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Praying the WRITE prayer acrostic keeps you focused on God, your readers, and your why. Cherrilynn Bisbano and Linda share soul care for writers. Many of us use acrostics when we pray. the familiar ACTS prayer model stands for Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. Another is PRAY – Praise, Repent, Ask, and Yield. And yet another prayer acrostic, The Way - in which the six letters in the acrostic T.H.E. W.A.Y. represents the main idea behind each of the six prayers. Temptation, Hallelujah, Everything, Wisdom, All Men, and Yahweh. Linda Goldfarb here and my guest today is Cherrilynn Bisbano. Cherrilynn is an award-winning writer, speaker, and coach. She loves encouraging her brothers and sisters to stand firm and shine for Jesus. She is an expert in writing book proposals and memoirs. Coaching writers is her passion. And if she’s not actively writing or coaching, You can find her at the beach hunting sea glass. Cherrilynn’s peek behind the curtain reveals an adventurous spirit. Take a listen to find out what she did. In this episode, we talk about prayer using the acrostic, W.R.I.T.E. Word of God, Readers, Inspiration, Thanksgiving, and Expectations. Which word in WRITE is your favorite? Check this out: Cherrilynn Bisbano The W.R.I.T.E. Prayer PDF Cherrilynn’s book Shine Don’t Whine  Cherrilynn on Twitter Cherrilynn on Instagram Cherrilynn on LinkedIn Cherrilyn on Facebook If you enjoy Your Best Writing Life's content- consider a monthly donation through Patreon. Support Your Best Writing Life podcast  Visit our website Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life I'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode --Linda About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series.Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and 15 grandbabies– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally.   Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb

YouTube can explode a writer's readership. Listen in as Linda Goldfarb and Annette Reeder provide tips to help your writing business expand.Our readers are wanting more. As technology becomes readily available to more households, access to content must diversify or the content provider will go the way of the dinosaur – and believe me, none of us want to be remembered by our dry bones – we want our bones to get up and walk and in the case of YouTube talk too!  My industry expert is The Biblical Nutritionist, Annette Reeder. It was a summer evening on the lawn of a camp meeting, that God called Annette into missions. Today without getting on a plane or traveling through the bush she is sharing the Gospel around the globe via YouTube– to over 125 countries and over 3 million viewers with 188,000 subscribers Annette share's a fun personal fact, that most people have no idea about - Is it solo skydiving, biking across the state of Florida, or hiking the Appalachian Trail?During our episode, Annette and I discuss the following: Why should writers consider doing a YouTube channel? How to get started?  Does it pay to be on YouTube? How to do YouTube for fiction and non-fiction. How does YouTube grow my audience? Check out:  These amazing freebies from Annette Reeder  Annette Reeder on YouTube More about Annette Reeder The Biblical Nutrition Academy  If you enjoy Your Best Writing Life's content- consider a monthly donation through Patreon. Support Your Best Writing Life podcast  Visit our website Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life I'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode --Linda About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and 15 grandbabies– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally.   Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb

Coauthoring with a spouse or close friend can skyrocket your career. Linda talks with best-selling authors, Bill and Pam Farrel about making the best of coauthoring.My industry experts are Bill and Pam Farrel - Bill and Pam are prolific conference and church communicators. They speak together at marriage and parenting conferences with a unique ability to “speak as one” in all their presentations. Bill helps people gain strength and real-world wisdom through messages at men’s retreats and church services. Pam equips and encourages women to be courageous, influential, and strong in faith at women’s gatherings around the world.   Welcome, Bill and Pam to Your Best Writing Life!  What is your ministry and marriage blend?   Perhaps the pros and cons in writing with a spouse, maybe your and Bill’s top 5 or 10 tips What are practical ways you and Bill have used to balance marriage and ministry?  Share about how you two co-author and what tips do you have for anyone considering co-authoring? How to select a co-author? What are the benefits and challenges? You have written and published 56 books, which book would you recommend for authors and leaders? LINKS Bill and Pam Farrel Write On Tips and Helps for Writers          Pam and Bill's Books Enjoy our content? Support Your Best Writing Life podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and 15 grandbabies– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally.   

