How to Create a Self-Publishing Budget: A Christian Writer’s Guide to Counting the Cost

From Edie: Miriah Taverna shares how to create a realistic self-publishing budget with this faith-filled guide for Christian writers. Discover the true costs of publishing a book, avoid costly mistakes, and plan wisely for your writing journey.

How to Create a Self-Publishing Budget: A Christian Writer’s Guide to Counting the Cost

by Miriah Taverna

Are you looking at your book budget and thinking, “God, I have no idea how I am going to afford this?” Or maybe you’re wondering, “What even is a book budget?”

If so, then you have two reasons to be encouraged. One, you’re in the right place. And two, you’re not alone. 

A book budget is a simple plan that helps you prepare for the costs of self-publishing your book so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.

The Writer’s Countdown: How to Keep Going While Waiting to Be Published

From Edie: Julie Lavender knows waiting to be published can feel overwhelming and uncertain. Discover faith-filled encouragement and practical tips to help writers stay motivated, grow their craft, and keep moving forward during the long countdown to publication.

The Writer’s Countdown: How to Keep Going While Waiting to Be Published

by Julie Lavender @JLavenderWrites

Since last summer, I’ve taken part in the countdown for 2026 Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference grand celebration—50 years of BRMCWC! Almost every Wednesday I’ve posted a countdown meme on social media and a question about the conference.

Why Your Motives Matter More Than Your Writing Platform

From Edie: Discover why a writer’s motives matter more than platform growth or visibility. Learn how ambition, opportunity, and calling can quietly drift apart—and how to seek God’s direction before saying yes.

Why Your Motives Matter More Than Your Writing Platform

by Heidi Gray McGill @HeidiGrayMcGill

What drives you to the desk matters as much as what you produce there.

I had not been to a conference yet. I did not know what I was doing, so I did what most new authors do. I studied the writers who had it together and took my cues from them. Some of that served me well. Participating in Facebook Reader Group parties, connecting with readers, and learning how the community worked were all good things.

The Hidden Cost of Free Books for Authors

From Edie: Discover the hidden financial and emotional cost of giving away free books. Learn how authors can set healthy boundaries, educate readers, and protect their writing career without losing generosity.

The Hidden Cost of Free Books for Authors

By Cindy K. Sproles @CindyDevoted

Generosity is a good thing, and most of the authors I know are incredibly generous with their time and kindness in giving away products. Still, there is a limit to what every writer should give away. To address this, we need to talk candidly about our readers.

We all know that readers are pretty much our bread and butter. These are the people who spread the word about our books, who physically purchase them, and who cheer us on. We love our readers. They are vital to our success, but just as they can be the icing on the cake, they can also be the cause of our demise. 

The Martha Writer: How Busyness Steals Your Voice and What Jesus Says About It

From Edie: Today, Edwina Perkins leads us to discover how busyness and burnout can quietly steal a writer’s voice. Learn five biblical shifts from Martha-style striving to Mary-style creativity, peace, and purpose. I'm so excited to have Edwina as a guest today—and I'm even more excited to introduce her first novel to you! Be sure to follow the links at the end—it's a book you'll love to read again and again.

The Martha Writer: How Busyness Steals Your Voice and What Jesus Says About It

by Edwina Perkins @EdwinaPerkins

I've been a Martha lately.

Not the kind who gets credit for showing up. The kind who can't stop moving. Who answers one more email, accepts one more project, says yes one more time, and calls it faithfulness.

Should Writers Eliminate Adverbs? What to Cut—and What to Keep

From Edie: Martin Wiles answers the question, "Should writers eliminate adverbs?" Learn when adverbs strengthen your writing, when they weaken it, and how stronger verbs can make your fiction and nonfiction more powerful.

Should Writers Eliminate Adverbs? What to Cut—and What to Keep

by Martin Wiles @LinesFromGod

To ax or not to ax. That was the question. But what was the answer? 

I sat in front of an agent, pitching my manuscript and hoping the agency she represented would show interest and take me on as a client. Well, that didn’t happen, but she did give me one piece of advice I haven’t forgotten—not that I agree completely with the advice, although it was pertinent. “The first thing I tell a client is to wipe every ly word from their manuscript.” 

Why Other Authors Are Not Your Competition (And What Successful Writers Understand Instead)

From Edie: Beth Vogt shares why other authors are not your competition and how successful writers build supportive communities that encourage growth, creativity, and long-term writing success.

Why Other Authors Are Not Your Competition (And What Successful Writers Understand Instead)

by Beth K. Vogt @BethVogt

I’ve learned a lot of different things since I published my first novel back in 2012. Things like: