Kingdom Writers: A Podcast for Christian Writers of All Genres
Welcome to Kingdom Writers where CJ and Shelley Hitz help you take a step of faith to finally finish your book. This podcast is filled with spiritual encouragement as well as prayers to help you overcome the resistance you face as a writer. Your story matters! We believe that you have a specific role to play in the kingdom of heaven to impact lives for eternity. And because of this, we will pour out our lives encouraging writers like you to not only tell your stories but to take the courageous step of self-publishing your stories in books that will outlive you and leave behind a powerful legacy. This podcast is sponsored by our membership Christian Book Academy where we help you give birth to your books. We invite you to join our community of Kingdom Writers!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 453
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
5 Steps to Publishing An AudioBook
It transformed our business when we started re-purposing our books into audiobooks. You've already done the work once, so why not profit on it multiple times by publishing an audiobook. That's what w…
Which ISBN Should I Choose?
I received the following question for my "Ask Shelley" segment. “I published my first book on Createspace, using their ISBN. I will be publishing Volume 2, and want to use a "non-createspace" ISBN nu…
The ONE strategy I recommend to publish a book
I've had several people contact me and ask me the strategy I recommend to publish a book and I always have the same advice. Therefore I wanted to share this advice with you in this podcast episode.
Would You Like to Write 10,000 Words in One Week?
Welcome to Writing Week - my FREE 7-day nonfiction writing challenge. What’s next for you? If you’ve been going through the challenge, you are now armed with knowledge of what works best for you in y…
Your Writing Environment and Energy
Welcome to Writing Week - my FREE 7-day nonfiction writing challenge. When you write, there are several factors that can impact your writing. We talked about mindset yesterday and today I want to tal…
Mindset is Critical - Writing Affirmations
Welcome to Writing Week - my FREE 7-day nonfiction writing challenge. I know that self-doubt, fear, and self-sabatoge are some of the biggest obstacles we face as writers. We all struggle with this a…
The Pomodoro Technique
Welcome to Writing Week - my FREE 7-day nonfiction writing challenge. Before creating this challenge, I read a lot of books and did quite a bit of research on what works best for productive writers. …
Setting Writing Goals
Welcome to Writing Week - my FREE 7-day nonfiction writing challenge. Day three is about setting writing goals. The goal of this 7-day challenge is not to finish writing a book (although some of you …
There’s Power in Scheduling Your Writing
Welcome to Writing Week - my FREE 7-day nonfiction writing challenge. Day two is about scheduling your writing sessions. You know it’s true – if it’s on the calendar, it happens. However, when we say…
Track Your Writing
Welcome to Writing Week - my FREE 7-day nonfiction writing challenge. Day one is all about tracking your progress. Whatever we monitor and track, we manage. Therefore, tracking your progress as you w…
How to Create Multiple Products from One Book to Multiply Your Impact and Profits
In this episode, Mel Edwards is going to share how to create multiple products from one book. When you put time and energy into writing a book, consider creating multiple products from that one piece…
While You Are Waiting
Waiting is hard, isn't it? I know I'm not alone here! In this episode I share a real-life example of something I've been waiting for in my life. After 12 weeks, I finally got a reply.
This is a …
Evergreen Marketing: 7 Types of Content Authors Can Create Once and Use Over and Over Again
What is evergreen content? It is content that isn’t date specific or won’t change often. In this episode I share 7 types of evergreen content you can create once and have it working for you over and …
How Having Systems and a Team in Place Can Help You Master Social Media
Social media marketing can be time-consuming and overwhelming at times. However, when you have systems and a team in place, you can learn to master social media marketing and use it in a way that pro…
Are You a Thermometer or a Thermostat
The idea for this episode came from an illustration our pastor shared in tonight's service. So many times we try to be something we're not OR we simply blend in. However, God has created us each un…
How to Write a Book Proposal - Interview with Bethany Jett
This was an AH-mazing interview for those of you who want to be traditionally published. Bethany covers how to write a book proposal, the #1 best way to find an agent, how to beef up the marketing se…
Should You Respond to a Negative Review
Should you ever respond to a negative review? In this episode, I share why I recommend 90% of the time you should NOT and the few times it might make sense to respond.
I share in more details about r…
How I Recently Handled a 1-Star Book Review
How do you handle bad reviews? In this episode, I share the 5-step process I recently went through after getting a 1-star review.
1) Panic 2) Personalize 3) Plan an attack 4) Pray 5) Persist
This is …
4 Social Media Tools to Automate Your Marketing
In this episode I will share 4 social media tools you can use to automate your marketing. Social media is social and so does require you to engage with your audience. However, there are some posts yo…
The Power in Creating an Evergreen Tweet Document
Creating an evergreen tweet document can be very powerful. This is a book marketing strategy I learned early on in my career as an author and have implemented successfully. Now I want to share this s…