#297: How to Publish a Book that isn't too Preachy
10 Nov 2021 · 4 min
C.J. and Shelley Hitz answer a question about writing a book with biblical ideas without preaching. They say to know your audience first, then weave faith through personal stories instead of quoting scripture directly.
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Welcome to Kingdom Writers, where we help equip and empower Christian writers of all genres to share your unique gifts with the world. We're your hosts, C.J. and Shelley Hitz. This podcast is filled with spiritual encouragement as well as prayers to help you overcome the resistance you face as a writer. Your story matters.
We love being able to answer your questions. And so this month on the podcast, we're going to answer a few of the questions that came up during our 2021 Kingdom Writers Conference. So I hope you enjoy this episode. It's quick to the point, but it's answering a question that another Kingdom writer, just like you had. And I'm guessing many of you have the same question as well. Kevin's asking a question on whether or not he can write a book on communication that has biblical undertones without being too preachy. You know, God leads each of us to write our books for a different audience. So, you know, even into in Sandra's presentation today, she talked about sometimes we're trying to sell our book to the wrong audience. And, you know, we don't have the results we want because it's not hitting the right person yet. And so pray and ask the Lord, who is your target audience and who is it that you're to write to? And then, you know, really get to know who is that person and what other kind of books are they reading? And there, there are many ways to incorporate biblical concepts without quoting scripture. And Robin says you might start with a personal experience or a story. And I find that if you tell your testimony and your own stories, then that really does impact in great ways. So I hope you enjoyed that quick answer to a question and that you were inspired to move forward in your calling to write. Now our 2021 conference is over. We titled it Battle Plan helping you move forward in God's call to write. But you can still get access to all of the presentations, plus the 13 bonus trainings@dommywritersconference.com battleplan and the reason we're making this available ongoing is because we've gotten so much great feedback. And if you get it for only the Priestly Pens bundle, that is a bundle of trainings that helps you integrate God into every part of the writing, publishing and marketing process. You will be blessed. So it's just $47 and you can get it@th kingdomwritersconference.com battleplan and we thank you for joining us today. I will talk to you next time. Bye Bye. Thank you for listening to this episode of Kingdom Writers. We believe that you, as a Christian writer, have a specific role to play in the Kingdom of Heaven to impact lives for eternity. And because of this, we we choose to pour out our lives into encouraging writers like you to not only tell your stories, but to take the courageous step of self publishing your stories in books that will outlive you and leave behind a powerful legacy. This podcast is sponsored by Christian Book Academy, where we help you give birth to your books. We invite you to join our community of Kingdom writers.