The Anointed Scribe Podcast for Christian Writers | Faith, Encouragement & Christian Author Business

What does it actually mean to call yourself a Kingdom author? Not as a label. Not as a niche. As a real, daily, costly accountability to the God whose name you're putting on your work. Because there's a growing gap between the Christian author identity most of us claim — and the sacred standard that identity actually requires. And in this episode we're closing that gap with a conver...

There's a word most Christian authors say they believe in. They underline it in their Bibles. They nod at it in sermons. And then they go home and hold on to their author lives with both hands. Surrender. In this Good Friday episode, I'm taking you to the garden of Gethsemane — to the night before everything fell apart — and to the five words Jesus prayed that changed everything. Not jus...

Most of us have read Galatians 5 dozens of times and applied it to our personal lives. In this episode, we bring it straight into your author business. If you've ever wondered whether God is in your work or whether the flesh has been running it in His name, this is the diagnostic you've been missing. Because the works of the flesh don't only show up in the obvious places. They show...

Sometimes you have to delete a few chapters and rewrite them to write a bestseller. And sometimes God has to do the same in your author life. In today's episode I'm taking you deep into one of the most misunderstood seasons a Kingdom writer can find herself in — the one where nothing is working, nothing is growing, and no strategy seems to hold. Using Ecclesiastes 3:3 as our anchor, and...

Put your hand up if you dread your book marketing! If you dread having to send out a newsletter because you have no idea what to say. Or if it's just easier to do what other authors are doing because frankly you have no idea what you should be doing. This episode is for you. Because in today's episode I'm naming the three root causes that make book marketing feel impossible for most...

Are you in a waiting season — or are you actually stuck? These two things can look identical from the outside, but they feel completely different on the inside — and they require completely different responses. In today's episode, I'm sharing three honest questions that will help you tell the difference. Because for a lot of Christian authors, the language of "waiting on God" h...

This is my backstory — and it's something I've never shared before. Not like this. In today's episode I'm bearing it all — the full, raw story of just how depressed and desperate I was two and a half years ago. Desperate enough to take out a credit card, go into debt, and fly halfway across the world — twice — hoping someone in a conference room would finally tell me what I was...

Have you ever held a belief about your author life that felt completely spiritual… but quietly kept you from moving forward? In today's episode, I unpack three beliefs I've seen quietly circulating among Kingdom writers — beliefs that come from sincere, God-honouring hearts, but that might be getting in the way of the author life God actually intended for you. Drawing from personal exper...

What if the word “self-publish” has been quietly working against you as a Christian author this whole time? In this episode of The Anointed Scribe, Urcelia unpacks the hidden problem with the word “self” in self-publishing — and why Christian authors were never called to write, publish, or build their author business alone. If you’ve been feeling exhausted, isolated, or stuck in your indie author...

Ever tried a marketing strategy because it was working for someone else… only to feel drained, behind, and totally out of your depth a few weeks later? Yep. Been there. In today’s episode, I’m sharing 5 clear signs a marketing strategy might not be right for you — even if it’s producing results for another Christian writer. Because the online author world is loud, and it’s so easy to start chasing...

Ever finish a full day of “working” on your author business… only to realize nothing actually moved forward? In this episode of the Anointed Scribe Podcast, we’re talking about the busywork trap — the sneaky cycle that keeps Christian authors stuck in constant activity without real progress. If you’ve been tweaking, planning, researching, organizing, and “getting ready”… but not seeing results, th...

You've heard it a thousand times: "Know your numbers." But what happens when looking at your KDP dashboard makes your stomach drop? When that royalty number hasn't budged in weeks - or months - and you're starting to wonder if you're missing some crucial step in the book publishing and marketing process that everyone else knows about - except you. In this episode, I&a...

Your book sales were great during the holidays—and then January hit and everything stopped. Now you're panicking, wondering if you did something wrong or if this is a sign you should quit. Take a breath. This post-holiday sales slump happens to almost every author, and once you understand why, you can stop spiraling and start planning strategically. In this episode, I'm breaking down: Th...

You’ve prayed. You’ve believed. You’ve stayed faithful. And yet… nothing seems to be shifting. If your calling feels heavier than it should — If your growth feels slower than it makes sense — If you’ve been quietly wondering why your prayers haven’t changed your circumstances… This episode may finally put language to what your spirit has been sensing. This is not a productivity talk. It’s not a “t...

It’s the start of a brand-new year. New goals. New planners. New promises we’re making to ourselves — again. “This year will be different.”  “I’ll be more disciplined.”  “I’ll finally stay consistent.” And yet, if we’re honest, many Christian authors have said these same things before… only to find themselves back in the same place by March. In this episode of Anointed Scribe , we talk about why g...

The days between Christmas and the new year can feel strangely disorienting. The celebration is over. The calendar hasn’t reset. And there’s a quiet pressure to start planning — even when your heart isn’t ready. In this gentle, pastoral episode of Anointed Scribe , we’re honoring the in-between space — the pause between what was and what comes next. This is not a teaching episode or a call to acti...

As the year comes to a close, many Christian authors feel an unspoken pressure — to finish, to plan, to prove that this year mattered. But what if that pressure isn’t from God at all? In this episode of Anointed Scribe , we’re talking about the kind of end-of-year urgency that masquerades as responsibility but quietly fuels striving, anxiety, and burnout. If your mind feels noisy, your to-do list...

It's that time of the year when you're gearing up to set new goals… but instead of feeling excited, you feel defeated. If you’re ending 2025 feeling worn out from all the effort you poured in—and still wondering why the results didn’t match the work—this episode is going to meet you right where you are. Today, I’m sharing a moment from my own author journey when discouragement hit before...

It's that time of year—everyone's setting goals, making resolutions, and planning their 2026 author business. But what if one word could give you more clarity than a hundred strategies? In this episode, I'm sharing why I personally choose a Word of the Year, how it's kept me focused and grounded for 8 years, and the quiz I use every single year to help me discern what that word...

It's almost the end of 2025, and instead of gratitude, you're drowning in guilt. The books you didn't finish. The goals you didn't hit. The platform that didn't grow. Everyone else is posting their year-end wins—12 books published, six-figure incomes, USA Today bestseller lists—and you're wondering if you wasted an entire year. But what if you're measuring the wr...

Have you invested in course after course, desperately hoping to find the breakthrough formula, but ended up more confused than ever? Spent money on Facebook ads training, launch strategies, and marketing blueprints that promised "zero to six figures" success—only to find yourself still stuck? In this vulnerable episode, I'm sharing the costly mistakes I made following voices motivat...

For years, I congratulated other Christian authors on their success. But then I'd close my laptop and feel this weird heaviness in my chest. Why them and not me? I didn't recognize it for what it was: a competitive heart quietly poisoning my calling. In this vulnerable episode, I'm sharing a season of my journey I don't talk about often—when God exposed the scarcity mindset I&a...

Things got harder the moment you committed to your book? That's not bad luck—it's warfare. The enemy doesn't waste energy on writers who are stuck. He attacks writers walking in obedience. Learn why Christian authors face unique spiritual opposition, how to recognize attack versus normal challenges, and six biblical strategies to stand firm and finish what God started. Because the b...

Having seventeen book ideas isn't abundance—it's often paralysis dressed up as inspiration. When every idea feels exciting but nothing feels certain, how do you know which book God actually called you to write? This episode reveals the five biblical tests that separate good ideas from God ideas to help you discern what to write next. Stop chasing trends and start following the voice that...

Burnout isn't a sign you're not anointed—it's often proof you've been carrying your calling in your own strength. If you're exhausted, resentful of your writing, and guilt-ridden for wanting to stop, this episode will show you what God's invitation really is when you have nothing left. Discover the five signs you're burned out (not just tired), why Elijah's...