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Essentials to Empower the GospelWise Author™
I’m all about giving you what you need to ignite faith in your world and succeed as an empowered GospelWise author. Access the practical tools and insightful training I’ve found helpful in my professional writing and publishing career.
You’ll find freebies, courses, and tools (oh, my!) for writing, marketing, and publishing your passion project. Take a look down below 👇👇👇
All About the Writer’s Journey
Where you beginning defines where you end up. Cross + Pen creatives begin with the gospel. We take the mind of Christ and are motivated to ignite faith in our world. Sometimes we need more.
This gig is a hard, lonely calling. Feels like one step forward and a mile back. Critics and comparisonitis distract. So a sure foundation and dose of encouragement will guard our writing journey.
MINDSET + MOTIVATION
The foundation of any Cross + Pen Igniter is the gospel. It’s also our motivation. Even gospel-rooted creators need that reminder and motivation to keep going. So, let me coach you in your creative calling with the foundations of your work.
Recommendations
Some books that constantly set my mindset straight and motivate my author journey:
Adoring the Dark — Andrew Peterson
The God of the Garden — Andrew Peterson
What’s Best Next — Matt Perman
The Successful Author Mindset — Joanna Penn
Do More Better — Tim Challis
Deep Work — Cal Newport
The Christian Author 2.0 Roadmap ($5)
The Christian Author 2.0 Roadmap is filled with the actionable advice and insightful inspiration I’ve found most helpful in my own professional writing and publishing career. Everything from starting from the right gospel-centered mindset to the how-tos on writing stories and resources, even how to publish your book and connect it to readers—it’s all here, in this roadmap to the modern publishing world.
Simple Guide to the Christian Worldview (Free)
Every Christian writer needs a solid foundation in the Christian worldview. This course offers a basic overview of the essential elements of Christian belief. You will come away with a framework to inform your cross-shaped, gospel-rooted writing that will ignite faith in your world.
All About the Writing Craft
Craft is king. It’s the foundational skill for writers like you. Like anything, you need to practice, upskill, and grow to keep
These templates, guides, and training will keep you on your writing A game, helping you hit your creative mark every time 🎯 while igniting faith in your world.
WRITING + CRAFT
Gospel-ignited creators believe in the power of the pen wielded for the sake of Christ’s cross – it’s story and fame. We’ve go the best story on the planet! Which needs practicing and upskilling to win the story day. I’ve got plenty of ways for you to do both.
Recommendations
Some books that I return to for writing advice for my author journey:
Story Engineering — Larry Brooks
Writing for the Soul — Jerry Jenkins
A few of my go-to writing tech + tools:
And my recommended laptops for dedicated writing devices:
Basic • Samsung Chromebook 4
Middle • Lenovo Chromebook 14” Touchscreen
Advanced • MacBook
Along with my recommended desktop setup for writing your book:
WIP Word Tracker (FREE!)
Nothing worse than a Work In Progress plummeting behind schedule! That’s why I track my word count with this custom-made tool. It calculates my hourly pace, keeps me on task with daily goals, and is super motivating seeing my total words add up like quarters in a jar! I want to give it to you to sort your own writing and publishing schedule 🙌
Simple StoryWise Formula for Rock-Solid Storytelling (FREE/$10)
How do you wield the pen for the sake of the cross by telling entertaining stories that offer escape as much as insight and inspiration for the journey? I’ve spent over half a decade doing just that. I have discovered what it means to be a Christian storyteller, and I want to share what I’ve learned to inspire your own vocation in this hour-long training.
StoryWise Framework Template ($9)
How do you wield the pen for the sake of the cross by telling entertaining stories that offer escape as much as insight and inspiration for the journey? I’ve spent over half a decade doing just that. I have discovered what it means to be a Christian storyteller, and I want to share what I’ve learned to inspire your own vocation in this hour-long training.
The StoryWise Framework for Writing Your Novel ($97)
Every story starts somewhere. For me, it starts with a framework. Over the last decade, I have hammered and honed how I plot and plan my stories. I can show you how to master the pre-writing you need to write faster and finish your stories. Whether you’re a plotter or pantser, this template will help you write the story you want to tell.
30-Days to finished story ($47)
Let’s be honest: Writing is work. Fun work. The funnest sort, getting to spin out worlds of epic proportions, and casting ordinary characters into extraordinary circumstances to watch them rise to the occasion. But work, nonetheless. That’s where this empowerment playground comes in.
