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Is your writing a result of perseverance? Sarah Schwerin shares her story behind The Willow Still Sings and tips to equip your writing. 

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains 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. It’s great to have you listening in. During this episode, we continue the new addition to Your Best Writing Life, The Story Behind the Stories series.

Today's guest, Sarah Schwerin, a former homeschool mom, is an author, a speaker with Stonecroft Ministries, and a mentor with Word Weavers International. Her writing has appeared in publications including Mature Living, Bible Advocate, and The Upper Room. Her 1950s historical novel, The Willow Still Sings, is available now on Amazon.

Tell us the story behind The Willow Still Sings

·      The Willow Still Sings is loosely based on my mother’s journey with polio. Her faith and compassion in the face of hardship helped me become who I am today. The end of my book includes my mom’s story in her own words. I’m awed that her story can encourage and inspire others just as it did me. 

·      In The Willow Still Sings, Florence struggles with misplaced guilt from her childhood, which shapes many of her reactions in the novel. My journey mirrors Florence's in that I have struggled with shame but have embraced the hope and healing only God provides. 

·      After homeschooling my two sons, I began to pursue writing and speaking full-time. At my first conference, I felt overwhelmed by my lack of knowledge and the eventual rejection. At my second conference, God taught me an important lesson when I lost a contest and had to accept an award for a friend. Be happy for your writing friends and enjoy the journey. Every writer’s journey is unique. Your day will come. It won’t look like someone else’s. But your writing will do just what God wants it to do. 

·      Writing The Willow Still Sings helped me realize the truth that there is nothing new under the sun. Polio outbreaks were similar to life during the COVID pandemic. People had to quarantine, and there was widespread fear and confusion. We can learn a lot from our past. 

Three tips for writers.

·      Research helps a story come alive for readers. Research can be conducted in a variety of ways, including my favorites: interviewing others and taking field trips. 

·      Events in our lives and the lives of family members can encourage others and provide a way for our loved ones’ legacies to live on. 

·      Events in our lives and the lives of family members can provide “story seeds” for our current and future projects. 

 What will the listeners gain from your book? 

·      Listeners will learn the importance of perseverance. Like Florence, we must continue to choose to love and to remain in God’s calling, even when life is difficult. 

·      Listeners will learn to use stories from their lives as a seed to begin or enhance their own stories. 

·      Listeners will learn about the importance of research in their writing projects. 

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LINKS

·      Website: sarahschwerin.com

·      Amazon book link: https://a.co/d/065Jtq26 

·      Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SchwerinAuthor/

·      Instagram: Instagram

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Do you write assured that God is at work, no matter what? Today, Joni Topper shares her story behind The Power of a Well-Placed Yes and tips to help you achieve writing success.

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains 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. It’s great to have you listening in. During this episode, we continue a new addition to Your Best Writing Life with The Story Behind the Stories series.

Today’s guest, Joni Topper, the GloryTeller, shares God’s glory through inspiring stories. This Granna, author, worship leader, speaker, and cofounder of Uprooted Women, radiates passionate joy for “being” the Church. Her award-winning debut, The Power of a Well-Placed Yes, highlights God’s faithfulness. She’s served with her pastor husband for thirty years.

We all want to know the story behind The Power of a Well-Placed Yes – give us some background

1. What you can see does not always define what God is actually doing.
2. It is not us, but God who does the real work in the hearts of those we serve.
3. There are seasons of ministry for which God prepares us, and his methods do not follow our design.
4. The things you do that are important will likely be hard. They are worth the yes of faith it takes to reach the rewards that only God can orchestrate.

Writer’s tips.

1. Read the guidelines and follow them. Then submit, submit, submit.
2. Capture the inspiration when it happens. Record a message to yourself or write it down immediately.
3. Don’t assume that small acts of obedience are unimportant. They are often the very things that God uses.

What Listeners Will Gain – from The Power of a Well-Placed Yes: God’s Abundant Faithfulness in a Small Church

Readers will be encouraged that their faithful yes matters. They will observe the impact of God’s faithfulness and remember that he is trustworthy. Their desire to be part of God’s plan will be renewed, as will their servant’s heartbeat that often drives our ministry. They will recognize that God does not abandon us. They will rest in the hope that the results we aspire to achieve are safe in God’s hands. 