Split-time novels move us from historic times to modern days. Learn more from Linda Goldfarb and her guest, New York Times Best Selling author, Rachel Hauck. My industry expert is Rachel Hauck, Rachel is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She served on the American Christian Fiction Writers Executive Board for eighteen years and mentored writers through My Book Therapy for more than fifteen years. She recently retired from both. She is a worship and prayer leader in her community and a semi-enthusiastic gym rat. Hauck has been married to her fantastic hubby for 30 years. They are servants to an ornery cat.                           Please welcome – Rachel Hauck to Your Best Writing Life – great to have you here, Rachel! What exactly is split-time?  What is the idea behind this style of novel writing? How did you start writing split-time? What are key structural components to a well-told split time story? LINKS Rachel Hauck My Book Therapy  Split-time Novel Writing Tips Enjoy our content? Support Your Best Writing Life podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and 15 grandbabies– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally.  

Writing trends for children ignite your imagination. Linda Goldfarb and Michelle Medlock-Adams help writers learn the basics of writing for children. My industry expert is Michelle Medlock Adams. Michelle is a NY Times Best-selling ghostwriter and an award-winning author of more than 100 books including, Springtime for Your Spirit, Cuddle-Up Prayers, and Dachshund Through the Snow. Michelle is married to her high school sweetheart, Jeff, they have two married daughters, five adorable grandchildren, two diva dogs, and two kitties. Michelle, it’s a pleasure to have you here.Let’s head into our content for today - Writing Trends for Children 1.     Do children’s trends follow the same trends as in adult publishing? 2.     What are some current trends in children’s publishing?  3.     As writers, should we be writing to fit the trends or writing to fill a need, or just writing?  4.     Are trends the same in the general market and the Christian market?  5.     What makes a good crossover book? LINKS Michelle Medlock Adams Serious Writer Academy Storytime with Michelle Resources for Parents and Teachers Enjoy our content? Support Your Best Writing Life podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and 15 grandbabies– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally.  

Creating effective video content is in your future. Linda Goldfarb and Barb Roose discuss practical ways to create effective video content.Barb Roose is a literary agent with Books & Such Literary Management, a speaker and author who is passionate about teaching women to live beautifully strong and courageous, to experience God’s great adventure of faith and purpose for their lives. She’s the proud empty-nest mom of three and whenever possible, Barb prefers to eat dessert first.In today's episode, you learn why video content is the highest engaging form of media. Barb shares how authors can overcome the top three reasons they hesitate to produce video content, the most popular types of videos to connect with audiences, and her two best practices to immediately level up any video. LINKS Barb Roose  10 content ideas to create captivating videos Barb Roose Literary Agent Enjoy our content? Support Your Best Writing Life podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and 15 grandbabies– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally.  

Writing for newspapers can increase your book readership. Julie Lavender shares the benefits and how to's with Linda Goldfarb Linda's industry expert is  Julie Lavender - Julie is a journalist, author, wife to a wildlife biologist, mommy of four adult children, and grandmommy to a precious three-year-old. With a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Julie taught public school before becoming a homeschooling mom. The Lavenders spent twenty years as a Navy family in five different states. please welcome her  - It’s great to have you on Your Best Writing Life - Julie! 1.     What are the benefits of writing for a newspaper?  2.     What are writing credits? 3.     How do you break into newspaper writing? Freelance Stringer 4.     What are some interview tips to complete a newspaper article?  5.     What’s the proper way to format a newspaper article?  6.     How to share faith-based newspaper articles without coming across as preachy?  LINKS Julie Lavender Website  Julie Lavender on Focus on the Family Children's Bible Stories for Bedtime  365 Ways to Love Your Child  Contact Julie for your free "Make Every Day a Holiday download Enjoy our content? Support Your Best Writing Life podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and 15 grandbabies– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally.  

Writing memoirs are not the same as sharing your life story. Linda Goldfarb and Susy Flory discuss what works best in writing memoirs.Linda's industry expert is the New York Times bestselling author or co-author of sixteen books Susy Flory. Susy directs West Coast Christian Writers; she’s the founder of Everything Memoir and is working on her MA in New Testament from Northern Seminary. Her book, The Unbreakable Boy, was adapted for the screen scheduled for a 2022 release, starring Patricia Heaton and Zachary Levi. Her most recent book. Sanctuary (Tyndale), co-authored with Patrick Barrett, is the true story of an Irish village, a man who lost his way, and the rescue donkeys that led him home, launched on March 15, 2022. – Susy Flory, welcome!Alright, let’s head into our content for today… Writing Memoirs ●      What’s the difference between a memoir and a biography or autobiography? ●      What can those who want to write memoirs learn from novelists? ●      Why do publishers and agents sometimes discourage memoirists from trying the traditional publishing route? ●      Tell us a little bit about the different kinds of memoirs. Which kinds are more publishable in the Christian market? ●      What are the ten rules for writing a memoir?LINKS:Email Susy Flory to get your free copy of the Ten Rules for Writing MemoirsCheck out Susy Flory's Freebies: An original watercolor, downloadable Sanctuary “book map.”  An excerpt of Sanctuary to read:  A sample of the Sanctuary audiobook (5 min, & an Irish accent!)  Visit the West Coast Christian Writers Check out Susy Flory's book, Sanctuary [Tyndale, 2022] Enjoy our content? Support Your Best Writing Life podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and 15 grandbabies– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally.  

