If you're going to birth a book, wouldn't it be helpful to know how the book pregnancy unfolds? What happens in each trimester? How can you best prepare? This episode dives deep into the pregnancy metaphor to help you know what to expect.

At any point in time, this world is in need of light. But what does that mean for you personally? How can you contribute light? What is your unique, particular light to shine? And how can you begin shining it?

Which approach to writing your general nonfiction book works for you? Are you a "hunker down and get it written" kind of person? A do-it-yourself type? Someone who'd prefer to follow a path laid out for you? This episode helps you know.

In your personal discernment work around the question of whether you're pregnant with a book, you likely need to fill up your knowledge bank with additional data. In this episode, we consider the four factors that can make or break a viable book pregnancy for you.

Discernment is meant to accompany you throughout the book publishing journey, but it always, of necessity, begins here: when you're asking whether you're pregnant with a book at all. Is this work yours to do?

It's important to know what kind of book you're writing before you step into the experience of book pregnancy, as the pathway forward looks different for the three major categories of book publishing: fiction, creative nonfiction, and general nonfiction. Let's explore each of them in turn so you know which category is yours.

Welcome to the story of how a publishing-professional-turned-spiritual-director birthed a company called Bookwifery (and this podcast).