SOCIAL LINKS:

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www.jonitopper.com

Join Joni's email list to receive her free decision guide for your next yes or no. 

The Power of a Well-Placed Yes

The Art of Resilience

Gather the Goodness

Sage, Salt & Sunshine

Love, Joy & Peace

Successful in His Eyes

Transformed by His Grace

Renewed Christmas Blessings

Life in the Estrogen-Free Zone

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Are you spiritually fatigued and ready to embrace the reality of Psalm 37:4? Get ready to hear how you can delight in the Lord as Stephanie Rousselle shares her story behind Awaken Delight.

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains 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. It’s great to have you listening in. During this episode, we continue a new addition to Your Best Writing Life with The Story Behind the Stories series.

Today’s guest, Stephanie Rousselle, is a Bible teacher, speaker, host of the Gospel Spice podcast, and founder of Gospel Spice Ministries. She is the author of "Awaken Delight", a book that releases with IVP in July 2026. Born and raised in France, Stephanie is a former atheist whose life motto is now “God’s glory, our delight.” Having lived in four different countries on three continents, she currently resides with her family in Pennsylvania.

We all want to know the story behind Awaken Delight – give us some background

"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."

This is God's promise to you in Psalm 37:4. But many believers quietly assume it's just a poetic suggestion, or it doesn't really work here on earth.

In Awaken Delight, Stephanie Rousselle invites you to rediscover what Scripture actually means by delight in God. It's not emotional hype or religious performance, but a steady satisfaction rooted in who God is.

Through biblical theology and practical rhythms, you'll learn how delighting in God:

·      reshapes suffering

·      quiets restless striving

·      anchors your identity in God's unshakable delight in you

Learning to delight in God is the quiet revolution that reshapes how we endure pain, love others, and understand our own hearts.

Awaken Delight is a theologically grounded spiritual formation book for thoughtful believers who feel spiritually fatigued and are ready to embrace the reality of Psalm 37:4.

·       Delight in God is identity-shaping, not emotion-driven. Delight in God is not a fleeting emotion but a resilient identity.

·       Delight in God is altogether trust, satisfaction in God, relational intimacy with Him.

·       Delight in God is often expressed and grown through resilient joy under suffering.

·       Delight in God is the missing engine behind resilience. It’s the antidote to burnout. It’s even the foundation for sustainable ministry.

·       God’s delight in you is secure, not performance-dependent. God’s delight in you frees you from striving! That’s the beginning of delight.

·       Jesus is the center of every endeavor to delight in God.

·       You can build a delight-centered spiritual life.

Writer’s tips. See giveaway!!!

What Listeners Will Gain - We will dismantle the lies writers believe.

Listener giveaway…https://www.gospelspice.com/awd-lindagoldfarb

We have 3 gifts for you:

1 - a 5-day email devotional to awaken your delight in God, rooted in His delight of you;

2 - a private podcast episode where Stephanie shares the lies she has overcome, as a writer, through delight in God;

3 - a "writer's prayer" ready to download and print.

https://www.gospelspice.com/awakendelight - preorder book today

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What is your therefore factor in your writing? Today’s guest shares the story behind her book and tips to empower your writing.

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains 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 story behind Serah and the First Christmas

Today’s guest, Tama Fortner, is an ECPA award-winning author of more than sixty titles, including her latest, Serah and the First Christmas (Zonderkidz, 2026). She has collaborated with leading voices in Christian publishing to create inspirational books for all ages and lives near Nashville with her husband and two feisty pups who are convinced they’re people too.

Tama, please share the story behind Serah and the First Christmas.

1. What was the inspiration for Serah and her story? How do the biblical stories of Rachel and Rebekah factor into both the inspiration and the plot of the story? 
 
 2. Why does Serah feel invisible? How is feeling invisible a universal feeling? How does Jesus rescue us from invisibility?
 
 3. What is the “therefore” factor? How should it affect our approach to the stories of the Bible, as both believers and as writers?
 
 4. When we struggle with feeling invisible ourselves, as writers, what hope can we take from Serah’s story? 

Tips for Writers:

1. Turn off the noise. Allow time and space for stillness. It’s in the stillness that God speaks and creativity blooms.
 
 2. Don’t be afraid to write ugly. The best writing happens in the rewriting and editing process.
 
 3. Embrace the power of the question “What if?” and ask it often! (What if lots of women were shepherds in Bible times, not just Rachel and Rebekah? What if a little girl wanted to be a shepherd so that she didn’t feel so invisible? What if she snuck out to the fields one night and heard the angels’ message about Jesus? What if she found not only Jesus that night but discovered a whole new way to live?) 

