Introduction
Write & Edit Your Book
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Plotting a Novel: 3-Act Structure, Outlining, and Making Things Up as You Go (6:32)
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What to Do When You Get Stuck: Mindset, Roadblocks, and Getting Out of Your Own Way, and Bonus Issue: How Do You Know Your Work Is Ready to Release? (6:44)
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How to Clearly Develop a Nonfiction Topic (1:49)
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Getting Stuff Done: Writing and Being Productive Even When Life Is Crazy (6:16)
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Tackling a Huge Project: How to Think About Large Projects, Pivot If Necessary, and Beat Overwhelm (5:34)
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Forming a Regular, Sustainable Writing Habit (17:28)
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Making Time to Write When You Are Busy (8:21)
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Finishing Your Book by Writing in Drafts (Plus, a Bit about âWriting What You Knowâ) (12:53)
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How Do You Know When Your Book Is Ready to Publish? (30:01)
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How to Deal with the "Messy Middle": Practical Strategies for Getting Unstuck in Your Writing (25:23)
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Working with an Editor (20:55)
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On Research, Flashback Techniques, and Writing Outside of Your Comfort Zone (15:47)
Publish Your Book
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How to Set Up an Ebook at Amazon (plus Draft2Digital and CreateSpace) (4:18)
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Step by Step: Format and Publish Your Book using D2D and Amazon (27:43)
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Publishing Options: Understanding the 3 Pathways to Publication (17:53)
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All About Publishing in Print (26:28)
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Amazon Categories: What They Are, Why They Matter, and How to Choose Them (30:27)
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How to Find and Use Amazon Keywords (29:30)
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How to Get a Great Cover for Your Book (19:33)
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Traditional vs Indie Publishing and What You Are Actually Choosing for Each. (11:35)
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Dealing with Change in the Publishing Industry (11:24)
Market Your Book
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My Marketing Framework for Writers
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3 Steps to Discovering & Communicating the Message of Your Heart (Workbook)
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Set Up Your Author Business in 8 Steps: A Checklist (7:14)
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What to Email Your Readers (15:11)
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Sample Book Marketing Email Sequences
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Building a Platform and Connecting to Readers Before You Have Anything to Sell (7:59)
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What Do You Really NEED as an Author? A Website? An Email List? How to Choose Among Your Options (10:46)
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Behind the Scenes on 2 Book Launches: My Book Launch System Demystified
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Effective Marketing Q&A: Marketing Overview, Discovering and Reaching Your Market (21:19)
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How to Market Your Work Without Being Glued to the Computer (9:17)
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Marketing Effectively by Targeting Other Peopleâs Audiences (18:00)
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Think Like Netflix: The Fiction Writerâs Guide to Easily Identifying Your Audience (10:25)
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Tips & Best Practices for Using Facebook Ads (7:39)
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Marketing an Existing Book (40:06)
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Building an Author Website: Your #1 Goal and How to Reach It (36:10)
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How to Use Amazon to Build Your List from Zero (37:33)
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Why You Need to Be Yourself (20:47)
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Brand Marketing vs Direct Marketing for Authors (21:24)
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Content Marketing: How to Write and Schedule Content that Builds an Audience and Makes Sales (20:38)
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Author Websites: A Live Walk-through of the Six Types of Author Website, and How to Choose Which Is Best for You (23:14)
Grow Your Business
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How to Build a Thriving Author Business in Just 8 Steps - Live Teaching (46:37)
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Your Next Book: Going from Book to Business (13:13)
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Staying Encouraged by Setting the Right Kind of Goals (19:35)
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How to Tell Good Advice from Bad and Determine What Works for You (15:44)
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Tracking, Testing, and Deciding What to Do Next (17:55)
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Pros and Cons of Amazon Publishing If You Are Also Doing Direct Sales Online or Have Multiple Brands (7:01)
Mindset for Writers
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On Writing and Marketing for the Long Term (40:27)
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Simplify Your ThinkingâHow to Get Perspective on Your Marketing Efforts (18:00)
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Overcoming Fear: A Practical Guide for Writers (14:06)
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Battling Discouragement: Practical Tips for Writers on the Move (21:49)
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Getting the Big Picture (13:43)
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One Simple Way to Beat Overwhelm and Get Things Done (6:10)
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A Final Word: You Matter (8:55)
Tech Kit: How To Build, Install, Connect, Post and Otherwise Run the Tech End of Your Business
Bonus: 2025 Writer Q&A
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Q1 - Getting started and finding direction (4:59)
