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Are your characters falling flat? If you are seeking how to write creative characters, today’s episode provides the answers you need.

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I’m your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I’m so glad you’re listening in. 

My industry expert is…PeggySue Wells - PeggySue is the bestselling author of 36 books and collaborator for many more. Action and adventure, romantic suspense, military romance, and cozy mystery pact the pages of the novels penned by P.S. Wells, including Chasing Sunrise. How to live better, easier, and simpler is the focus of her nonfiction, including The Ten Best Decisions A Single Mom Can Make.

Post a comment on the Your Best Writing Life FB group to be in PeggySue’s giveaway drawing. 

LINKS

PeggySue Wells FB Author Page:
PeggySue Wells FB Personal Page:
PeggySue Wells on Linked In: 
PeggySue Wells Website:
Single Mom's Circle Website       
Craft Creative Characters Handout
Contact PeggySue

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Ever thought nothing good could come out of writing during the year's busiest season? Today’s encore episode will change your mind.

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I’m your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring you tips and strategies from experts in the writing and publishing industry to help you excel in your craft. I’m so glad you’re listening in. During this episode, we discuss the benefits of writing during the holidays.

My industry expert is Edie Melson. Edie is a woman of faith with ink-stained fingers observing life through the lens of her camera. She’s a card-carrying introvert who loves to encourage an audience. And she embraces the ultimate contradiction of being an organized creative. Her numerous books, including Unruffled, Thriving in Chaos, and the award-winning Soul Care series, reflect her passion for helping others develop the strength of their God-given gifts and apply them to their lives. Edie Melson, it’s so good to have you back on Your Best Writing Life!

Discover

• How writing helps us get through busy seasons
• The benefits of creating a Holiday Bucket List
• Strategies to make the most of your holiday writing

Links
Edie Melson
10 Things Writers Can Learn From Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer PDF download
The Write Conversation Blog
Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Contests
Register for the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference 

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About your host - Linda Goldfarb
Besides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to

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How much thought should go into book cover selection? Today’s guest shares five aspects we need to be clear on to have successful sales.

 Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I’m your host, Linda Goldfarb.

Today’s guest is Samantha Evans – Sam's book Love Letters to Miscarriage Moms won second place in the Golden Scroll Awards for 2023. She and her husband live in Simpsonville, SC. Their cross-country move included two vehicles, three daughters, two cats—Pitter and Patter, and their husky.  Sam was overruled in her campaign to name the dog Onomatopoeia. 

Five aspects to consider when creating your book cover to maximize sales.
 The Title is our First Hook
Think in Terms of Thumbnails
Book cover Color Matters
Clear the Clutter       
Compare Shoppers vs. Readers  

LINKS
More About Samantha Evans
Samantha Evan’s Newsletter
Samantha Evans’ Website
Samantha Evans' PDF Chapter Giveaway
Samantha Evans on Twitter
Samantha Evans on Author Central
Samantha Evans on Facebook
Samantha Evans on Instagram
Samantha Evans on YouTube   

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About your host - Linda Goldfarb
Besides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series.

Linda and he

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In today’s episode, Annette Marie Griffin shares how we can reach millions of people who have no clue who Christ is.

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I’m your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I’m so glad you’re listening in. During this episode, you’ll learn about … Writing Articles That Inspire Readers.

My industry expert is…Annette Marie Griffin. Annette is an award-winning author who has written hundreds of high-ranking articles for Christianity.com, Crosswalk.com, Biblestudytools.com, OnePlace.com, and iBelieve.com. She's a columnist and an acquisitions editor for StarLight magazine, and she has won multiple awards for her articles, including the 2022 and 2023 BRMCWC Selah Awards for online articles.
LINKS
Annette Marie Griffin
Annette Marie Griffin on Twitter
Annette Marie Griffin on Facebook
Annette Marie Griffin on Instagram
Annette Marie Griffin on YouTube
Annette Marie Griffin on Familius
Write for CrossWalk.com

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About your host - Linda Goldfarb
Besides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series.

Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and 15 grandbabies– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent moments with family.

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#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024".

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Are you settling for less as a Christian writer? In today's encore episode, you will learn to delight in God's glory and never settle for less.

Christian communicators should strive for God's glory in their writing. Stephanie Rousselle discusses success, competition, and spiritual habits writers must hear. 

Stéphanie is the founder of Gospel Spice Ministries and hosts the Gospel Spice Podcast. Her motto is, “God’s glory, our delight!” Born and raised in France, she has lived for her One Lord over the last two decades-- on three continents, four countries, and five cities through six professional roles. This 100% French native is a wife, mom, podcaster, public speaker, Bible teacher, former women’s ministry director, and strategy consultant. Stephanie loves sharing nuances taken from the French and English languages and cultures to experience Scripture from the inside out. 

Linda Goldfarb and Stephanie discuss the power writers have when they experience God's glory in their lives and their profession. Stephanie compares experiencing delight in the glory of  God to a French croissant, and it's fabulous. They talk about true success, how we are a collective, not competitors, and how writers are not to hustle but to be actively still while developing habits of grace.

LINKS

• Stephanie Rousselle  
• Stephanie's Free Resources   
• Inspire Christian Writers Conference     

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I'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode --Linda

About your host - Linda Goldfarb
Besides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series.

Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and 15 grandbabies– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent moments with family.

Visit Your Best Writing Life website.
Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life
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#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024".

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Are you ready to grow your readership? Listen in as Linda Goldfarb and Annette Reeder provide YouTube tips to help your writing business expand.

Our readers are wanting more. As technology becomes readily available to more households, access to content must diversify, or the content provider will go the way of the dinosaur – and believe me, none of us want to be remembered by our dry bones – we want our bones to get up and walk and in the case of YouTube talk too! 

In this encore episode - Linda's industry expert is The Biblical Nutritionist, Annette Reeder. It was a summer evening on the lawn of a camp meeting that God called Annette into missions. Today without getting on a plane or traveling through the bush, she is sharing the Gospel around the globe via YouTube– to over 125 countries and over 3 million viewers with 188,000 subscribers

Annette shares a fun personal fact that most people have no idea about - Is it solo skydiving, biking across the state of Florida, or hiking the Appalachian Trail?

During our episode, Annette and I discuss the following:

• Why should writers consider doing a YouTube channel?
• How to get started? 
• Does it pay to be on YouTube?
• How to do YouTube for fiction and non-fiction.
• How does YouTube grow my audience?

Check out: 

• These amazing freebies from Annette Reeder 
• Annette Reeder on YouTube
• More about Annette Reeder
• The Biblical Nutrition Academy 

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About your host - Linda Goldfarb
Besides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series.

Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and 15 grandbabies– life is a new adventure every d

Visit Your Best Writing Life website.
Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life
Your host - Linda Goldfarb
#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024".

Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy Podcast
Awarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

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Are you ready to build a bigger following as an author? Today’s guest is here to share tips on how you can grow your fan base.

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I’m your host Linda Goldfarb. Each week I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft.

My industry expert is Kathi Lipp. Kathi is the Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author of 20 books, including The Accidental Homesteader, An Abundant Place: Daily Retreats for the Woman Who Can’t Get Away, Overwhelmed, and Clutter Free.    As a writing and marketing coach, she is also the host of the Writing at the Red House Podcast and runs both The Writing at the Red House Retreats and The Red House Writers Collective – a writing program that helps authors develop their writing, their platform, and their business. 

Kathi lives on her Red House mini homestead with her husband Roger, a dog, and eight chickens, where she holds cozy writer retreats for content creators.

LINKS
Kathi Lipp
Kathi's book - The Accidental Homesteader
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKathiLipp
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kathilipp
Stop by the Your Best Writing Life FB group when this episode airs and mention in Kathi’s comments that you want a copy – we will have a drawing at noon CT on the Saturday following the episode drop.

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About your host - Linda Goldfarb
Besides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, and the co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series.
 
Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. Every day is a new adventure with four adult children and many grandchildren. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- persona

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#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024".

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Linda Goldfarb and PeggySue Wells share how you can get clear on writing your story plot to enhance your readership. 

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I’m your host Linda Goldfarb. Each week I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I’m so glad you’re listening in. During this episode, you’ll easily learn how to pen pivotal plots.

My industry expert is PeggySue Wells - PeggySue is the bestselling author of 34 books and collaborator of many more. Action and adventure, romantic suspense, military romance, and cozy mystery are the page-turning novels by P.S. Wells, including Chasing Sunrise. Her nonfiction focuses on living better, easier, and simpler lives, including The Ten Best Decisions A Single Mom Can Make.

To be included in PegySue's drawing for the Particulars to Pen Pivotal Plots eBook, comment in our Your Best Writing Life FB group by 12 p.m. Saturday, October 7, 2023.

LINKS
PeggySue Wells
PeggySue Author on Facebook
PeggySue Wells on Facebook
PeggySue on LinkedIn
Single Mom Circle
PeggySue Wells Books
PeggySue Wells on Amazon

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About your host - Linda Goldfarb
Linda is a multi-published, award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, and board-certified Christian life coach. Linda and her hubby, Sam, experience a new adventure every day with four adult children and many grandchildren. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends and traveling with Sam.

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Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life
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Which formatting software works best for the self-published author? Today's guest and Linda cover free and for-purchase options.

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I’m your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I’m so glad you’re listening in. During this episode, you’ll learn the Publishing Success Skills for the Indie Author part 2. 

My industry expert is…Sara Turnquist.  Sara is a coffee-loving, word-slinging, clean Historical Romance author of over 20 published books. She loves those odd little tidbits of history that are stranger than fiction. That's what inspires her. And a good love story. She lives happily with her Prince Charming and their gaggle of minions. 

Today, we cover both free and for-purchase formatting software options for Indie authors.
D2D, Reedsy, Scrivener, Atticus, and Vellum software choices.
Udemy Courses

LINKS
Sara Turnquist
Kentucky Christian Writers Conference
Sara Turnquist's Formatting Options Giveaway
Kentucky Conference YouTube
Christian Editors Network
A Convenient Risk
99 Designs for Web Design
Sara's Books, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Facebook
Sara Turnquist on Twitter

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About your host - Linda Goldfarb
Linda is a multi-published, award-winning

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Are you ready to wear all the hats needed to be a successful Indie Author? Learn formatting elements to include to produce your best book.

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I’m your host Linda Goldfarb. Each week I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I’m so glad you’re listening in. During this episode, you’ll learn the Publishing Success Skills for the Indie Author part 1. 

My industry expert is…Sara Turnquist.  Sara is a coffee-loving, word-slinging, clean Historical Romance author of over 20 published books. She loves those odd little tidbits of history that are stranger than fiction. That's what inspires her. And a good love story. She lives happily with her Prince Charming and their gaggle of minions. 

Today we cover the seven hats Indie Authors wear to publish books and formatting details.

LINKS
Sara Turnquist
Kentucky Christian Writers Conference
Kentucky Conference YouTube
Christian Editors Network
A Convenient Risk
99 Designs for web design
Sara's Books
Instagram
YouTube
Pinterest
Facebook
Sara Turnquist on Twitter

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About your host - Linda Goldfarb
Linda is a multi-published, award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, and board-certified Christian life coach. Linda and her hubby, Sam, experience a new adventure every day with four adult children and many grandchildren. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends and traveling with Sam. 

Visit Your Best Writing Life website.
Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life
Your host - Linda Goldfarb
#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024".

Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy Podcast
Awarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast