When we talk about writing on the podcast, we usually do it in the context of writing books. But writing can take many forms, and today I’m excited to welcome a guest whose writing and creative work has taken shape in many different ways over the years. Andrew Greer is an eight-time Dove Award-nominated singer/songwriter, … Read more
We’ve been working our way through a series on Making Money as a Writer. Today, we’re talking about one of the most familiar and straightforward ways to make money as a writer: freelance writing. Freelancing is writing for hire. This is opposed to writing because you’re a staff member of an organization or have writing … Read more
Have you ever dreamed of sitting down with an editor at one of the big New York publishing houses and asking them all your questions about the publishing process? If so, you’re in luck, because that’s exactly what I did on today’s episode. I’m excited to bring you this conversation with Noah Schwartzberg, Senior Editor … Read more
You have probably noticed that there are lots of people giving advice about writing. There are almost as many people writing books about writing as there are people writing books about other topics. In fact, there is an entire industry devoted to teaching people how to write. Which is all good, except that it can … Read more
Countless people have been inspired by Zig Ziglar’s famous quote, “You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.” We can easily see how this applies to people in sales, marketing, or other business-related positions. But how does this apply to writers? Here’s a simple … Read more
Here is one of the biggest ironies of the modern world. We have more facts and data than ever before, literally right at our fingertips. However, the truth seems more elusive than ever. Jesus said, “The truth will set you free.” That’s not only true in a spiritual sense, but in a creative sense as … Read more
In the Western world, we are used to jumping back in again right after we achieve something. We live in a workaholic culture that says our value is directly tied to our output. If you want to be valuable, you must constantly produce, right? That’s an unhealthy way to look at life. It’s also a … Read more
Over the last few days, we have been talking about developing a growth-oriented mindset. This is a mindset that is not fixed in place, but is instead flexible and ready to grow. After you have prepared by tilling the soil of your mind, planted by keeping track of your ideas, watered your mind by reading, … Read more
In the previous weekday episodes, we have talked about activities that will help you maintain a growth mindset as a writer. We have talked about preparing, planting, watering, and pruning. Now we come to harvesting, which is simply creating the words. The previous actions, if you do them consistently, make it much easier to write. … Read more
In this week’s shorter episodes, we’re talking about a few ways to start writing today. A great way to do this is by starting your first (or next) book. I know when I mention books you’re probably thinking, “That’s not something I can get started on today.” To the contrary! All you need to do … Read more