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The Story Steward Show — 87 episodes

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Ep. 87 - Whose Cross Are You Carrying?

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Ep. 86 - Start Marketing Your Book Today

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Ep. 85 - Trusting God Through Fear ft. Héloïse van Gemerden

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Ep. 84 - The Day in the Life of a Christian Writer

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Ep. 83 - What is A Story Steward

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Ep. 82 - Learning to Rest (ft. Moriyah Cordova)

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Ep. 81 - The Sin of Wasting Time as an Author

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Ep. 80 - God's Not Done With You

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Ep. 79 – Why We Crave Story

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Ep. 78 - Comparison Is Stealing Your Peace

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Ep. 77 - Negative Self-Talk Is Destroying Your Relationship With God

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Ep. 76 - I Don’t Think Christians Have to Write Christian Books

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Ep. 75 - Your Value Is NOT Tied to Your Output

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Ep. 74 - Writing Biblical Themes Into Your Story ft. B.W. Luby

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Ep. 73 - I Struggle with Sin as a Writer (And You Might Too)

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Ep. 72 - What Does It Mean to Be a Writer After God’s Own Heart?

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Ep. 71 - How to Market Your Book Without Losing Your Mission (ft. Victoria Lynn)

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Ep. 70 - Is It God’s Will for You to Be a Writer?

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Ep. 69 - Stop Trying to Write Your Book by Yourself

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Ep. 68 - What Does Your Writing Life Say About God?

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Ep. 67 - The Fountain Pen Incident… (ft. Abigail Thompson)

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Ep. 66 – Who Is Your Hagar?

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Ep. 65 - The Backstory Mistake That Kills Your Book

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Ep. 64 – The Art of Writing Biblical Characters (ft. Kate Campbell)

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Ep. 63 - What Do You Need to Kill?

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Ep. 62 - Would You Write Your Book if No One Ever Read It?

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Ep. 61- Like a Groom for His Bride

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Ep. 60 - God at the Soul of Writing (ft. Héloïse Van Gemerdan)

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Ep. 59 - Make this the Year You Pray

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Ep. 58 - Three Crucial Steps to Marketing Your Book

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Ep. 57 - Lock Into Your Habits This Month

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Ep. 56 - Are You Ashamed of Jesus?

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Ep. 55 - The Untold Story of Jesus Writing Month: feat. M.B. Springer

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Ep. 54 - How to Actually Win the Beginning of 2026

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Ep. 53 - This Show is Changing

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Ep. 52 - Why the David Movie is Important

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Ep. 51 - George Bailey and Living in the Gap

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Ep. 50 - God Doesn’t Need You… He Chooses You

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Ep. 49 - Writing the Accidental Betrayal with Klaus

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Ep. 48 - Scrooge, Sodom, and Second Chances:

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Ep. 47- Wicked Wisdom: Christian Truths in the Land of Oz

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Ep. 46 - The Power of Community in Spiritual Battle

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Ep. 45 - Surrendering Your Story to Jesus

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Ep. 44 - Keep Your Eyes on Jesus

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Ep. 43 - Why Writers Shouldn’t Be Alone

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Ep. 42 - Chasing Dreams with Walt Disney

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Ep. 41 - You Can’t Fight Temptation Alone

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Ep. 40 - I Started Honoring the Sabbath After Charlie Kirk Was Assassinated. Here’s Why You Should Too

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Ep. 39 - Faith Over Fear: Finding Courage in Uncertain Times

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Ep. 38 - Writing the Mirror Scene: When Your Character Lives the Lie

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Ep. 37 - The Art of Weaving Hidden Depth Into Characters

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Ep. 36 - Raising the Standard in Christian Storytelling

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Ep. 35 - How to Write Chapter 2: Crafting the Impossible Choice (Hunchback of Notre Dame)

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Ep. 34 - How to Get Anything Done in the Next 4 Months

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Ep. 33 - Shalla-Bal and the Art of Moral Conflict: Writing Characters Torn Between Duty and Guilt

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Ep. 32 - The 3 Burnout Traps That Will Kill Your Writing Momentum

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Ep. 31 – The Art of the Tragic Redemptive Arc with Meg from Hercules

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Ep. 30 - Storytelling Lessons from the Jungle Cruise (and Other Disney Attractions)

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Ep. 29 - Episode 29: Torn Between Two Worlds: What Tarzan Teaches Us About Character Transformation

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Episode 28 - The 5 Ways to Ruin the Opening of Your Book And Make Your Reader Hate You

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Episode 27 - The Gollum Effect: How Side Characters Reveal the Truth Your Hero Wants to Avoid

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Ep. 26 - The Parable Every Writer Needs to Hear

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Ep. 25 - Writing Tragic Character Arcs with Hamilton the Musical

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Ep. 24 - Writing Characters With The Gap And The Gain

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Ep. 23 - The Anatomy of Betrayal: What Treasure Planet Gets So Right

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Ep. 22 - Into the Writer-Verse: The Anatomy of the Perfect Protagonist

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Ep. 21 - On Writing Characters Your Reader Falls In LOVE With

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Ep. 20 - NaNoWriMo Is Dead. Now What?

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Ep. 19 - Writing the Lost Man Storyline

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Ep. 18 - You MUST Write Your Story

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Ep. 17 - Pixar's Big Mistake - Knowing When to Get Off the Train

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Ep. 16 - Writing Every Day Is Murdering Your Creativity

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Ep. 15 - Overcoming The Fear Of Publishing and Stepping Into Your God-Given Calling

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Ep. 14 – The Lin-Manuel Miranda Approach

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Ep. 13 – The Storytelling Genius of Inside Out 2

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Ep. 12 – On Writing The Point of No Return - ft. "How To Train Your Dragon"

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Ep. 11 – The Heart Of Page-Turning Villains

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Ep. 10 – Achieve Anything You Want in a Week

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Ep. 9 - Writing a Killer Inciting Incident ft. A Christmas Carol

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Ep. 8 - Create Raving Fans That Will Buy Every Book You Sell

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Ep. 7 - The Art of Suspense with Pride and Prejudice

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Ep. 6 - Understanding Your Why - ft. Steve Nedvidek

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Ep. 5 - Don't Write Backstory

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Ep. 4 - World-Building Pitfalls with "The Wild Robot"

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Ep. 3 - Working with a Co-Writer - ft. the Morrison Brothers

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Ep. 2 - The Weirdest Way to Start a Book

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Ep. 1 - God's Connection to Story