A short Kingdom Writers podcast episode where hosts C.J. and Shelley Hitz answer a listener (Jesse) asking whether a Bible study/devotional can be published by November. Shelley says it is 100% possible, outlines a three-stage rule-of-thumb (90 days per stage: first draft, final draft, self-publishing) totaling about nine months, and emphasizes that first books often take longer while offering spiritual encouragement and promotion of the Christian Book Academy.
Questions this episode answers
90 days per stage (first draft, final draft, self-publishing).
About nine months.
Yes — they said some people in the Christian Book Academy have gotten books out within the month.
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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 Shelli 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.
Jesse has a question. Is it possible to have a Bible study or a devotional out by November? So right now it's February. 100% possible. Jesse, we've had people join Christian Book Academy and get books out within the month. Some people, it takes years. You know, it just depends on what is the time you have to commit to the process. I will say this, your first book is going to be the hardest because you're learning the process, you're creating your systems, you're figuring the things out. And so just give yourself a little more grace and realize like the first book is going to be a little bit harder, a little bit longer. But let's see. So it's March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November. So that's almost. It's almost nine months from now.
So a lot of times I will say think about taking 90 days per per stage in the Kingdom Writers path. So let's say you have 90 days for your first draft, that's three months. 90 days for the final draft, that's six months. And then 90 days to actually do the self publishing part. That's nine months. So even if you took a full 90 days on those three stages, you would still get your book done and published by November. Hopefully that helps you.
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 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, community of Kingdom writers.