Writing for Middle Grade requires more than writing skills. Linda Goldfarb and Taryn Souders share details and benefits you need to hear.Linda's industry expert is Taryn Souders. Taryn’s middle-grade novels have been named to multiple state reading award lists. Her novel, Coop Knows the Scoop, was a 2021 Edgar Award nominee for Best Juvenile mystery novel. She is a member of the SCBWI and Word Weavers International and is represented by Sally Apokedak of Apokedak Literary Agency. During this episode, you learn the age group breakdowns for children's books and the word counts. Taryn shares the writing process she used to gain award-winning author status and the benefits and suitable material you should consider when writing for Middle Grade. LINKS Taryn Souders  Taryn  Souders on Facebook Taryn Souders on  Twitter Book Category Breakdowns  Enjoy our content? Support Your Best Writing Life podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and 15 grandbabies– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally.  

Linda Goldfarb and Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith offer tips and strategies for Non-fiction Writers' platform building.Linda's industry expert, Dr. Saundra, is a Board-Certified internal medicine physician, speaker, and award-winning author. She is an international well-being thought-leader featured in numerous media outlets, including Prevention, MSNBC, Women’s Day, FOX, Fast Company, Psychology Today, INC, CNN Health, and TED.com. She is the author of numerous books, including her bestseller Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity, including insight on the seven types of rest needed to optimize your productivity, increase your overall happiness, overcome burnout, and live your best life. Over 250,000 people have discovered their rest deficits using her free assessment at RestQuiz.com. Dr. Saundra, it's great to have you back on Your Best Writing Life.In this episode on Non-fiction platform building, Dr. Saundra and Linda discuss five ways you can build your platform with or without a published book. Are you a bit fearful of coming across as salesy to your readers? No worries, Dr. Saundra says, "Don't talk about your book!" Learn why and what size platform you should aim at for publishing success.LINKS Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith Take the Rest Quiz  Get your copy of Sacred Rest Enjoy our content? Support Your Best Writing Life podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and 15 grandbabies– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally.  

Story inspiration and creativity are two keys to writing successful novels. Join Linda Goldfarb and James R. Hannibal to hear more.Linda's industry expert is  James R. Hannibal – Former stealth pilot James R. Hannibal is no stranger to secrets and adventure. He has been shot at, locked up with surface-to-air missiles, and chased down a winding German road by a terrorist. He is a three-time Silver Falchion award-winner for his Section 13 mysteries for kids, a Carol and Selah award-winner for his Clandestine Service spy thrillers, and a Thriller Award finalist for his military thriller Shadow Maker. James is also a multi-sense synesthete who sees and feels sounds/smells and hears flashes of light. If he tells you the chocolate cake you offered smells blue and sticky, take it as a compliment.  James R Hannibal, welcome back to Your Best Writing Life! Alright, let’s head into our content for today… Story Creation and Inspiration:  1 - Story Beats: How do we capitalize on this knowledge as writers? 2 - Hollywood vs Novel writing: How do we prevent our use of the story beats from becoming formulaic?  3 - Story inspiration: How do we prepare ourselves for inspiration? T  4 - Collaborative storytelling:  How do we manage the converging and clashing of ideas? James R Hannibal - Books …… Section 13 - The Gryphon Heist - Chasing the White Lion - Wolf Soldier   LINKS James R Hannibal Lightraiders  Fun Family Discipleship  Enjoy our content? Support Your Best Writing Life podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and 15 grandbabies– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally. 

Can I write a book at my age? Yes! You're never too old to write a book. Linda Goldfarb talks with Laine Lawson Craft about the possibilities.Linda's industry expert is Laine Lawson Craft - Best-selling award-winning author and speaker of Enjoy Today Own Tomorrow: Discover the Power to Live the Life You Love and companion Journal. Laine has a bi-weekly podcast, Livin’ Lively, with Laine Podcast sharing stories of hope and her brand-new Warfare Parenting Podcast helping parents with prodigals.  She is LIVE on Facebook every other Thursday at 7 p.m. central. Laine has been married to Steve, her husband, for over thirty-four years and loves to spend time with her two sons, daughter, daughter-in-love, and son-in-love.Laine shares a great eBook twist any author can use to promote an upcoming book release. At age fifty, Laine's life took a turn from living the life to waiting on God's next best step resulting in her becoming an award-winning author. LINKS Laine Lawson Craft 5 Warfare Prayers for Your Prodigals download Enjoy Today Own Tomorrow book Enjoy our content? Support Your Best Writing Life podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam, are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and grandbaby #15 on the way– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally. 

Instagram best practices for writers offers strategies to increase your platform. Mary DeMuth shares tips to make it happen.Linda Goldfarb's industry expert is  Mary DeMuth - Mary is a literary agent, podcaster of the popular Pray Every Day podcast, artist, speaker, and the author of 40+ books, including The Most Misunderstood Women of the Bible (Salem 2022). She lives in Texas with her husband and is the mom to three adult children. Find out more at marydemuth.com.  Mary, welcome to Your Best Writing Life – it’s great to have you here.           Linda and Mary discuss what goes in your bio space, the best use of reels, stories, buttons, hashtags, and the promote and save features in Instagram.LINKS Mary DeMuth Instagram Best Practices blog post Free How to Write a Book eBook Etsy Writer Help Links for Writers Enjoy our content? Support this podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, and the co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and grandbaby #15 on the way– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally. 

Learn how to repurpose your written content and increase its value. Misty Phillip and Linda Goldfarb discuss how it works.Linda's industry expert is Misty Phillip. Misty is a dreamer and a doer, passionate about helping to spark your soul message. She encourages people to use their story to give God glory. The Founder of Spark Media, Misty equips Christian Communicators and podcasters through virtual and live events, a podcast network, a magazine, and a thriving membership community. She is the host of the By His Grace Podcast ranked in the top 1.5 percent of all podcasts. Misty is a sought-after inspirational speaker and the author of the award-winning #1 Amazon New Release Bible Study, The Struggle is Real: But so is God, and the Spark Podcast Planner. Misty Phillip, it is a pleasure to have you back on Your Best Writing Life. During this episode, we discuss ways to repurpose your long and short formatted content to gain more social media presence. How to create 48 social media offerings and so much more.LINKS Misty Phillip Join the Spark Media Ventures  AnswerthePublic.com  Find Misty Phillip: Facebook,  Instagram, Twitter,   LinkedIn, Pinterest Enjoy our content? Support this podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, and the co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and grandbaby #15 on the way– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally. 

Beginning writers need this. Before you sit down to write, listen to this episode. Award-winning author, PeggySue Wells provides succinct tips to get your writing career started.(We hope you enjoy this highly downloaded  encore episode)“Eminently quotable, PeggySue Wells is a tonic — warm like your favorite blanket, bracing like a stiff drink.” History buff and tropical island votary, PeggySue parasails, skydives, scuba dives, and has taken (but not passed) pilot training. The bestselling author of 30 books including the What To Do series, The Slave Across the Street, Bonding With Your Child Through Boundaries, Homeless for the Holidays, Chasing Sunrise, and The Ten Best Decisions A Single Mom Can Make, PeggySue’s most challenging and rewarding adventure was solo parenting seven children. She is the founder of SingleMomCircle.com. Good to have you here PeggySue.Today, Linda and PeggySue discuss the first decisions a writer makes.The What, Who, and Why you need to know before you begin.What vehicle format is best suited for what you write?Format options.  Word count for your genre.Setting up your manuscript.The three essentials every story must have for fiction and non-fiction.LINKS PeggySue Wells 20-Tips for Unsticking a Stuck Wordsmith PDF Who's Your Audience? Writing Genre Word-counts PDF SingleMomCircle.com  Enjoy our content? Support this podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, and the co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and grandbaby #15 on the way– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally. 

Is your best publishing option, self-publishing or the traditional publishing route. Self-publishing expert, Susan U Neal shares her tips. You decide!Linda Goldfarb's industry expert is Susan U. Neal  As a Certified AWSA Writer Coach, Susan’s desire is to help others publish and sell their God-given message. She is the author of eight healthy living books. Her self-published number one Amazon best-seller, 7 Steps to Get Off Sugar and Carbohydrates, won the Selah award and sold over 20,000 copies in four years. Susan won the 2020 Christian Author Network Crown Award for Outstanding Broadcast Media for her book marketing campaign. She is the Christian Indie Publishing Association (CIPA) Director. Hi Susan and welcome back to Your Best Writing Life,How does self-publishing benefit authors in comparison to traditional publishing? Susan provides the information you can use to make a strategic publishing decision.LINKS Susan U Neal Vellum for Mac  Author Media Kit scroll to the bottom of the page Join Christian Indie Publishing Association (CIPA)  Enjoy our content? Support this podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, and the co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and grandbaby #15 on the way– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally. 

