All good writing is actually a product of rewriting, editing, and rewriting again. Listen as Juan Sanchez and I talk about writing our recent books and lessons he's learned along the way.

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• Juan Sanchez (@manorjuan) | Twitter
• 7 Dangers Facing Your Church by Juan Sanchez
• Torchy's Tacos
• Torchy's Secret Menu Will Put You In A Food Coma | Austin.com
• Juan's Amazon Author Page
• 1 Peter For You by Juan Sanchez
• Sermons - High Pointe Baptist Church
• Coalición por el Evangelio - Recursos centrados en el evangelio — TGC in Spanish
• Home - J.A. Medders — My site
• J.A. Medders (@mrmedders) | Twitter
• Resurrection Life in a World of Suffering: 1 Peter (The Gospel Coalition)
• Daily Rituals: How Artists Work by Mason Currey
• Thomas S. Kidd newsletter
• The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
• Word by Word (Audible Audio Edition) by Anne Lamott

Tim Chester has written a ton of books. Amazon can barely contain all of Tim's books. Listen as Tim talks about his habits and practices in writing.

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• Tim Chester — His blog/site.
• Tim's Amazon Author Page
• Enjoying God: Experience the power and love of God in everyday life by Tim Chester — Tim's new book
• Reforming Joy: A Conversation between Paul, the Reformers, and the Church Today by Tim Chester — Tim's other new book
• Exodus For You by Tim Chester
• Bible Matters: Making Sense of Scripture by Tim Chester
• Tim Chester (@timchestercouk) | Twitter
• J.A. Medders (@mrmedders) | Twitter
• Home - J.A. Medders — My website
• My Amazon Author Page
• The Message of Prayer: Approaching the Throne of Grace (Bible Speaks Today) by Tim Chester
• Neo Dodging Bullets | The Matrix - YouTube

Jen Wilkin is back! In this episode, Jen talks about writing theology, her new book: In His Image, she answers listener questions, and she gives writing advice to male and female writers.

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• Christian Standard Bible: Today's show is brought to you by The Christian Standard Bible. Offering an optimal blend of accuracy and readability, the CSB helps readers make a deeper connection with God’s Word and inspires lifelong discipleship. The CSB is equally suited for serious study or sharing with your neighbor hearing God’s Word for the very first time. Learn more at CSBible.com

Links:

• Home Row: Episode 4: Tim Challies on Writing — Tim's first time on the show
• Home Row: Episode 7: Jen Wilkin on Writing — Jen's first appearance on the show
• Home Row Episode 35: Tim Challies Can't Write (But Finds a Way) — The first repeat guest.
• Jen's Amazon Author Page
• In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character by Jen Wilkin
• Butter on IG
• Butter on Twitter — M A S S I V E
• J.A. Medders (@mrmedders) | Twitter
• Jen Wilkin (@jenniferwilkin) | Twitter
• Jen Wilkin's website
• The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul — Mentioned by Jen
• The Knowledge of the Holy by A. W. Tozer — Mentioned by Jen
• CSB Study Bible
• ESV Study Bible
• A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised
• A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament: The Gospel Realized
• Top Commentaries on Every Book of the Bible — From Ligonier
• Best Commentaries on Each Book of the Bible - Tim Challies
• Best Commentaries | Old and New Testament Bible Commentary reviews, ratings, and prices
• Pillar Commentary series on Amazon
• Amazon.com: macarthur commentary set: Books
• God's Word For You | The Good Book Company
• Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary Series - LifeWay
• Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
• Preaching That Speaks to Women: Alice P. Mathews — Mentioned by Jen
• Hannah Anderson's books
• Jen Pollock Michel's books
• My Amazon Author Page

Lots of people want to be writers, but if you don't sit down and write, you won't become one. Listen as Dan Darling tells us about his professional writing career, the rhythms of being a real writer, and his new book: The Dignity Revolution.

