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New Year’s Aspiration

February 11, 2026 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

New Year's Aspiration

Is becoming a published author your New Year’s aspiration? Merriam-Webster defines aspirations as a strong desire to achieve something high or great. Writing a book and publishing it in a year is obtainable if you have the facts you need to do it. And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make […]

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Giving Birth to God’s Promises

February 4, 2026 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Giving Birth to God’s Promises

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Writing With Power

January 7, 2026 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Writing With Power

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3 Ways to Market Your Children’s Book

December 17, 2025 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Ways to Market Your Children's Book

In my research on Ways to Market Your Children’s Book, I found some interesting ways to market outside of the confines of online platforms like Amazon. In this blog post, I am going to mention them in depth, starting with handouts, then I will cover selling locally, book signings, and possibly something that maybe you […]

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Unseen Servants

December 3, 2025 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Unseen Servants

Today’s topic: Unseen Servants

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How do I become a published Author?

November 26, 2025 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

how do i become a published author

How do I become a published author? In simple terms, you can answer this question in nine words: write a book and make it available for readers. Maybe we should dig a little deeper. After all, that is why you are reading this blog post, correct? So let’s get to the meat of the matter- […]

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Fulfilling your Ministry

November 5, 2025 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Fulfilling your Ministry

Today’s topic: Fulfilling your Ministry

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Book Marketing: How to Market Your Book in 3 Ways

October 22, 2025 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Book Marketing

Book marketing is the next step after publishing your book. Don’t shy away from the importance of marketing your book. Marketing is a necessary component of writing. In this blog post, I am going to share with you three different ways to market your book. You should start by creating a monthly book marketing plan. […]

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Persistent Pests

October 1, 2025 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Today’s topic: Persistent Pests

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Book Publisher Companies and Self-Publishing Platforms for Authors

September 24, 2025 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Book Publisher Companies

What is the best self-publishing company? Keep reading to find out which self-publishing company I think is the best and why. Traditional or self-publishing? In this post, I am going to share some examples of both. Have you ever wondered what a traditional publisher can do for you? How is an author considered for a […]

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