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If you write, or read, books that matter – books with substance and soul – then this is the place for you. We are here to help you gain inspiration and knowledge to empower your writing. Join us weekly for interviews and presentations, from our author partners and industry professionals.

Brian Allain


    • Apr 26, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 136 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Writing for Your Life podcast

    Courageous Compassion - An interview with Casey Tygrett, author of "The Gift of Restlessness"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 33:28


    In this episode, we discuss Casey Tygrett's newest book, The Gift of Restlessness: A Spirituality for Unsettled Seasons

    Courageous Compassion - An interview with Sophfronia Scott, author of "Wild, Beautiful, and Free"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 26:38


    In this episode, we discuss Sophfronia Scott's newest book, the novel Wild, Beautiful, and Free

    An Introduction to Ghostwriting with Andy Rogers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 27:47


    During this interview, we learn about ghostwriting from industry expert, Andy Rogers.

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    Interview with Mark Schaefer, author of "Belonging to the Brand: Why Community is the Last Great Marketing Strategy"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 37:49


    In this episode, we talk with author and consultant Mark Schaefer about his new book, "Belonging to the Brand."

    Book interview with Mark Yaconelli – “Between the Listening and the Telling: How Stories Can Save Us”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 23:50


    Book interview with Mark Yaconelli – “Between the Listening and the Telling: How Stories Can Save Us”

    Book interview with Kate Ott – “Sex, Tech, and Faith: Ethics for a Digital Age”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 25:39


    Book interview with Kate Ott – “Sex, Tech, and Faith: Ethics for a Digital Age”

    Book interview with Glenys Nellist – “Little Mole Goes to School”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 22:35


    Book interview with Glenys Nellist – “Little Mole Goes to School”

    Book interview with Amy Kenny – “My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 15:32


    Book interview with Amy Kenny – “My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church”

    Book interview with Kate Meyer – “Faith Doesn't Erase Grief: Embracing the Experience and Finding Hope”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 25:57


    Book interview with Kate Meyer – “Faith Doesn't Erase Grief: Embracing the Experience and Finding Hope”

    Book interview with Sharei Green, Beckah Selnick, and Nikki Faison – “God's Holy Darkness”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 26:30


    Book interview with Sharei Green, Beckah Selnick, and Nikki Faison – “God's Holy Darkness”

    Book interview with Michael Granzen – “Breaking Through the Plate-Glass Window—Prophetic Fragments: On Doing Justice and Loving Kindness in a Time of Reckoning”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 22:15


    Book interview with Michael Granzen – “Breaking Through the Plate-Glass Window—Prophetic Fragments: On Doing Justice and Loving Kindness in a Time of Reckoning”

    Book interview with Brianne Edwards – “A Thousand Pounds: Finding the Strength to Live and Love under the Weight of Unbearable Loss”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 26:30


    Book interview with Brianne Edwards – “A Thousand Pounds: Finding the Strength to Live and Love under the Weight of Unbearable Loss”

    Book interview with Patrice Gopo for “All the Places We Call Home”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 25:03


    Book interview with Patrice Gopo for “All the Places We Call Home”

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    Book interview with Susanna Snyder and Ellen Ott Marshall – “Parenting for a Better World: Justice Practices for Your Family and the Planet”

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 33:37


    Book interview with Susanna Snyder and Ellen Ott Marshall – “Parenting for a Better World: Justice Practices for Your Family and the Planet”

    Book interview with Eric Minton for “It's Not You, It's Everything: What Our Pain Reveals about the Anxious Pursuit of the Good Life”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 43:55


    Book interview with Eric Minton for “It's Not You, It's Everything: What Our Pain Reveals about the Anxious Pursuit of the Good Life”

    Book interview with Deborah Nelson Linck for “Pauli Murray: Shouting for the Rights of All People”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 22:47


    Book interview with Deborah Nelson Linck for “Pauli Murray: Shouting for the Rights of All People”

    Book interview with Brian McLaren for “Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 33:11


    Book interview with Brian McLaren for “Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned”

    Book interview with John Roberto for “Lifelong Faith: Formation for All Ages and Generations”

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 29:48


    Book interview with John Roberto for “Lifelong Faith: Formation for All Ages and Generations”

    Book interview with Glenys Nellist –for “Baptized in the Water: Becoming a member of God's family”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 30:08


    Book interview with Glenys Nellist –for “Baptized in the Water: Becoming a member of God's family”

    Book interview with Hannarich Asiedu for “Decoding the In-Law Code: Master Your Mind for Peaceful Relationships”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 17:19


    Book interview with Hannarich Asiedu for “Decoding the In-Law Code: Master Your Mind for Peaceful Relationships”

    Book interview with Marilyn McEntyre and Shirley Showalter for “The Mindful Grandparent: The Art of Loving Our Children's Children”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022 32:49


    Book interview with Marilyn McEntyre and Shirley Showalter for “The Mindful Grandparent: The Art of Loving Our Children's Children”

    Book interview with Caryn Rivadeneira for “Saints of Feather and Fang: How the Animals We Love and Fear Connect Us to God”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 23:53


    Book interview with Caryn Rivadeneira for “Saints of Feather and Fang: How the Animals We Love and Fear Connect Us to God”

    Book interview with Celine O'Donovan for “Gifts from the Devastation: What Cancer Taught Me About Life“

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 28:00


    Book interview with Celine O'Donovan for “Gifts from the Devastation: What Cancer Taught Me About Life“

    Book interview with Terry Catasús Jennings and Rosita Stevens-Holsey for “Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 49:14


    Book interview with Terry Catasús Jennings and Rosita Stevens-Holsey for “Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist”

    Book interview with Laura Alary for “Sun in my Tummy” and “The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 30:46


    Book interview with Laura Alary for “Sun in my Tummy” and “The Astronomer Who Questioned Everything”

    Book interview with David Morris for “Lost Faith and Wandering Souls: A Psychology of Disillusionment, Mourning, and the Return of Hope”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 32:11


    Book interview with David Morris for “Lost Faith and Wandering Souls: A Psychology of Disillusionment, Mourning, and the Return of Hope”

    Book interview with Patrick Henry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 46:19


    Book interview with Patrick Henry for “Flashes of Grace: 33 Encounters with God” and “Benedictine Options: Learning to Live from the Sons and Daughters of Saints Benedict and Scholastica”

    Book interview with Caroline Hamilton-Arnold for “Wonder Awaits!”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 20:43


    Book interview with Caroline Hamilton-Arnold for “Wonder Awaits!”