Give me 30 days and I will help you finish your story with more fun, freedom, and flow than you thought possible — offering my insights as a storyteller for 5+ years with 80+ stories under my belt through a public writing experiment.
All About the Sustainable Business
If you’re publishing books and making sales, I’ve got a newsflash: You’re also an author entrepreneur — putting on your publishing and marketing hats after your writer one.
🫣 Say whaaaaa?? 😳
Yup. And if you want to succeed as a writer for the sake of the cross, you need certain business systems and process in place to get gospel results and sustain your writer business. Let me show you how
PUBLISHING + BUSINESS
Finishing your book is just the start. Now you’ve got to prepare it to fly and sing in the world. Then repeat the process. Again and again to increase your impact for the gospel. I offer actionable insights that empower you publish & profit.
Recommendations
Some book and tech recommendations to help you publish your book and guide your burgeoning media empire:
Business Made Simple — Donald Miller
Start Something That Matters — Blake Mycoskie
Vellum Formating Software
Book Setup Tracker + Checklist (free)
So you’ve finished your book 🤟 That’s half the battle! Now it’s time to publish it. But there so much to do, so much to keep track of. From keywords to categories, your description and files — how do you make sure you don’t miss anything? No worries! Here’s my checklist and tracker to kick your publishing overwhelm to the curb!
Ultimate Book Project Planner ($17)
Practical Habits for Author Success ($9)
Writing is fun — and work. How do you build a long-term career, let alone sustain one for years, not to mention decades? Let me introduce to you Heinlein’s Rules for Business. Which are not so much “rules” as they are habits for long-term author success. They’re what have empower me to have a full-time-ish writing career the past decade. Following them will fuel you wield the pen for the sake of the cross for years to come.
KDP Setup up in a flash ($27)
OK, so you’ve written your book. Now what? Time to publish it out into the world! Stop one on the publishing train is Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing. Kindle readers account for over 60% of the ebook reading world, and I will walk you through everything you need to set up your Amazon publishing platform and get your passion project out into the world.
Whether you’re just starting out or want to level up your publishing process game, this quick-win training will take the stress out of publishing your book and give you the confidence you need to get into the world and connect it with readers who need your story, study, or resource.
Fast Guide to Publishing Your Book ($67)
Finally publish your passion project out across the world! I’ll cover everything you need to set up your comprehensive publishing platform to launch your book in an hour. My 15+ publishing years are yours to guide you through which publishing path is for you, walk you through setting up your publishing platform and book, and offer tips for max discoverability. Get set to publish your book in an hour!
Whether you’re just starting out or want to level up your publishing process game and go wide with your books, this comprehensive training will take the stress out of the publishing process and give you confidence to get it into the world, connecting your story, study, or resource with readers.
All About Connection Marketing
Let’s be real: the thought of marketing and (*cough*) selling our work feels major ick. Can’t we just spin our yarns into gold?
In a word: nope. 😳
Never fear! This training will empower you to create connections between the gospel and people as much as write about both.
MARKETING + SALES
Marketing is more than hawking your book & hustling your latest launch. It’s about creating tangible connections between your work and people’s stories. It’s a lesson I’m still learning — and invite you to join me in making lasting connections with readers.
Recommendations
A few go-to books and tools to equip me to make my own reader connections:
How to Market a Book — Joanna Penn
Marketing Made Simple — Donald Miller
MailerLite Email Provider —
Web Domains
Website Host
GospelWise Writer™ Marketing Plan Checklist (free)
When it comes to making connections between our readers and books, there’s so much to think about when launching and marketing — from covers and keywords to emails and ads. So I created something to keep the marketing train running smoothly. Now it’s yours! Enjoy 😎
GospelWise Writer™ Marketing Mindset ($9)
Should Christians writers market their books? Yes! Alright: How? Glad you asked! We cover those reasons in the training. There are good gospel-rooted reasons to market your book — which is crucial for having the right marketing mindset. Discover everything you need to approach connecting your passion project to people who need your stories, studies, and resources!
Essential Book Marketing Toolkit ($47)
Your journey from Aspiring Author into a Marketing Maestro begins here! In this training, we’ll sprinkle in a mixture of savvy marketing tips, mix in real-world examples, and top it off with essential tools for connecting your book to readers.
Whether you’re a newbie novelist or a seasoned scribe, this training will empower you with essential book marketing know-how and practical tools to turn literary dreams into book-selling reality — with tracking spreadsheets, swipe copy, and description worksheets. Turn your manuscript into a marketplace marvel!
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