What will the listeners gain from your book? My hope and prayer is that readers (and writers reading the book) will remember that not only are we and our efforts never invisible to God, but we also have the joy of seeing others and helping them know that they, too, are never invisible to God.

 Listener giveaway…https://www.tamafortner.com/freebies

Serah and the First Christmas. Available wherever books are sold or at https://www.zonderkidz.com/book/9780310167907/serah-and-the-first-christmas/ 

You can find out more below.

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Are you using the most important piece of your novel-writing puzzle? You’re not alone. Get ready to hear today’s story behind the story with DiAnn Mills. 

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains 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, we continue a new addition to Your Best Writing Life with The Story Behind the Stories series.

My industry expert, DiAnn Mills, is a bestselling author who invites readers to expect an adventure through heart-pounding suspense, romance, and faith-filled stories. Her novels have landed on the CBA, ECPA, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists and won numerous awards. DiAnn mentors writers nationwide. She lives in Houston, Texas. 

Connect with DiAnn at diannmills.com, or on her social media platforms on her website. 

We all want to know the story behind Canyon of Deceit! Yet I can’t help but tap into your writing craft prowess with my first question - 

1.     What is the most important puzzle piece of writing a novel?

2.     You have talked to us before about research. What went into the research for Canyon of Deceit?

3.     Tell us about the songs that accompany the book.

Writer’s tips.

Tip 1: Journal…

Tip 2: Research…

Tip 3: Pray… don’t be afraid

Overcoming your fear of research - download

Listener giveaway… Sacred Seasons of the Heart download – poems & quotes

As we wrap up – tell us about your Suspense at Sea Reader Cruise - Join me and Traci Abramson Suspense at Sea Reader Cruise – Writers too!

January 16-23, 2027 https://diannmills.com/event/suspense-at-sea-reader-cruise/

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While at sea, we have scavenger hunts, games, contests, and just plain fun!

Mastering the Art of Writing Fiction 

Question for DiAnn - Email her!

You can find out more about DiAnn below:

SOCIAL LINKS:

https://www.diannmills.com 

https://www.facebook.com/diannmills/ 

https://www.instagram.com/diannmillsauthor/ 

https://www.youtube.com/user/diannmills 

https://x.com/diannmills

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/81639.DiAnn_Mills

BOOK LINKS:

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Website: https://diannmills.com/product/canyon-of-deceit/

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Are you searching for the best formula to complete your God-driven calling? You’re not alone. Get ready to hear today’s story behind the story with Heidi Gray McGill. 

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains 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, we continue a new addition to Your Best Writing Life with The Story Behind the Stories series.

My industry expert Heidi Gray McGill is a Christian fiction author, speaker, and retired ESL director who began writing in 2020 out of obedience, not ambition. Legally blind and fueled by purpose, she writes stories that leave readers desiring Christ without realizing the journey they just took. She and her husband of 35 years live near Charlotte, NC, where two daughters and three grandsons keep life full and loud.

Tell us the story behind Desire of My Heart - Historical Christian Romance. 

1) Obedience Over Ambition

2) Sharing Faith Without a Formula

3) Building the Craft Without a Foundation

4) Know Your Purpose Before You Write a Word

5) One Book Became a Mission Field 

Writer’s Tips.

Tip 1: Read Widely and Intentionally

Tip 2: Be Teachable and Treat Learning as Part of the Work

Tip 3: Know Your Purpose Before You Write a Single Word 

SOCIAL LINKS:

Website: https://heidigraymcgill.com/

Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/author/heidigraymcgill

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/AuthorHeidiGrayMcGill/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorHeidiGrayMcGill

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@authorheidigraymcgill/?sub_confirmation=1 

Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/HeidiGrayMcGill

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20851872.Heidi_Gray_McGill

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/heidi-gray-mcgill?follow=true

BOOK LINKS:

Heidi’s Books (Website) https://heidigraymcgill.com/my-books/

Discerning God’s Best — Series Page https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XWD3ZZ6

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Has it taken you forever to write your book? Today’s guest shares her story behind writing her debut novel 63 Hours in Hell.

