Today’s podcast episode includes an interview one of our Daily Writer Club members, Eric Elder! Eric writes books and music for the page, stage, and screen to give people a boost in their faith. He’s written dozens of books, including my personal favorite, St. Nicholas: The Believer: A New Story For Christmas Based On The Old Story Of St. Nicholas. Eric has also created a couple of albums of piano music, a ballet, a musical, and coming this Christmas, an Italian “puppet opera.” You can learn more about Eric at https://ericelder.com. 📚 Download your FREE Daily Writer Starter Kit at https://dailywriterlife.com/free ✉️ Want writing tips and inspiration delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Writer email at https://dailywriterlife.com/dailyemail 🚀 Want to grow your writing business and accelerate your success? Check out our Daily Writer Club. 📱 Follow us: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter

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One of the themes we frequently talk about on the Daily Writer Podcast, as well as the Daily Writer Club, is the reality that all authors are businesspeople. Anytime you provide a product or service in exchange for money, you have a business. This is especially true for those of us who write our own books in addition to doing client work such as ghostwriting, editing, or copywriting. However, many writers and creative types struggle with selling. That’s why I’m excited to bring you this interview with the amazing Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz! Richard and Andrea are the founders of Courage Crafters, Inc., and the authors of the best-selling book, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There, and many others, including their brand-new book, When They Say No: The Definitive Guide for Handling Rejection in Sales. They speak internationally, teaching business, sales, and entrepreneurial audiences how to overcome their fear of rejection and achieve extraordinary sales success by hearing 'no' more often. Their business-building strategies have been embraced by people in various businesses and industries to rave reviews and amazing results. Richard and Andrea are also producers of a 98-minute personal development movie, and their “Go for No!” philosophy has been featured in hundreds of online and offline publications including Inc. Magazine, Forbes, Success Magazine, and many more. The book, Go for No! reached #1 on Amazon’s “Selling” book list in 2010. The book has remained in the top 50 of ‘Sales’ books for the last 12 years and has become a well-known methodology in the world of selling, widely recognized as the singular best program for dealing with rejection in business. For more on Go for No! visit www.GoforNo.com. In our conversation, Richard and Andrea walk us through the story of how they wrote Go For No!, why they wrote it as a story, and how sensitive writers can handle rejection and use it to build success. We also spend some time in the second half of the conversation talking about how to handle prospective clients who have ghosted you. I think you’ll find this very helpful! 📚 Download your FREE Daily Writer Starter Kit at https://dailywriterlife.com/free ✉️ Want writing tips and inspiration delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Writer email at https://dailywriterlife.com/dailyemail 🚀 Want to grow your writing business and accelerate your success? Check out our Daily Writer Club. 📱 Follow us: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter

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I’ve said it many times before, and I’m sure I’ll continue to say it: one of the huge benefits of hosting a podcast is the opportunity to have conversations with amazing people. Today’s episode is no exception because I was able to interview a singer-songwriter whose music I’ve admired for many years. Her name is Cindy Morgan, and she’s a singer, songwriter, and author who weaves her incredible gift of storytelling into everything she does. Cindy is a two-time GRAMMY® nominee, a thirteen-time Dove award winner, and a recipient of the prestigious Songwriter of the Year trophy. She has 21 number one radio hits to her credit, and has written songs for notable artists including Vince Gill, India.Arie, Rascal Flatts, Ricky Skaggs, Amy Grant, Glen Campbell, Mandisa, Natalie Grant, Michael W. Smith, Point of Grace, Sandra McCracken, and many others. In 2017, Cindy’s song “Bird in a Cage” was performed by Robert Redford and Sasha Lazard in the movie Blind starring Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore. Cindy has authored three books, Barefoot on Barbed Wire, Dance Me, Daddy, and her memoir, How Could I Ask for More, in addition to being a co-creator of the charitable Hymns for Hunger Tour, which has raised awareness and resources for hunger relief organizations across the globe. Cindy also has a brand-new novel, which just released yesterday. It’s called The Year of Jubilee, and she was kind enough to come on the podcast and share about her storytelling process. Cindy and I talk about her process of writing the novel, her publishing strategy, where to begin and end a novel, the unique soundtrack she developed for the novel, and much more. This was a wide-ranging conversation. No matter what type of writing you do, you will come away with some amazing insights into the creative and storytelling process! Make sure to grab Cindy’s new book and check out her website at https://cindymorganmusic.com! 📚 Download your FREE Daily Writer Starter Kit at https://dailywriterlife.com/free ✉️ Want writing tips and inspiration delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Writer email at https://dailywriterlife.com/dailyemail 🚀 Want to grow your writing business and accelerate your success? Check out our Daily Writer Club. 📱 Follow us: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter