Your Best Writing Life

What did you think of this episode?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. LINKSLaine Lawson Craft5 Warfare Prayers for Your Prodigals downloadEnjoy Today Own Tomorrow bookEnjoy our content? Support Your Best Writing Life podcast Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life PodcastJoin fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeVisit the website of our host, Linda GoldfarbAbout 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. Visit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024". Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

What did you think of this episode?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.LINKSMary DeMuthInstagram Best Practices blog postFree How to Write a Book eBookEtsy Writer HelpLinks for WritersEnjoy our content? Support this podcast Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life PodcastJoin fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeVisit the website of our host, Linda GoldfarbAbout 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. Visit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024". Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

What did you think of this episode?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.LINKSMisty PhillipJoin the Spark Media Ventures AnswerthePublic.com Find Misty Phillip: Facebook,  Instagram, Twitter,   LinkedIn, PinterestEnjoy our content? Support this podcast Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life PodcastJoin fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeVisit the website of our host, Linda GoldfarbAbout 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 Visit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024". Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

What did you think of this episode?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.LINKSPeggySue Wells20-Tips for Unsticking a Stuck Wordsmith PDFWho's Your Audience? Writing Genre Word-counts PDFSingleMomCircle.com Enjoy our content? Support this podcast Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life PodcastJoin fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeVisit the website of our host, Linda GoldfarbAbout your host - Linda GoldfarbBesides hosting Your Best Writing Life, Linda Goldfarb is a multi-published award-winning author, audiobook narrator, international speaker, board-certiVisit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024". Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

What did you think of this episode?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.LINKSSusan U NealVellum for Mac Author Media Kit scroll to the bottom of the pageJoin Christian Indie Publishing Association (CIPA) Enjoy our content? Support this podcast Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life PodcastJoin fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeVisit the website of our host, Linda GoldfarbAbout 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. LindaVisit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024". Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

What did you think of this episode?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 LINKSCynthia RuchtiHemmed In HopeEnjoy our content? Support this podcast Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life PodcastJoin fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeVisit the website of our host, Linda GoldfarbAbout 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. Visit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024". Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

What did you think of this episode?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.  LINKSContact Larry J. Leech IILarry's Terrible 30 - Words to eliminateWriter's DigestEnjoy our content? Support this podcast Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life PodcastJoin fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeVisit the website of our host, Linda GoldfarbAbout 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. Visit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024". Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

What did you think of this episode?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.LINKSBlue Ridge Reader Connections Blue Ridge Reader Connections Facebook groupDebb Hackett WebsiteEmail BRRC - For more information Enjoy our content? Support this podcast Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life PodcastJoin fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeVisit the website of our host, Linda GoldfarbAbout 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 couVisit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024". Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

What did you think of this episode?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, and how to help your students benefit the most from your course.LINKSThomas Umstattd Jr.  Thomas Umstattd Jr. - Free course Author Website Course - Thomas Umstattd Jr. - Book Launch Blueprint Course    Obscure No More Beta groupEnjoy our content? Support this podcast Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life PodcastJoin fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeVisit the website of our host, Linda GoldfarbAbout 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.            Visit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024". Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast

What did you think of this episode?Christian communicators should strive for God's glory in their writing. Stephanie Rousselle talks about success, competition, and spiritual habits writers need to hear. Stéphanie is the founder of Gospel Spice Ministries and the host of the Gospel Spice Podcast. Her personal motto is, “God’s glory, our delight!” Born and raised in France, she has lived, for her One Lord over the last two decades-- on three continents, four countries, and five cities through six professional roles. This 100% French native is a wife, mom, podcaster, public speaker, Bible teacher, former women’s ministry director, and strategy consultant. Stephanie loves sharing nuances taken from the French and English languages and cultures to experience Scripture from the inside out. Linda Goldfarb and Stephanie discuss the power writers have when they experience God's glory in their lives and in their profession.  Stephanie compares experiencing delight in the glory of  God to a French croissant, it's fabulous. They talk about true success, how we are a collective not competitors, how writers are not to hustle but to be actively still, while developing habits of grace .LINKSStephanie Rousselle  Stephanie's Free Resources   Inspire Christian Writers Conference        Enjoy our content? Support this podcast Visit Your Best Writing Life website Your Best Writing Life PodcastJoin fellow writers in our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeVisit the website of our host, Linda GoldfarbAbout 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 Visit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#1 Podcast in the "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers in 2024". Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast