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Posts by Shelley Hitz

Together, CJ and Shelley Hitz are passionate about equipping and empowering Christian writers of all genres to share their unique gifts with the world. This website is filled with spiritual encouragement as well as prayers to help you overcome the resistance you face as a writer. Your story matters! We believe that you have a specific role to play in the kingdom of heaven to impact lives for eternity. And because of this, we will pour out our lives encouraging writers like you to not only tell your stories but to take the courageous step of self-publishing your stories in books that will outlive you and leave behind a powerful legacy. Christian Book Academy where we help you give birth to your books. We invite you to join our community of Kingdom Writers!

Are You Limiting Yourself?

June 23, 2020 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Sometimes we are our own worst enemies. And it often starts in our minds with what I call stinkin’ thinkin’. You know what I mean. Why can’t I ever seem to get anything done? I’ll never finish my book. I don’t deserve more. I have been teaching about recognizing the lies, the stinkin’ thinkin’, and […]

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One Key to Success with Getting Book Reviews

June 16, 2020 By Shelley Hitz 1 Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

I, Shelley, have been mentoring authors for almost a decade now and there’s one thing I’ve noticed over and over again regarding getting book reviews. An author will tell me that they have trouble getting people to post reviews for them. And I get it. Not everyone who says they will post a review for […]

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An Easy Way to Create a Book Bonus or Lead Magnet

June 5, 2020 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

An Easy Way to Create a Book Bonus or Lead Magnet

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Your Ideal Schedule and Energy Management

May 22, 2020 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Energy Management

Last week, I, Shelley, realized that something needed to change in my schedule. On Wednesday I had an interview that lasted for 1 hour 15 minutes, a group coaching Zoom call for my Book Marketing Momentum group for 1 hour 30 minutes, and a live Zoom call with Christian Book Academy for an hour. I […]

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The Battle Belongs to the Lord

October 18, 2019 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

This episode is part of the Overcomer series. We originally recorded these teachings inside our Christian Book Academy Facebook group as live videos. However, we wanted to also encourage you in the writing, publishing and marketing of your books. Today’s topic is: The Battle Belongs to the Lord Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20:1-30 Subscribe to the podcast […]

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Self-Doubt: Am I Qualified?

August 1, 2019 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Self Doubt: Am I Qualified

Have you ever struggled with self-doubt and feelings of unworthiness in your writing? Have you ever asked the question “Am I qualified to write a book? Who am I to publish a book?” In this episode of our Breakthrough series, CJ and I are going to help you as Kingdom Writers overcome this obstacle of […]

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The Breakthrough Series for Christian Writers

July 19, 2019 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Breakthrough Series for Christian Writers

Inside our Breakthrough series, CJ and I are going to help you as Christian writers overcome the biggest mindset obstacles that hold you back. What makes this series different than most training for writers is that we integrate the powerful combination of Scripture and prayer to help you breakthrough and conquer every hindrance keeping you […]

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Author Spotlight: Rebecca Livermore

May 30, 2018 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Author Spotlight

Rebecca Livermore is a published author of 14 books and an Author Audience Academy member. She is our featured author this week for the Author Spotlight. As I like to say, congratulations, Rebecca, on giving birth to your “book babies.” Share the title(s) of your published book(s)? Blogger’s Quick Guide to Writing Rituals and Routines […]

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Dare to Dream Again

March 24, 2018 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Dare to Dream Again

In this training, I talk about how to dare to dream again when you feel like you failed or missed your chance. Listen Below: Subscribe to the Podcast:  iTunes |  Stitcher |  RSS Click here to leave an iTunes review and subscribe to the show.  Read my step-by-step tutorial and find out all the details here. […]

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Do Authors Need to Blog

January 30, 2018 By Shelley Hitz 2 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Do Authors Need to Blog

Do authors need to blog? Is it an effective marketing campaign? What is the best marketing campaign? In this training, I will discuss my answers to the questions above and share with you some of the things that worked out for me.

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