If you can explain it over coffee, you can write it. And you don’t have to type it. If typing slows you down, you can write a book by talking instead. Record yourself teaching, answering questions, or telling your stories, then use transcription or voice-to-text tools to turn those recordings into raw manuscript material. Some people freeze at a blank … Read More
Is God Calling You to Write a Book? How to Know (and What to Do Next)
If you’ve found something that works — a way through grief, a way out of debt, a way back to God — and you can’t stop telling people about it, that’s usually the call. A calling to write is rarely a voice from heaven. It’s a burden plus an answer. Here’s the test I give every woman who asks me … Read More
Beta Readers vs. a Beta Group: Why I Tell New Authors to Skip Beta Readers
Beta readers are people you send your manuscript to for feedback before you publish. Unless you’re already a well-known author, it rarely works. Most never finish. The ones who do are polite instead of useful. A beta group works better. You teach your material live to real people before the book is published, you find out what actually helps them, … Read More
Called to Write a Christian Book? Why You’re Still Waiting
If you’re waiting for a burning-bush moment before you write your book, you may be waiting forever. Moses, Gideon, and Jeremiah all told God they weren’t qualified — and He sent them anyway.
Afraid to Write a Christian Book? 4 Ways to Handle Scripture Carefully
Your reverence for God’s Word is a strength — here’s how to let it make you careful without letting it make you silent.