Have you ever found yourself wondering if artificial intelligence could offer an impartial perspective on your personal interactions—be it a heated political debate or a series of late-night …
Why Your Feelings are Sabotaging Your Writing Success (And How to Fix It, Sorta)
Have you ever found yourself feeling frustrated with your writing progress, even though you're putting in the time and effort? Or maybe you've set writing goals, but struggled to make consistent …
How Magai’s AI Technology is a Game Changer for Christian Writers
Imagine having a secret weapon at your disposal, a powerful ally that can supercharge your writing process and propel your content to new heights. One that’s NOT Chat GPT-4 and won’t cost you …
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This is NOT What a Book Editor Does
I recently listened to old podcast interviews I did for the Fire On Your Head podcast, and there was one that I thought "wow, I didn't remember how amazing this particular conversation was".Then …
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What is the Scribe Anointing? How to Thrive on Purpose
This week I got to sit down over Zoom and talk to my first French Canadian guest, Sebastien Richard. He is an author, Bible teacher, and the founder of Thriving on Purpose.He was …
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Christian, Stop Being So Afraid Of Marketing Your Books!
We finally have a new interview on the podcast, and it's with someone I would have had on the show earlier had I actually been podcasting in the last three years. Welcome J.D. …
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Before Producing Your Audiobook, Make Sure You’ve Done This First!
I've seen this come up in varioius writing and narration groups I'm in, and also have read horror stories of authors finding out someone else out there had stolen their work or put up obstacles …
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A BIG Mistake The Marketing Gurus are Making with their Books
Ebook before Audiobook, not the other way around. This seems like common sense if you want to do a good job, but convoluted if you're in a hurry and would rather do it fast, right?I’ve seen this …
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Does the Person You’re Following Know Where They’re Going?
And most importantly, do they know how to get there?"If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit."Matthew 15:14It’s extremely important we don’t just believe and follow whomever …
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Read Your Audiobook Instead of Preaching it
This post continues some of what I've brought up in past articles with regard to whether authors should even make audiobooks in the first place, but specifically, those Christian authors who …
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Making Money: What’s Your Problem With That?
Making Money. That's something some Christians get their panties in a knot over. OK, not making money, but the idea of making a smidget more than "just enough". This Instagram tag was a pleasant …
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Do You Return Your Audible Books To Save Money?
Imagine for a moment that you're a renowned chef at a decent restaurant. One day you have a patron, who let's say had eaten the entire meal, took a week to write a review on Yelp about your …
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Why Upfront Deposits From Clients Ensure Successful Outcomes
Why you should never agree to accept results-based payment for your work, except for whenever you should.If you want to receive deferred results-based payment in your business that's up to you …
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A Very Punchable Face: A mini-review & what writers can learn from Colin Jost’s new memoir
In an alternate reality that splintered off from this one sometime in the mid-to-late 1990s, Steve Bremner pursued his improv comedy career. Not realizing until he was in the thick of it that he …
You Need to Test Your Cover Designs Before Hitting “Publish”
I don't care what anybody else says, but people DO judge a book by its cover all the time. The following post already takes for granted that if you're like most authors, you have no design …
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Don’t Just Publish, Carve Your Mark: Writing, Editing, and Crafting a Powerful Story
Have you ever visited the Keystone Cliffs in South Dakota?Never heard of them?American settlers originally knew the area by a variety of names, one of which was the Keystone Cliffs.In 1885 David …
Writing Under an Open Heaven
One morning last week I woke up super early for the second morning in a row. I went to bed late the night before and woke up while it was still dark, probably a few hours still before my alarm …
Writer, Don’t Be Like Michael
Michael saw a webinar with some internet marketing gurus who were talking about all the money they allegedly make with their Kindle empires.Michael thought he would do the same thing and would …
What I Learned Working for “Love Offerings” & “Competitive Pricing”
TL;DR: I ain't doing it ever again.I’ve said it before and I’ll repeat it now: Many authors underprice their books. A few overprice their books to the extreme, but I find it’s the former I …
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A Year of Living Homeless | Podcast with Author Derek Snook
Derek Snook, self-described son of a Baptist minister and entrepeneur joins me to discuss his recent book, The Definition of Success: What Living Homeless Can Teach You.He tells me what was …
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Do You Need a Writing Coach?
"How writing daily for years prepared me for working out and losing weight.”I’ll tell you. But first, let me spend some time telling you about my weight loss journey.Trust me, it’s …
How NOT To Grow Your Brand & Market Your Book
I've posted on my site several times why I don't do review swaps with other indie authors and expressed my disdain for being added to groups on Facebook without my permission, invited to like …
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Don’t Mistake Learning With Doing
I constantly get messaged by people asking me questions because they're "planning on starting a podcast" or they're "going to" write a book. Years have gone by and I neither see nor hear …
9 Ways To Feed The Blogging Beast
I constantly tell aspiring authors and writers that before publishing a book, they ought to be writing daily or very often so as to practice their craft and excel at it. I also encourage writers …
10 Steps To Mediocre Book Promotion
I originally wrote this blog post in January 2014 one year after I started publishing ebooks on Amazon, and before one of my titles got picked up by a traditional publisher and experienced a …
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Should Authors Make Audiobooks? A Narrator’s Perspective
I just found out earlier today, before publishing this post that Nine Lies People Believe About Speaking in Tongues (my published book) is available on Audible.com, and Amazon thanks to the …
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Kicking You Out of the Upper Room — Practically Speaking
I recorded this episode about 2 months ago and never got around to editing it and publishing it online until now. I shared from an article of Kris Vallatton's called 6 Reasons to Write and spent …
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How Do Amazon Reviews and Rankings REALLY Work?
Reviews by ordinary people have become an essential mechanism for selling almost anything online; they are used for resorts, dermatologists, neighborhood restaurants, high-fashion boutiques, …
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Writing for God’s Glory | Interview with Dr. Michael L. Brown
Welcome to today's episode of the podcast. This one was a long time coming, as it had been on my mind to invite today's guest on the show for quite a while, but I never went for it until a few …
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