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Q2 - How to find balance and prioritize writing (4:46)
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Q3 - Beating procrastination and finding inspiration (4:35)
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Q3b - Troubleshooting your work (1:21)
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Q4- Best way for freelancers to make an income in the Christian market (3:54)
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Q5 - Book recommendations for beginning writers (5:32)
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Q5b - Plus a course recommendation! (0:50)
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Q6 - Writing what's important - blog, newsletter, social media etc vs your book (3:54)
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Q7 - Finding professional editing and publishing help (2:32)
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Q8 - How do I sell books (and save my career) (8:25)
THE SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN WRITER SERIES
FACEBOOK LIVE ARCHIVES (Complete)
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01 - Teaching Video: Pathways to publication, how to publish an ebook, identifying your market, how to market effectively online, and more. (Mar 13 2018) (47:22)
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02 - Teaching Video: Writing, next steps, and marketing without killing yourself online (Mar 16 2018) (26:33)
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03 - Teaching Video: Getting stuff done, tackling a huge project, and building a platform before you have anything to sell (Mar 23 2018) (21:57)
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04 - Teaching Video: Forming a good writing habit and marketing effectively by targeting other people's audiences (Mar 29 2018) (38:47)
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05 - Teaching Video: Marketing an existing book (Apr 06 2018) (40:06)
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06 - Teaching Video: Building an author website: your #1 goal and how to reach it (Apr 13 2018) (36:10)
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07 - Teaching Video: How do you know when your book is ready to publish? (Apr 20 2018) (30:01)
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08 - Teaching Video: Making time to write when you are busy, and identifying your audience (Apr 27 2018) (22:09)
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09 - Teaching Video: How to use Amazon to build your list from Zero (May 5 2018) (37:33)
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10 - Teaching Video: Writing in drafts, verisimilitude, pros and cons of Amazon publishing, and Facebook ads (May 12 2018) (30:56)
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11 - Teaching Video: Intro to the "Tools & Resources" PDF (May 19 2018) (15:19)
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12 - Teaching Video: Why You Need to Be Yourself (May 31 2018) (20:47)
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13 - Teaching Video: Marketing yourself: Brand marketing vs direct marketing (June 1 2018 ) (21:24)
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14 - Teaching Video: On Writing and Marketing for the Long Term (June 9 2018) (40:27)
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15 - Teaching Video: How to deal with the "messy middle" - practical strategies for getting unstuck in your writing. (June 16 2018) (25:23)
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16 - Teaching Video - Beat overwhelm with 5 steps and 3 platforms (7:14)
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17 - Teaching Video - How to think about publishing: Traditional vs Indie and what you are actually choosing for each. (11:35)
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18 - Teaching Video - How to write and schedule content that builds an audience and makes sales. (20:38)
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19 - Teaching Video - Join me for a live walk-through of author websites so we can explore the types of website and what will work best for you. (23:14)
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20 - Teaching Video - How to format and publish your book using D2D and Amazon. A step-by-step walkthrough. (27:43)
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21 - Teaching Video - All about publishing a print book (26:28)
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22 - Teaching Video - What do you really NEED as an author? A website? An email list? How to choose among your options. (10:46)
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23 - Teaching Video - Overcoming Fear: A Practical Guide for Writers (14:06)
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24 - Teaching Video - Battling discouragement ... practical tips for writers on the move (21:49)
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25 - Teaching Video - Getting the Big Picture (13:43)
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26 - Teaching Video - Working with an editor (20:55)
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27 - Teaching Video - Amazon Categories: What They Are, Why They Matter, and How to Choose Them (30:27)
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28 - Teaching Video - How to Find and Use Amazon Keywords (1) (17:18)
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29 - Teaching Video - One Simple Way to Beat Overwhelm and Get Things Done (6:10)
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30 - Teaching Video - How to get a great cover for your book (19:33)
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31 - Teaching Video - Your Next Book: Going from Book to Business (13:13)
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32 - Teaching Video - On research, flashback techniques, and writing outside of your comfort zone (15:47)
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33 - Teaching Video - What to email your readers (15:11)
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34 - Teaching Video - Simplify your frameworkâhow to get perspective on your marketing efforts. (18:00)
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35 - Teaching Video - Staying encouraged by setting the right kind of goals (19:35)
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36 - Teaching Video - How to Tell Good Advice from Bad and Determine What Works for You (15:44)
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37 - Teaching Video - Tracking, testing, and deciding what to do next (17:55)
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38 - Teaching Video - Dealing with change in the publishing industry (11:24)
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39 - Teaching Video - A final word: You matter. (8:55)
