Today’s topic: Peace in Our Writing Prefer audio? Listen below. Subscribe to the podcast here. Notes from this episode: Do you want to find peace in your writing? If so, CJ has some encouragement for you today from the Word of God that will help to bring calm to your chaos and peace to the […]
Joy in Our Writing
Today’s topic: Joy in Our Writing Prefer audio? Listen below. Subscribe to the podcast here. Notes from this episode: “I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” – […]
The Power of a Book Series
Today’s topic: The Power of a Book Series Prefer audio? Listen below. Subscribe to the podcast here. Notes from this episode: We talked about publishing short Kindle books last month. If you publish short books, I recommend creating a Kindle series around your main topic. Your series title can be related to your main topic. […]
Do You Need a Writing Warmup?
Today’s topic: Do You Need a Writing Warmup? Prefer audio? Listen below. Subscribe to the podcast here. Notes from this episode: Since taking up running over 13 years ago, I’ve (CJ) learned the importance of a proper warm-up. Whether I’m preparing for a key speed workout or long run, my rule of thumb is to […]
How Desperate are you for a Breakthrough in your Writing?
Today’s topic: How Desperate are you for a Breakthrough in your Writing? Prefer audio? Listen below. Subscribe to the podcast here. Notes from this episode: As writers, there are things that can stand in the way of seeing the breakthrough of finishing our book. Sometimes there’s an absolute desperation on our part. There are times […]
5 Ways to Quiet Your Inner Critic and Stay in the Writing Zone
Today’s topic: 5 Ways to Quiet Your Inner Critic and Stay in the Writing Zone Prefer audio? Listen below. Subscribe to the podcast here. Notes from this episode: When you are in your writing zone, you are using the right side of your brain. This is the creative part of your brain. Whereas when you […]
God Uses Underdogs and Our Weakness for His Glory
This episode was originally recorded inside our Christian Book Academy group as live videos. However, we wanted to share these teachings with you. Today’s topic is: God Uses Underdogs and Our Weakness for His Glory God uses underdogs. He’s in that process of using our weaknesses for His strength and glory. We are blessed when […]
A Silent Productivity Killer
Recently, CJ and I went to Ouray, one of our favorite mountain towns in Colorado. As we were hiking their popular perimeter trail, a notification went off on my phone. I have almost all the notifications on my phone turned off and so when I get one it’s usually important. Therefore, I took the phone […]
Why You Should Plan in Pencil
As a Kingdom writer, how do you plan? I know I, Shelley, used to write out my plans and then bring them to God for His stamp of approval. I had my own ideas and my own plans. And I often would write my plans in a pen. I had expectations that things needed to […]
Your Ideal Schedule and 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 […]