The Purposeful Pen - Clarity for Christian Writers
By Build a Writing Life with Eternal Impact
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Are you a Christian writer who is trying to figure out your next steps in communicating the message God has given you? Or maybe you love to write, but you aren't sure what exactly is the message you have to offer others or who needs to hear what you have to say. In this podcast for Christian writers, you'll hear a mix of practical help and Biblical truth to help you build a writing life with eternal impact. amylynnsimon.substack.com
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Episode 101: Why Narrowing Your Audience Brings Clarity to Your Christian Writing
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May 20, 2025 |
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Episode 100: Myth-Busting for Christian Writers: Why Writing Alone Isn’t Enough
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May 13, 2025 |
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Episode 99: The Long Game of Writing
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May 06, 2025 |
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Episode 98: Spiritual Struggles for Christian Writers with Editor Will Parker Anderson (Part 2)
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Episode 97: Publishing Advice from Editor Will Parker Anderson (Part 1)
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Episode 95: Writing in Liminal Time with Katie Sampias
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Episode 94: Pray Scripture Over Your Writing with Jenn Soehnlin
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Episode 93: Is It Too Late to Pursue Publishing? with Gina Gallagher
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Episode 92: The Writing Journey with Author Hadassah Treu
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Episode 91: Writing With Littles, with Grace Thomas
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Episode 90: Finding Clarity as a Christian Writer
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Episode 89: Writing Children's Books with Melody Trowell
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Episode 88: Growing Your Writing Platform Through Networking
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Episode 87: How to Pitch Yourself as a Podcast Guest
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Episode 86: Lies Writers Believe
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Episode 85: Setting Boundaries to Write Without Ditching Your People
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Episode 84: Why Plan if God is in Control?
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Episode 83: Writing Sensitively About Painful Topics
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Episode 82: Where to Start as a Christian Writer
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Episode 81: Sabbath Rest for Writers
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Episode 80: Benefits of Writing Friends (and where to find them!)
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Episode 79: Finding Motivation Through Writing Challenges
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Episode 78: How to Build a God-Honoring Platform
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Episode 77: What if I have too many ideas?
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Episode 76: All About Book Proposals with Lara d'Entremont
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Episode 75: I Want to Write a Book - Now What?
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Episode 74: A Writer's Rule of Life
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Episode 73: Overcoming Writing Resistance
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Episode 72: The Power of Unplugging as a Writer with Hannah Brencher
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Episode 71: Publishing Options and the Importance of Networking with Kathy Izard
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Episode 70: Social Media - What I've Learned and Where I've Landed
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Episode 69: I Have an Email List - What Do I Do With It?
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Episode 68: 11 Ways to Grow Your Email List
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Episode 67: Finding Writing Clarity with Carla H. Hayden
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Episode 66: Branding and Business Planning for Creatives with Karla Colahan
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Episode 65: Writing Through Chronic Illness with Glenna Marshall
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Episode 64: Growing Slow as a Writer with Jennifer Dukes Lee
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Episode 63: Improving the Craft of Writing with Benjamin Vrbicek
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Episode 62: Finding Contentment as a Writer with Rachel Allord
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Episode 61: Writing Without Fear
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Episode 60: Overcoming Perfectionism Part 2 with Guest Cheryl Balcom
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Episode 59: Writing and Publishing Articles for Online Publications with Guest Kimberly Coyle
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Episode 58: Overcoming Perfectionism as a Writer
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Episode 57: Our Role vs. God's Role in Our Writing
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Announcement! Taking a pause for May
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May 14, 2024 |
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Episode 56: Biblical Encouragement for Writers
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May 07, 2024 |
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Episode 55: Does Your Reader and Message Change Over Time
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Episode 54: Three Tips to Refresh Your Writerly Brain This Spring
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Episode 53: 10 Things I've Learned In Half a Century About Writing and Life
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Episode 52: Finding an Idea Capturing System
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Episode 51: 5 Ways to Get Unstuck in Your Writing
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Episode 50: Technology Overwhelm for Writers
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Episode 49: Nourishing Your Relationship with God
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Episode 48: Serving Your Reader Through Growing in Empathy
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Episode 47: Writing and Publishing Bible Studies with Mariel Davenport
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Episode 46: Setting Aside Time to Write
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Episode 45: Is Substack Right for You?
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Episode 44: How to be a Writer Without Social Media - Part 3: SEO
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Episode 43: How to be a Writer Without Social Media - Part 2: In person events
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Episode 42: How to be a Writer Without Social Media - Part 1: Collaborations
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Episode 41: Author Website: Do I need one and what goes on it?
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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What is an author brand?
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Reflecting on 2023 and Planning 2024
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Looking Back at 2023 and Planning 2024
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Self-publishing with Abigail Wallace
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Episode 36: Hybrid Publishing with Carlee Ragains
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Episode 35: Journaling Through Advent
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Episode 34: Traditional Publishing with Ariel Curry
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Episode 33: The Importance of Writing Mentors
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Episode 32: Writing Through the Holiday Season
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Episode 31: How is your relationship with social media going?
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Episode 30: Where do I focus my limited time and energy?
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Episode 29: Is Your Writing a Career, a Hobby, or a Ministry?
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Episode 28: Which Comes First: the Reader or the Message?
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Episode 27: Writing for a reader without becoming a people pleaser
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Episode 26: Journey to Clarity with Kristin Vanderlip
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Episode 25: Creating a Writing Life that Works for You
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Episode 24: Journey to Clarity with Anna Rachel Bolch
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Episode 23: Soul Care for the Writer
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Episode 22: Journey to Clarity with Althea Damgaard
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Episode 21 - The challenge of managing yourself
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Episode 20: Journey to Clarity with Melissa Smith
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Episode 19: Can I have more than one reader and message?
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Episode 18: Journey to Clarity with Jana Carlson
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Episode 17: The role of a writing coach
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Episode 16: Journey to Clarity with Rachel Baker
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Episode 15: Do I just... write the book?
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Episode 14: The Journey to Clarity with Rose Jordan
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Episode 13: The role of journaling in the life of a writer
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Episode 12: Journey to Clarity with Jill McCormick
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Episode 11: Collaborating to grow your audience
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May 30, 2023 |
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Episode 10 - The role of community in a writer's life
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May 16, 2023 |
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Episode 9 - Is it OK to earn money from your writing?
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May 02, 2023 |
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Episode 8: What if I just want to write for me?
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Episode 7 - Meeting Our Readers' Real Needs and Felt Needs
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Episode 6 - Are you same person online as you are in real life?
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Episode 5 - Redefining Success
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Episode 4 - Is your reader... you?
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Episode 3: The inner critic and imposter syndrome
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Episode 2 - Why do we need a specific message and reader?
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Episode 1 - What is God's will for your writing?
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Intro to the Purposeful Pen Podcast
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Dec 29, 2022 |