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains 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, we continue a new addition to Your Best Writing Life with The Story Behind the Stories series.

My industry expert, Susan L. Davis, is an award-winning Christian author, speaker, and blogger who loves diving into Scripture and sharing what she’s learning. Her debut novel, 63 Hours in Hell, blends biblical mystery with fiction to explore the three days between the cross and the resurrection. She lives in Illinois with her family.

Susan - Tell us the story behind 63 Hours in Hell

Behind My Story

  I came to faith later in life—at a funeral in my 40s—during a season of deep grief, family struggles, and searching for purpose. That moment changed everything.

Before that, I devoured fiction. After accepting Jesus, I felt nudged to step away from it for a season and dive into nonfiction—Scripture, theology, and the writings of those who had gone before me. It became a time to build a strong biblical foundation and truly understand what I now believed.

One question sparked the story that would eventually become my book: when Jesus said, “Today you will be with Me in paradise,” where did they go? Jesus didn’t ascend to the Father until three days later. That question wouldn’t let me go.

Over time, everything I had been studying began shaping a story. I eventually returned to fiction—but I wasn’t the same writer. I drew from that foundation to share what I had learned through 63 Hours in Hell in a way that isn’t preachy, but invites readers into the story.

It took me thirteen years to write this book. Looking back, I believe that’s because God was shaping me as a writer just as much as He was shaping the story itself. 

Three tips for writers.

1. Your first draft is a discovery draft.

You’re uncovering the story as you go—so just get it written. You can’t fix a blank page. The real magic happens in the editing, so don’t get overly attached to those first words. Stay flexible, because you’ll revisit that manuscript again and again—and each pass makes it stronger.

2. When you’re stuck, step away—but stay engaged with the story.

When I hit a wall, I don’t force it. I step back—research, read Scripture, pray, take a walk. That’s often where clarity comes. The key isn’t quitting; it’s staying connected to the story in a different way until the next piece falls into place.

3. Borrow confidence from writers who are ahead of you.

Surround yourself with people who know more than you—join a writing group or plug into an online community. Seeing what’s possible and hearing their journey helps light the path for yours. Sometimes their belief in you will carry you when your own confidence is shaky. And if you’re able, investing in a writing coach can accelerate your growth. 

What will the listeners gain from your book? 

   Listeners will be encouraged to keep going. This story shows that stepping into your calling doesn’t mean everything suddenly falls into place—there can be resistance along the way. For anyone pursuing a dream, it’s a reminder not to give up when things get hard. Sometimes the struggle is part of the journey, not a sign to stop. Not every closed door means no—sometimes it’s an invitation to trust the process, keep moving forward, or be open to a different door. 

Listener giveaway: A free Booked and Busy guide—a 41-page printable, fillable resource with curated lists of Christian fiction to help listeners discover and track their next great reads. https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Z2niQPEYdf_viBatP9f7TKTRp8D7QqH/view?usp=sharing

63 Hours In Hell the book 

LINKS

Website: https://www.susanldavis.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SusanLDavisWriter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susanldavisauthor
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SusanLDavisAuthor555
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As a writer, your story behind the story plays a huge role in reaching future readers. Get ready to hear today’s story with Angela Mackey. 

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains 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, we continue a new addition to Your Best Writing Life with The Story Behind the Stories series.

My industry expert Angela Mackey encourages people to experience God through His Word so that everything–from ordinary days to hard seasons–is transformed by Jesus. She lives with her family in the Arkansas River Valley, cheering on her adult kids and delighting in the surprising ways God shows up daily.

Tell us the Story Behind Difficult to Conceive: A Godly Perspective for the Road Ahead.

This is a nonfiction book for women dealing with infertility. Biblically based, encouraging, and providing guideposts to help you with your journey through infertility

Obviously, this book is based on your journey of infertility. What prompted you to take on the responsibility to write it?

Share some of the Scriptures…and how they helped you to help others.

Wrestling with God, how to ask questions, lament, and walk away changed and blessed, Genesis 32:24-32.

How to determine God’s direction for you and your spouse based on knowing what Godly wisdom looks like from James 3:17-18.