    Book interview with Jennifer Grant for “Sing, Wrestle, Spin: Prayers for Active Kids”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2022 33:51


    Book interview with Jennifer Grant for “Sing, Wrestle, Spin: Prayers for Active Kids”

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    Book interview with Sharon Elliott for “Why I Get Into Trouble: I Really Need To Know”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 31:23


    Book interview with Sharon Elliott for “Why I Get Into Trouble: I Really Need To Know”

    Book interview with Amy Julia Becker for “To Be Made Well: An Invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Hope”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 37:37


    Book interview with Amy Julia Becker for “To Be Made Well: An Invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Hope”

    Book interview with Ashley Abercrombie for “Love is the Resistance: Learn to Disagree, Resolve the Conflicts You've Been Avoiding and Create Real Change”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 28:33


    Book interview with Ashley Abercrombie for “Love is the Resistance: Learn to Disagree, Resolve the Conflicts You've Been Avoiding and Create Real Change”

    Book interview with Tonya May Avent for “Grieving, Loss, and Healing” from Chicken Soup for the Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 19:52


    Book interview with Tonya May Avent for “Grieving, Loss, and Healing” from Chicken Soup for the Soul

    Lil Copan presents: "Discovering What Publishers are Looking For"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 60:32


    Lil Copan presents: "Discovering What Publishers are Looking For"

    Book interview with Sandy Eisenberg Sasso and Amy-Jill Levine for “The Good for Nothing Tree”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 24:33


    Book interview with Sandy Eisenberg Sasso and Amy-Jill Levine for “The Good for Nothing Tree”

    Book interview with Brittini Palmer – “Small Group Workbook: The Bible in 52 Weeks for Women”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 14:40


    Book interview with Brittini Palmer – “Small Group Workbook: The Bible in 52 Weeks for Women”

    Book interview with Brandan Robertson – “Filled to Be Emptied: The Path to Liberation for Privileged People”

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 27:11


    Book interview with Brandan Robertson – “Filled to Be Emptied: The Path to Liberation for Privileged People”

    “An Inside Look at an Acquisition Editor's Job” by Jenny Baumgartner (HarperCollins / Thomas Nelson Books)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 66:32


    “An Inside Look at an Acquisition Editor's Job” by Jenny Baumgartner (HarperCollins / Thomas Nelson Books)

    Hymn interview with Wes Granberg-Michaelson and Ken Medema – “Love Can Open Any Door”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 32:45


    Hymn interview with Wes Granberg-Michaelson and Ken Medema – “Love Can Open Any Door”

    “How a Publisher Thinks” with Vinita Hampton Wright

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 62:32


    “How a Publisher Thinks” with Vinita Hampton Wright

    Book interview for “Framing the Moment: Haiku Conversations”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 40:20


    Amy Hoppock, Michael Kroth, and Davin Carr-Chellman – “Framing the Moment: Haiku Conversations”

    Writers Conference Prep 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 45:02


    “Writers Conference Prep 101: Preparing a Killer Pitch and Steps to Meeting with Editors and Agents” by Edwina Perkins (Harambee Press)

    Book interview with Dr. Lisa Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 33:20


    Book interview with Dr. Lisa Miller for “The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and our Quest for an Inspired Life” and “The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving”

    Removing Roadblocks to Getting Published with Erin Healy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 31:45


    “Preparing Your Novel Summaries for Agents and Editors” – by Erin Healy

    Book interview with Mori Morris-Mitchell – “The Book on Joy”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 14:59


    Book interview with Mori Morris-Mitchell – “The Book on Joy”

    Removing Roadblocks to Getting Published with Margot Starbuck

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 34:06


    “The 3 Big Roadblocks to Getting a Publisher to Say ‘Yes' (And 1 Bonus Roadblock!): Writing an Excellent Book Proposal” – by Margot Starbuck

    Book interview with Ann Kansfield – “Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 37:37


    Book interview with Ann Kansfield – “Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons”

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    Sarah Arthur: “Getting it Done: 10 Tips for Finishing What You Started”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 66:06


    Sarah Arthur: “Getting it Done: 10 Tips for Finishing What You Started”

    Book interview with Lauren Hunter for “Write Your Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide to Write Your Life Story Fast”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 24:45


    Book interview with Lauren Hunter for “Write Your Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide to Write Your Life Story Fast”

    Book interview with Marva Smith for “Time to Thrive: A Busy Woman's Devotional Journal”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 20:18


    Book interview with Marva Smith for “Time to Thrive: A Busy Woman's Devotional Journal”

    Book interview Jennie McLaurin for “Designed to Heal: What the Body Shows Us about Healing Wounds, Repairing Relationships, and Restoring Community”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 29:35


    Book interview Jennie McLaurin for “Designed to Heal: What the Body Shows Us about Healing Wounds, Repairing Relationships, and Restoring Community”

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