Dear Christain Indie,
We’ve been gearing up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) all through the month of October, and we’ve got another great “Preptober” episode in store for you today!
[Read more…] about Episode 155: NaNoWriMo: Plot Outline: FantasyDear Christian Indies,
November is National Novel Writing Month, so this month, we’ve been celebrating “Preptober”—the planning done all during the month of October which will hopefully ensure a successful NaNoWriMo for you, Indie!
[Read more…] about Episode 154: NaNoWriMo: Plot Outline: RomanceDear Christian Indies,
We’ve had lots of interest in our episodes about writing craft, by which we mean the process of making your writing better. After all,it is one thing to have a beautiful cover and an excellent blurb to entice the reader to pull the trigger and give your book a chance, but it is also nice to fulfil the reader’s expectation for a well-written book.
[Read more…] about Episode 153: NaNoWriMo: Tips for Pantsers
Jenifer Carll-Tong is the best-selling author of historical Christian romances and co-host of the Christian Indie Writers’ Podcast.
Dear Christian Indie,
We are so excited to be celebrating Rhonda’s birthday on the upcoming podcast; iIt is helping the superstitious among us to deal with the fact that a Friday the 13th is going to be upon us!
Dun, dun, dunnnn!
[Read more…] about Episode 145: Writer’s Life: Superstitions: Writing on the WallJenifer Carll-Tong is the best-selling author of historical Christian romances and co-host of the Christian Indie Writers’ Podcast.
Dear Christian Indie,
We have been thinking about “The Writer’s Life” on the podcast lately; specifically, what it means to live as a Christian writer. To this end, the other hosts and I have been discussing, point by point, the chapter of the Bible most associated with Christian love – 1 Corinthians 13.
Last week, we discussed how love is patient. This week, we are going to explore kindness in the life of the writer.
This week, we’ll ask ourselves some tough questions, including,
Are we kind to our characters?
Are we kind to ourselves?
Are we kind to our fellow writers, and to our community, in general?
We’ll also discuss the importance of being merciful with ourselves when we fall short of our own expectations for kind behavior.
We hope you will join us for the live chat on our youtube channel (10am Eastern), and let us know how you incorporate or consider kindness in your writer’s life.
See you there,
Jamie
“Never pray for patience.”
This was advice often given to me when my children were small, often spouted by an equally saddled mother who’d become frustrated at the antics of one of her offspring. Those words were supposed to give me a good chuckle; but they sent shivers of dread down my spine.
[Read more…] about Episode 143: The Writer’s Life: Patience is a VirtueOther things, however, are quite straightforward, such as the reason I am not selling any books.
Dear Christian Indies,
After having Becca Syme on the podcast and realizing the potential of harnessing our top five traits, we four hosts were more inspired than ever to set and achieve goals for the podcast! So, we have a list of Top Ten Tips for Productivity to share with you on this week’s episode!
[Read more…] about Episode 122: Top 10 Productivity Tips for WritersJenifer Carll-Tong is the best-selling author of historical Christian romances and co-host of the Christian Indie Writers’ Podcast.
Dear Christian Indies,
I don’t know about you, but after wrapping up the business plan episodes last week, I was about ready to wrap my head in vinegar and brown paper and, “surrender, Dorothy!” I mean, seriously – the amount of content we’ve poured into you in just a couple of weeks must be kind of overwhelming; in just a few hours, we’ve managed to cover so much – why you need a business plan, what you should include, but also all the many decisions which must be made before you are able to put pen to paper.
[Read more…] about Episode 120: Writing as a business – “I wrote a business plan – now what?”Hey Christian Indies!
Last week (EPISODE #118)This week we are going to focus on the second half of our business plan. I know what you’re thinking – “What?! ANOTHER episode about business plans?!” but, yes, this topic is so meaty we’ve had to spread it across several episodes!
[Read more…] about Episode 119: Writing as a business – Creating a Business Plan Part 2