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• Christian Standard Bible: Today's show is brought to you by The Christian Standard Bible. Offering an optimal blend of accuracy and readability, the CSB helps readers make a deeper connection with God’s Word and inspires lifelong discipleship. The CSB is equally suited for serious study or sharing with your neighbor hearing God’s Word for the very first time. Learn more at CSBible.com

Links:

• Dan's Amazon Author Page
• The Dignity Revolution: Reclaiming God's Rich Vision for Humanity by Daniel Darling — Dan's new book.
• Dan's website
• The Way Home Podcast by Daniel Darling
• The Way Home on iTunes
• The Way Home: Episode 69 featuring Jeff Medders and Brandon Smith — The episode Brandon Smith and I were on with Dan.
• The Original Jesus: Trading the Myths We Create for the Savior Who Is by Daniel Darling
• The Curious Christian: How Discovering Wonder Enriches Every Part of Life by Barnabas Piper
• Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Bold, Contemporary Style by Arthur Plotnik — The book on writing I mentioned.
• The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can't Get Their Act Together by Jared C. Wilson
• On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser
• Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
• 2018 ERLC National Conference | ERLC — The Cross-Shaped Family
• My website
• J.A. Medders (@mrmedders) | Twitter
• Daniel Darling (@dandarling) | Twitter
• My Amazon Author Page
• Articles - Daniel Darling, author, pastor, speaker — You can find most of Dan’s work at Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, In Touch, and ERLC. You can also read Dan in print, every month, in his column for Homelife. Here is a selection of Dan’s most popular articles, essays, and op-eds.

Listen as Joe Rigney, professor and pastor and author, guides us through the wardrobe of the writings and mind of C.S. Lewis—and see what that means for your today.

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Links:

• Lewis on the Christian Life: Becoming Truly Human in the Presence of God
• The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts: Joe Rigney
• Joe's Amazon Author Page
• Gospel Formed: Living a Grace-Addicted, Truth-Filled, Jesus-Exalting Life by J. A. Medders — My first book.
• C.S. Lewis on Amazon
• Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
• The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
• The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis
• J.A. Medders DOT com
• Joe Rigney (@joe_rigney) | Twitter
• J.A. Medders (@mrmedders) | Twitter

Reading and writing are the writer's peanut butter and jelly. We can debate crunchy or smooth another time. But there is no debate that Karen Swallow Prior is a stellar writer, filled with sage advice for us fellow writers.

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• Christian Standard Bible: Today's show is brought to you by The Christian Standard Bible. Offering an optimal blend of accuracy and readability, the CSB helps readers make a deeper connection with God’s Word and inspires lifelong discipleship. The CSB is equally suited for serious study or sharing with your neighbor hearing God’s Word for the very first time. Learn more at CSBible.com

Links:

• Karen's Amazon Author Page
• Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More? Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist — Kindle deal!
• On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books: Karen Swallow Prior — Karen's new book
• All Stories by Karen Swallow Prior - The Atlantic
• Politics and the English Language by Orwell — Mentioned by Karen
• On My Shelf: Life and Books with Karen Swallow Prior
• Karen's Selected Works at Liberty University
• Karen Swallow Prior (@KSPrior) | Twitter
• J.A. Medders 🚀 (@mrmedders) | Twitter
• My Amazon Author Page
• My site

Collin Hansen is a smart man. Like, super-duper wise. Listen as Collin tells us the kind of writing TGC craves, and how you can improve as a writer—and how to treat an editor.

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• Baron Fig: Support for Home Row is brought to you by Baron Fig, tools for thinkers. As writers, we need paper, and the good folks at Baron Fig make the best notebook out there. The Confidant Notebook is a critical tool in my workflow. Why? It's well made, well designed, lays flat, and has great paper. Get one. Use code: HOMEROW and get 10% off your order. Promo Code: HOMEROW
• Christian Standard Bible: Today's show is brought to you by The Christian Standard Bible. Offering an optimal blend of accuracy and readability, the CSB helps readers make a deeper connection with God’s Word and inspires lifelong discipleship. The CSB is equally suited for serious study or sharing with your neighbor hearing God’s Word for the very first time. Learn more at CSBible.com

Links:

• Collin's Amazon Author Page
• Young, Restless, Reformed: A Journalist's Journey with the New Calvinists
• Our Secular Age: Ten Years of Reading and Applying Charles Taylor
• 15 Things Seminary Couldn't Teach Me
• Home Row Episode 32: Practical Tips and Insights from a Journalist — Episode with TGC journalist, Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
• The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert : An English Professor's Journey into Christian Faith by Rosaria Champagne Butterfield — Mentioned by Collin. Awesome book.
• Collin Hansen for Writers Workshop on TGC Editorial Vision
• The Gospel Coalition (TGC)
• Collin Hansen (@collinhansen) | Twitter
• J.A. Medders 🚀 (@mrmedders) | Twitter
• Home - J.A. Medders
• My Amazon Author Page

What software do you use? How do you edit? Every writer has tools, and each tool is used at a certain stage. Let's open the toolbox.

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• Baron Fig: Support for Home Row is brought to you by Baron Fig, tools for thinkers. As writers, we need paper, and the good folks at Baron Fig make the best notebook out there. The Confidant Notebook is a critical tool in my workflow. Why? It's well made, well designed, lays flat, and has great paper. Get one. Use code: HOMEROW and get 10% off your order. Promo Code: HOMEROW
• Christian Standard Bible: Today's show is brought to you by The Christian Standard Bible. Offering an optimal blend of accuracy and readability, the CSB helps readers make a deeper connection with God’s Word and inspires lifelong discipleship. The CSB is equally suited for serious study or sharing with your neighbor hearing God’s Word for the very first time. Learn more at CSBible.com

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• My favorite journal/notebook — Use coupon code, HOMEROW, and get 10% off.
• Ulysses Writing App
• Scrivener | Literature & Latte — The mega-writing app
• ProWritingAid - Grammar Checking & Manuscript Editing Software
• Grammarly: Free Writing Assistant
• Meet the Grammarly Mobile Keyboard for iOS | Grammarly
• The Writer’s Diet
• The Writer’s Diet Test
• J.A. Medders 🚀 (@mrmedders) | Twitter
• Home - J.A. Medders — My updated site.
• Filed Notes Journal — They are pretty good too.
• Vanguard Softcover Notebook • Baron Fig — Similar to Field Notes but better.

Ready to learn from a sage of writing and editing? Marvin Olasky is ready to give your 12 practical pieces of advice to help your writing. Your readers will thank you—and they'll thank Marvin too.

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• Baron Fig: Support for Home Row is brought to you by Baron Fig, tools for thinkers. As writers, we need paper, and the good folks at Baron Fig make the best notebook out there. The Confidant Notebook is a critical tool in my workflow. Why? It's well made, well designed, lays flat, and has great paper. Get one. Use code: HOMEROW and get 10% off your order. Promo Code: HOMEROW
• Christian Standard Bible: Today's show is brought to you by The Christian Standard Bible. Offering an optimal blend of accuracy and readability, the CSB helps readers make a deeper connection with God’s Word and inspires lifelong discipleship. The CSB is equally suited for serious study or sharing with your neighbor hearing God’s Word for the very first time. Learn more at CSBible.com

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• The 12 days of writing - Media - WORLD
• The write stuff | WORLD News Group
• Providing clarity to the news that matters most – WORLD
• Marvin's Amazon Author Page
• Marvin Olasky (@MarvinOlasky) | Twitter
• J.A. Medders 🚀 (@mrmedders) | Twitter
• My blog
• My Amazon Author Page

Tim Challies is a writer who can't write right now because of a condition that keeps him from typing. So what does a writer who can't right do? Listen and learn from Tim as he pursues his craft even when obstacles rise.

Also, listen to Tim talk about the book market, reading less, and his new epic project.

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• Christian Standard Bible: Today's show is brought to you by The Christian Standard Bible. Offering an optimal blend of accuracy and readability, the CSB helps readers make a deeper connection with God’s Word and inspires lifelong discipleship. The CSB is equally suited for serious study or sharing with your neighbor hearing God’s Word for the very first time. Learn more at CSBible.com
• Christian Standard Bible: Today's show is brought to you by The Christian Standard Bible. Offering an optimal blend of accuracy and readability, the CSB helps readers make a deeper connection with God’s Word and inspires lifelong discipleship. The CSB is equally suited for serious study or sharing with your neighbor hearing God’s Word for the very first time. Learn more at CSBible.com

Links:

• Tim Challies - Informing the Reforming
• On Leaving Jerusalem - Tim Challies
• Jerusalem - EPIC Vlog 01 - Tim Challies
• A Guided Tour to 2017's Bestselling Christian Books - Tim Challies
• challies (@challies) | Twitter
• Challies on Facebook
• Tim's Amazon Author Page
• My Amazon Author Page
• J.A. Medders 🚀 (@mrmedders) | Twitter
• Expository Mutterings - J.A. Medders