Often, our thoughts whirl out of control and do not help us focus on God and trust Him. So, we would discuss the battle for our minds based on 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 and Philippians 4:8-9

When things do not go as we prayed, we may wonder if we just did not have enough faith. We would discuss the kind of little faith Jesus condemned and see that God honors even faith as small as a mustard seed. Multiple scriptures are used here.

When things are particularly dark, the best thing for us to do is put on the garment of praise. So we will discuss what it takes to put on a garment of praise in the midst of darkness and how that will not change your circumstance often, but it does change your perspective

Three tips for writers.

1. Prayer is your most important tool to effectively communicate God’s message.
2. Next, start with God’s word, not your idea. Instead of saying I want to write about how important positive thinking is so I will find some verses about that, ask what does God’s Word say about thinking? Seek His Word…the ideas will be rooted in Him.
3. Trust that the Holy Spirit in you will give you all you need to effectively communicate His message as you write, rewrite, edit, and do the work to write well.

Listener giveaway… is a downloadable 9-day devotion that is attached to my enewsletter. It is based on Philippians 4:8. Available here: http://eepurl.com/h3Nafz

As we wrap up – Online Infertility Support Group Called Circle of Hope sign up link: https://www.twelve12ministries.org/circleofhope

You can find out more in our show notes below:

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Podcast:https://life-as-worship.com/

Book:https://a.co/d/06FDQT7n

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mackeyal/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rethinking_my_thinking/

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As a writer, your story behind the story may prompt you to give up. But not this day!!! Get ready to hear today’s story with Lori Stanley Roeleveld. 

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains 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, we continue a new addition to Your Best Writing Life with The Story Behind the Stories series.

My industry expert, Lori Stanley Roeleveld, is a writer, writing coach, speaker, devotional firestarter, and certified disturber of hobbits. She helps Christian writers find their voice, finish their books, and follow Jesus into the hidden places where real transformation begins. Her work is biblical, brave, merciful, and delightfully dangerous to the darkness.

Tell us the story behind - God’s Abundant Mercy: 40 Days of Living in His Compassion.

Three tips for writers.

a.     Write WITH God, not FOR God. Don’t imagine that writing is holy, but branding and marketing are not. You can approach brand and market in a soul-satisfying way.

b.     Manage your mindset and your energy, and your time/calendar will then come into line.

c.     Abandon deficit thinking in favor of an abundance mindset in writing and in life. Trust God has given you everything you need for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). 

What will the listeners gain from your book? 

Writers who experience God’s Abundant Mercy will see what it looks like to write about Scripture with confidence and authority but without answering “all the questions” or presenting formulas. Each chapter ends with questions that my research and reflection left me asking.

Readers will come away with a fresh perspective on God from the beginning of the Bible into eternity and a deeper appreciation of God’s mercy for each of us and how truly receiving that mercy shapes us to reflect it to others.

 LINKS

God’s Abundant Mercy 40 Days of Living in His Compassion: http://bit.ly/4tGGqe9

You can find out more about Lori below.

Coaching Website: https://www.takeheartcoachingandfreelance.com/

Author Website: https://loriroeleveld.com/

Substack: https://substack.com/@loriroeleveld

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lori.roeleveld

Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/lorisroeleveld/

Facebook page for Take Heart! Coaching: https://www.facebook.com/takeheartcoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lorisroeleveld

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9798820.Lori_Stanley_Roeleveld

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Wondering what your publishing options are as a writer?  PeggySue Wells shares six paths available to you and how to choose the right one. 

Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains 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 which path of publishing works best for your current season of writing.

My industry expert, PeggySue Wells, is an award-winning USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, collaborator, writing coach, and independent publishing strategist who inspires readers and writers alike with nearly 50 captivating books and practical guides.

Alright, let’s head into our content for today… Six Paths to Getting your words out into the world. 

1. Authors have more options than ever before to get their work into the world. Which path is best for the author, their goals, and the project?
2. What is an overview of each of the six paths?
3. How does an author maintain control of their intellectual property?
4. What are the significant differences between traditional and independent publishing?

Listener giveaway… Quick Guide To Writing Well: Paths to Publishing

Quick Guides to Writing Well: 6 books

The Patent, Secrecy Order, Unnatural Cause, and Chasing Sunrise

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Visit Your Best Writing Life website.
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#4 Podcast 2026 "Million Podcasts Top 30 Christian Writers Podcasts"
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Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy Podcast