Your Local Community

Episode 142: Your Book's Elevator Pitch—How to Find Clarity on Your Main Idea

Episode 141: Before You Write a Single Chapter: Clarifying Your Book's Promise, Reader, and Transformation

Episode 140: How to Improve Your Writing Skills as a Christian Author (Before You Write Your Book)

Episode 139: The Mindset Every Aspiring Christian Author Needs Before Writing a Book

Episode 138: How to Prepare to Write a Book (From an Acquisitions Editor) with Jennifer Dukes Lee

Episode 137: Before You Write a Book: What Every Christian Writer Needs to Know First

Episode 136: 5 Questions to Help Writers Choose the Right Platform Strategy

Episode 135: Building Your Platform as a First-Time Author with Cara Ray

Episode 134: When Platform Numbers Mess With Your Heart: 3 Truths Christian Writers Need to Remember

Episode 133: Collaborations & Giveaways: Simple Ways to Grow Your Audience

Episode 132: Growing Your Platform Through YouTube with Rose Jordan

Episode 131: Borrowing an Audience to Grow Your Platform

Episode 130: Why Writers Should Consider Podcasting to Grow Their Audience

Episode 129: Using Public Speaking to Grow Your Platform as a Christian Writer

Episode 128: Platform-Building Without Social Media with Sandy Cooper and Mary K. Tiller

Episode 127: God's Role vs Our Role in Building a Platform

Episode 126: Is Building a Writing Platform Prideful? A Biblical Perspective for Christian Writers

Episode 125: Platform, Not a Pedestal: Why Writers Need to Be Found

Episode 124: Wrapping Up the Season

Episode 123: You’re Not Behind: Letting Go of the ‘Shoulds’ in Writing and Faith

Episode 122: Creating Your Writing Framework with Author and Coach Stephanie Miller

Episode 121: Do it Scared: Writing with Courage and Faith

Episode 120: Growing in Discipline as a Writer

Episode 119: Perseverance in the Writing Life

Writing in Community with Justice Tilsher

Episode 117: Breaking Free From Writing Perfectionism

Episode 116: The Truth About Imposter Syndrome for Christian Writers

Episode 115: Creating a Sustainable Writing Life with Jenny Marcelene

Episode 114: Faithful, Not Famous: Escaping the All-or-Nothing Trap

Episode 113: Spiritual Disciplines for Writers with Elise Tegegne

Episode 112: Writing as a Spiritual Discipline

Episode 111: Season Wrap Up

Episode 110: Finding Your Reader for Your Memoir with Jac Filer

Episode 109: Deciding on Your Reader with Mary Grace Johnson

Episode 108: AI Considerations for Christian Writers

Episode 107: Your Message isn't Everything You Know or Everything You Are

Episode 106: Refining Your Message as You Write

Episode 105: Use Your Readers' Words

Episode 104: Clarify Your Core Message

Episode 103: Three Common Mistakes Writers Make About Their Audience

Episode 102: Discovering Who You Are Serving

Episode 101: Why Narrowing Your Audience Brings Clarity to Your Christian Writing

Episode 100: Myth-Busting for Christian Writers: Why Writing Alone Isn’t Enough

Episode 99: The Long Game of Writing

Episode 98: Spiritual Struggles for Christian Writers with Editor Will Parker Anderson (Part 2)

Episode 97: Publishing Advice from Editor Will Parker Anderson (Part 1)

Episode 95: Writing in Liminal Time with Katie Sampias

Episode 94: Pray Scripture Over Your Writing with Jenn Soehnlin

Episode 93: Is It Too Late to Pursue Publishing? with Gina Gallagher

Episode 92: The Writing Journey with Author Hadassah Treu

Episode 91: Writing With Littles, with Grace Thomas

Episode 90: Finding Clarity as a Christian Writer

Episode 89: Writing Children's Books with Melody Trowell

Episode 88: Growing Your Writing Platform Through Networking

Episode 87: How to Pitch Yourself as a Podcast Guest

Episode 86: Lies Writers Believe

Episode 85: Setting Boundaries to Write Without Ditching Your People

Episode 84: Why Plan if God is in Control?

Episode 83: Writing Sensitively About Painful Topics

Episode 82: Where to Start as a Christian Writer

Episode 81: Sabbath Rest for Writers

Episode 80: Benefits of Writing Friends (and where to find them!)

Episode 79: Finding Motivation Through Writing Challenges

Episode 78: How to Build a God-Honoring Platform

Episode 77: What if I have too many ideas?

Episode 76: All About Book Proposals with Lara d'Entremont

Episode 75: I Want to Write a Book - Now What?

Episode 74: A Writer's Rule of Life

Episode 73: Overcoming Writing Resistance

Episode 72: The Power of Unplugging as a Writer with Hannah Brencher

Episode 71: Publishing Options and the Importance of Networking with Kathy Izard

Episode 70: Social Media - What I've Learned and Where I've Landed

Episode 69: I Have an Email List - What Do I Do With It?

Episode 68: 11 Ways to Grow Your Email List

Episode 67: Finding Writing Clarity with Carla H. Hayden

Episode 66: Branding and Business Planning for Creatives with Karla Colahan

Episode 65: Writing Through Chronic Illness with Glenna Marshall

Episode 64: Growing Slow as a Writer with Jennifer Dukes Lee

Episode 63: Improving the Craft of Writing with Benjamin Vrbicek

Episode 62: Finding Contentment as a Writer with Rachel Allord

Episode 61: Writing Without Fear

Episode 60: Overcoming Perfectionism Part 2 with Guest Cheryl Balcom

Episode 59: Writing and Publishing Articles for Online Publications with Guest Kimberly Coyle

Episode 58: Overcoming Perfectionism as a Writer

Episode 57: Our Role vs. God's Role in Our Writing

Announcement! Taking a pause for May

Episode 56: Biblical Encouragement for Writers

Episode 55: Does Your Reader and Message Change Over Time

Episode 54: Three Tips to Refresh Your Writerly Brain This Spring

Episode 53: 10 Things I've Learned In Half a Century About Writing and Life

Episode 52: Finding an Idea Capturing System

Episode 51: 5 Ways to Get Unstuck in Your Writing

Episode 50: Technology Overwhelm for Writers

Episode 49: Nourishing Your Relationship with God

Episode 48: Serving Your Reader Through Growing in Empathy

Episode 47: Writing and Publishing Bible Studies with Mariel Davenport

Episode 46: Setting Aside Time to Write

Episode 45: Is Substack Right for You?

Episode 44: How to be a Writer Without Social Media - Part 3: SEO

Episode 43: How to be a Writer Without Social Media - Part 2: In person events

Episode 42: How to be a Writer Without Social Media - Part 1: Collaborations

Episode 41: Author Website: Do I need one and what goes on it?

What is an author brand?

Looking Back at 2023 and Planning 2024

Reflecting on 2023 and Planning 2024

Self-publishing with Abigail Wallace

Episode 36: Hybrid Publishing with Carlee Ragains

Episode 35: Journaling Through Advent

Episode 34: Traditional Publishing with Ariel Curry

Episode 33: The Importance of Writing Mentors

Episode 32: Writing Through the Holiday Season

Episode 31: How is your relationship with social media going?

Episode 30: Where do I focus my limited time and energy?

Episode 29: Is Your Writing a Career, a Hobby, or a Ministry?

Episode 28: Which Comes First: the Reader or the Message?

Episode 27: Writing for a reader without becoming a people pleaser

Episode 26: Journey to Clarity with Kristin Vanderlip

Episode 25: Creating a Writing Life that Works for You

Episode 24: Journey to Clarity with Anna Rachel Bolch

Episode 23: Soul Care for the Writer

Episode 22: Journey to Clarity with Althea Damgaard

Episode 21 - The challenge of managing yourself

Episode 20: Journey to Clarity with Melissa Smith

Episode 19: Can I have more than one reader and message?

Episode 18: Journey to Clarity with Jana Carlson

Episode 17: The role of a writing coach

Episode 16: Journey to Clarity with Rachel Baker

Episode 15: Do I just... write the book?

Episode 14: The Journey to Clarity with Rose Jordan

Episode 13: The role of journaling in the life of a writer

Episode 12: Journey to Clarity with Jill McCormick

Episode 11: Collaborating to grow your audience

Episode 10 - The role of community in a writer's life

Episode 9 - Is it OK to earn money from your writing?

Episode 8: What if I just want to write for me?

Episode 7 - Meeting Our Readers' Real Needs and Felt Needs

Episode 6 - Are you same person online as you are in real life?

Episode 5 - Redefining Success

Episode 4 - Is your reader... you?

Episode 3: The inner critic and imposter syndrome

Episode 2 - Why do we need a specific message and reader?

Episode 1 - What is God's will for your writing?

Intro to the Purposeful Pen Podcast