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.
“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 VirtueDear 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 2Hi there, Indies!
We’re well into 2021 and if you are anything like the ladies of the Podcast, you already feel like things are getting away from you, including your goals to advance your writing journey! If so, you might have already realized the need to slow down, and plot your writerly course more carefully.
[Read more…] about Episode 118: Writing as a Business: Creating a Business Plan #1Hey Christian Indies,
This week, I am going to break a rule.
Not just any rule, mind you, but a longstanding rule of mine.
Jen, Rhonda, and Tina have also been persuaded to become complicit in my rule breaking.
What is this rule, you may wonder?
Well, this week, on the podcast, we hosts are going to…
(drumroll, please!)
…hand out unsolicited advice.
This shall be an act of rebellion against my long standing beliefs against meddling in someone else’s business. However, I believe it is an infraction necessary for the betterment of those I care about, namely you, dear reader.
This week, I am going to tell you what I wish someone had told me at the beginning of my journey toward publication, advice which would have saved me hours of agony and a puddles-worth of frustrated tears.
Tune in this week, dear reader.
Help me, help you.
Love,
Jamie
Jenifer Carll-Tong is the best-selling author of historical Christian romances and co-host of the Christian Indie Writers’ Podcast.
