Christian Indie Writers' Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Hashtags, smashtags. What is the purpose of these little seo tools and how can we use them to draw a crowd to our blogs, videos and other online media offerings? Listen to us discuss how to use hashtags and where and when to use them.

Send us Fan Mail You heard that right, we are talking about the Permafree strategy for book marketing. The idea may seem as frustrating as the permafreeze we suffer in the northern United States, but we promise that by the end of this episode, you will know everything you need to know about making this strategy work for you.

Send us Fan Mail Writing is hard so in this episode we discuss our opinions of the best book writing software and other writing tools for authors. Don't miss the live chat, share your writing tool advice and commune with other indie writers.

Send us Fan Mail  You’re ready to self publish your book and now it's time to market your book online. Don't miss the live chat, share your marketing advice and commune with other indie writers.

Send us Fan Mail What is Metadata and why do I need it? How can I use it to sell my books? In this episode we discuss these topics and our suggestions for best practices.

Send us Fan Mail You poured your heart into your book and put it on the market, but nobody is buying it! Let’s talk about covers, genre, blurbs, marketing and more on this week’s podcast. 

Send us Fan Mail What is a superfan? Let’s talk about it! Today we discuss how to turn a reader into a cheerleader for your brand through social media and other means.

Send us Fan Mail What does pantsing mean? Who plots their books? Learn the answer to these questions and more when you watch our 124th episode, “Plotting vs. Pantsing - Revisited”. Join us to find out if we’ve revised our basic book writing plans.

Send us Fan Mail We are fighting it out on the podcast today! Which kanban system will prevail: Click-Up or Trello? We’ll discuss how one of these project management systems might organize your writing career. 30 Days of Writing Sprint Prompts: https://www.amazon.com/Days-Writing-S Find us online! https://christianindiewriters.net/ ​ Jamie: https://writingshorts.net/ ​ Jen: https://jenifercarllton...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s podcast we discuss our favorite productivity tricks and tips, the habits we are using to increase our productivity and keep our business goals on track. 

Send us Fan Mail Everyone's buzzing about the CliftonStrengths test so we had to check it out. Join us as we interview Becca Syme, host of, “The Quitcast” and author of  “Dear Writer, You Need To Quit,”  to learn how our strengths can help us work together as a group. Connect with Becca: https://betterfasteracademy.com/ 30 Days of Writing Sprint Prompts: https://www.amazon.com/Days-Writing-S...

Send us Fan Mail Now that we’ve created our business plans, come join the discussion again while we brainstorm and define our goals for 2021. 30 Days of Writing Sprint Prompts: https://www.amazon.com/Days-Writing-S ... Find us online! https://christianindiewriters.net/ Jamie: https://writingshorts.net/ Jen: https://jenifercarlltong.com/ Tina: https://christinacattane.com/ Rhonda: http://seekingmrd...

Send us Fan Mail It’s the first of a brand new year and you’re probably thinking about the future of your writing career, what motivations you’ll have this year, future writing goals, etc. Let us help you with some of those decisions as we finish creating our Business Plan and show you how to do the same for your Author business. SBA Business Plan page: https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/plan-your...

Send us Fan Mail We’re well into 2021 and if you are anything like the ladies of the Podcast, you already feel like things are getting away from you, including your goals to advance your writing journey! If so, you might have already realized the need to slow down, and plot your writerly course more carefully. For those of you who discovered last week your writing is more of a hobby than a busines...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, we’ll discuss whether writing is a hobby for you, or if it is a career, and what that means going forward. You’ll learn lots, including what’s important to consider when it comes to investing financially in your new venture. Then, next week in Episode 118, we’ll be taking a look at creating a business plan, taking the “sting” out of that nasty *b* word and...

Send us Fan Mail Our holiday episode 2020 is not going to look like our other episodes - but, then, I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a ‘doozy’ of a year, so I suppose a little bit of a wonky holiday episode from the Christian Indie Writers  is to be expected! This will be the last time we “gather” before Christmas - in fact, because of the holidays  (Christmas and New Year’s Day) both f...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve missed the podcast lately, you may have missed the big news - Tina Cattane has published her book, “Lost in the Land of the Midnight Sun!” That’s right; she has launched to rave reviews and has thrown a Launch Party to celebrate this momentous occasion.  This party had it all, folks, giveaways, surprises, snacks and more! If you can make it in person, check out the detai...

Send us Fan Mail Come celebrate the end of NaNoWriMo with the ladies!

Send us Fan Mail Every author knows that they need reviews, but do you know how to write a review, or even where to post your review? Join Jamie, Rhonda and Jen as they discuss Book Reviews and chat some more about NaNoWriMo.

Send us Fan Mail Sadly, an author’s life isn’t only about getting the words down on paper. Sometimes, we have to step away from the writing and handle the “icky” part of being an Indie Writer - “The Business end of things.” Merchandising is a part of that business - every writer gets to a place in her career where decisions about merchandise have to be made. But don’t worry, just as we walk with y...

Send us Fan Mail Join the celebration of our new book, 30 Days of Writing Sprints! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MGR7431

Send us Fan Mail Join the ladies as they discuss their plans for National Novel Writing Month, read their sprints and chat live with fans. n8baghxw

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Send us Fan Mail T his week, the ladies take a walk down memory lane remembering where they used to sprint before the pandemic. They also strategize for new and improved ways to get together with one another in this time of social distancing. 

Send us Fan Mail This week as Jamie, Jen, and Tina discuss our favorite sprinting technique in detail. You’ll leave equipped with everything you need to know in order to harness the power of word sprints and finish that first draft! Link to sign up for the Christian Indie Writers Podcast Newsletter and receive an ARC copy of our new book, 30 Days of Writing Sprint Prompts: https://christianindiewr...