As writers, the ability to recognize the difference between composing and communicating with our readers is a key to success. Award-winning author, Cynthia Ruchti shares tips to take your writing to the next level.Linda's guest is the award-winning author of more than 30 books and a sought-after speaker, Cynthia Ruchti - Cynthia is the professional relations liaison for American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and serves as a literary agent with Books & Such Literary Management. She and her husband live in the heart of Wisconsin near their three children and six grandchildren. 1 Writing and Marriage Have a Lot in Common   2 The Goal is Resonance   3 Somewhere on the Spectrum Between Gourmet and Fast Food   4 If Your Writing is Speaking AT the Reader, the Reader Isn't Listening.  5 Finger-pointing and Trust Falls in Writing LINKS Cynthia Ruchti Hemmed In Hope Enjoy our content? Support this podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, and the co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and grandbaby #15 on the way– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally. 

First-time writers, learn from the best. Larry J. Leech II shares five tips to help writers be successful.Writing coach of award-winning authors and Senior Editor at Iron Stream Media. Larry has spent nearly forty years writing and editing. He has ghostwritten nearly thirty books and edited more than 300 manuscripts for numerous publishers. For more than a decade Larry has taught at inspirational and general market conferences nationwide. Please welcome Larry J Leech II to Your Best Writing Life – Good to have you here, my friend! Larry shares with Linda, some mistakes writers make when beginning their careers and how to remedy them. He explains why each writer needs to get connected, be a sponge, be a re-writer, market-market-market, and think like a publisher.  LINKS Contact Larry J. Leech II Larry's Terrible 30 - Words to eliminate Writer's Digest Enjoy our content? Support this podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, and the co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and grandbaby #15 on the way– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally. 

Authors and readers make a beautiful community. Debb Hackett shares where readers can connect with authors online and have an opportunity to review books.Join Linda Goldfarb and Debb for 30-minutes of reader/author opportunities. Writer, broadcaster, and speaker Debb Hackett was a radio journalist for more than twenty years. She is one of the leaders, lovingly called the Three Musketeers for the Blue Ridge Reader Connections. Debb’s first novel, In the Air, was an ACFW Genesis finalist in 2020 and won a Foundation Award at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference in 2021. Debb also produces The Word on Wednesday devotional on her blog each week. When she’s not writing or reading, Debb can be found leading worship, and if you can swing by while she’s making scones, that would also be a win. Debb is represented by Tamela Hancock Murray of the Steve Laube Agency.  Learn about the opportunity for authors and readers to connect, get book reviews, give reviews, and much more at the safe Christian community -  Blue Ridge Reader Connections site.LINKS Blue Ridge Reader Connections  Blue Ridge Reader Connections Facebook group Debb Hackett Website Email BRRC - For more information  Enjoy our content? Support this podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, and the co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and grandbaby #15 on the way– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally.    

Welcome!  Linda Goldfarb and Thomas Umstattd Jr. discuss why and where authors should start Creating Online Courses. Plus common mistakes writers easily make. Linda's industry expert, Thomas Umstattd Jr, is the founder of Author Media and the host of the Novel Marketing Podcast. Thomas travels the world speaking at events to help authors build their platforms, sell more books, and change the world with writing worth talking about. He has been creating online courses for ten years making him the perfect fit for today’s topic. Linda and Thomas talk about the first steps an author should take before creating a course, the common mistakes course creators make, how to attract students to your course, how to help your students benefit the most from your course.LINKS Thomas Umstattd Jr.   Thomas Umstattd Jr. - Free course Author Website Course -  Thomas Umstattd Jr. - Book Launch Blueprint Course     Obscure No More Beta group Enjoy our content? Support this podcast  Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life Podcast Join fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life Visit the website of our host, Linda Goldfarb About your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certified Christian life coach, and the co-owner, co-founder of the LINKED® Personality System, and co-author of the LINKED® Quick Guide to Personality series. Linda and her hubby, Sam are empty nesters leading full lives. With four adult children and grandbaby #15 on the way– life is a new adventure every day. She loves sipping frothed coffee with friends, traveling the countryside with Sam, and sharing transparent truth to help others take their next best step-- personally and professionally.