Your Best Writing Life

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 Does your story contain elements of addiction and recovery? Heather Greer shares her story behind Hope Even After, along with writing tips to excel your growth, no matter your genre. 
Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of NC. I’m your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. It’s great to have you listening in. During this episode, we continue a new addition to Your Best Writing Life with The Story Behind the Stories series.
Heather Greer loves Jesus and great stories. She prays every book she writes helps readers embrace the greatest and truest story of all—the one of God’s love and desire for relationship with them. Whether lighthearted or serious, contemporary or historical, Heather’s books show people living faith, one story at a time.
We all want to know the story behind Hope Even After – romantic women’s fiction. The romantic portion is a second-chance romance. Overall, Hope Even After is the story of addiction, recovery, and faith from the perspective of both the addict and the one who loves them. 
Writer’s tips. 
Embrace the tough topics if those are the stories God is laying on your heart. BUT do your due diligence. Professional feedback from those working in your subject matter, research on the topic, and personal experience (yours and others) should all weave together to show the truth of a situation, not a stereotype of the subject.
You may write from a place of hurt at first, but make sure the final draft is written from a place of healing. 
Stick close to God throughout the process. It’s His truth and His heart that readers need to hear when they read the story.
 What Listeners Will Gain - Happily ever after doesn’t look the same for everyone, and that’s okay. But there is always hope. As writers, we sometimes need to show hope, not just happiness. 
Jesus is our salvation and our healer, but that doesn’t mean the struggles always go away when we come into relationship with Him. And it’s okay for writers to show that. 
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Link to purchase Hope Even After – https://scrivenings.link/hopevenafter
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Social media collaboration opportunities for writers. Samantha Evans Tschritter shares strategies to help you get seen.  
Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of NC. I’m your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I’m so glad you’re listening in. During this episode, you’ll learn about … Social Media Collaboration for Today’s Writers
With 20 years of leadership experience and contributions to forty books, today’s industry expert… multi-award-winning author S. E. Tschritter (Shridder) leads readers toward hope with content that resonates beyond the final chapter. Tschritter lives in South Carolina with her husband, three daughters, and their Siberian Husky, who’s earned the hashtag #HuskySmartPuppyDumb. 
Talking Points: 
1.) What does it mean to collaborate? What can that look like?
2.) What are the benefits of collaboration?
3.) No collaboration too small. How does that work?
Substack – YouTube - Instagram
SOCIAL LINKS: Love United  Linktr.ee  
Listener giveaway…example of Instagram collaboration…. https://www.instagram.com/p/DbuReLJgAtH/?img_index=1

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Have you considered writing an action-adventure technothriller? PeggySue Wells shares tips for writers, along with the story behind The Patent. 
Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of NC. I’m your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. It’s great to have you listening in. During this episode, we continue a new addition to Your Best Writing Life with The Story Behind the Stories series.
Today’s guest, PeggySue Wells, is the award-winning USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of nearly 50 books, including the mystery suspense title of the year, Unnatural Cause. Known for her captivating novels spanning action and adventure, romantic suspense, military romance, and cozy mystery genres—such as Chasing Sunrise, Homeless for the Holidays, and The Patent—she also empowers readers with practical nonfiction, including The Ten Best Decisions A Single Mom Can Make. A prolific writing coach, collaborator, and independent publishing strategist, PeggySue’s mission is to fill the world with stories and guides that take readers to places they’ve never been before.
PeggySue shares her fabulous writing journey of The Patent.
Writer’s tips. 
 1) Keep learning about anything and everything so you have something to write about. Always have fresh experiences so you have fresh content to include and influence your writing. 
2) Write the story. No preaching, no worries about themes or word count. Trust the power of the story. After it is roughly put down, the natural themes appear. Write first. Polish after you know the project works. As with raising children, the writing often turns out 50 percent as anticipated, and the rest takes on a direction of its own.  
3) Readers are not fond of being told what they must, should, or need to be, do, or think. They prefer to watch how things work out and then apply what fits in their own life. Don't save anything for the next book. The reader can sense when a writer withheld. Give your best and your all. Pour out, and the Lord refills you for the next project. 
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SOCIAL LINKS:
Preorder Cohen Code, and be the first to read the next novel in the Marc Wayne Action Adventure series
PeggySueWells.com
Chasing Sunrise
The Patent
Secrecy Order
Unnatural Cause, best mystery suspense of the year
The Ten Best Decisions A Single Mom Can Make 
SingleMomCircle.com
 

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#4 Podcast 2026 "Million Podcasts Top 30 Christian Writers Podcasts"
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What story idea has God whispered, only to leave out the details? Maureen Miller shares her story behind Gideon’s Book with added tips to strengthen your writing. 
Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of NC. I’m your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. It’s great to have you listening in. During this episode, we continue a new addition to Your Best Writing Life with The Story Behind the Stories series.
Today’s guest, Maureen Miller, is an author and speaker who loves encouraging others in their journey with Jesus. Married to her childhood sweetheart Bill, she lives on Selah Farm in the mountains of North Carolina. She blogs at Windows and Wallflowers (maureenmillerauthor.com), and her debut novel, Gideon’s Book, is now available. 
We all want to know the story behind Gideon’s Book – give us some background
1)    God can whisper a story idea but leave the details for another time, allowing the writer to learn to listen, lean in, and let go.
2)    As an adoptive mother, with three amazing birth moms who chose life for their unborn babies despite difficult circumstances, I believe these women are heroes, and there are many among us.
3)    God’s Word—those placed by Gideons International and otherwise—is not just a figurative guide but a literal one as well, truly a lamp to our feet and a light to our path; I found this to be true in my life, and I wanted to weave such into this story.
4)    As a mother of a child of color and having experienced a literal moment when God called me to have a difficult conversation with two women at a restaurant, I wanted to weave the truth that “all it takes if pullin’ up a chair”—that being, an opportunity to share healthy, honest conversations about challenging topics.
5)    My prolife views are rooted in a decision I made long ago after facing what I feared was an unplanned pregnancy when I was seventeen and unmarried.
Writer’s Tips. 
1)    Stay the course, trusting God for His perfect timing to birth your words (Esther 4:14); 
2)    “Hone your craft!”—Said by the wonderful Cecil Murphey, who keynoted at Write To Publish 2007, which echoed throughout the almost two decades it took to write Gideon’s Book; 
3)    Be courageous enough to write the messages God gives, believing His will to be accomplished even when it’s hard. 
What Listeners Will Gain - I believe they’ll gain truth steeped in God’s Word from my Gideon’s Book backstory, and thus be encouraged to seek Him more specifically to discover for themselves how God might be calling them to a task that they know is beyond their ability—only God! (Like Gideon in Judges 6 and in my story!) 
Listener giveaway - One copy of Gideon’s Book in the format of your choice! Join us on Facebook -  Your Best Writing Life and leave a comment prior to 7 PM ET August 3, 2026.
LINKS
Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/maureen.miller.393/
Website – “Windows and Wallflowers” at https://maureenmillerauthor.com
Email – maureen@maureenmillerauthor.com
Gideon’s Book Amazon Link -- https://a.co/d/0332c4T7 
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#4 Podcast 2026 "Million Podcasts Top 30 Christian Writers Podcasts"
#1 Podcast 2024 "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers.
Awarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast
Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy Podcast

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How do you write a book that tells intimate details of your life? Amanda Scarborough shows us how as she shares her story behind A Beautiful War. I’m glad you’re here…
Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of NC. I’m your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. It’s great to have you listening in. During this episode, we continue a new addition to Your Best Writing Life with The Story Behind the Stories series.
Today’s guest, Amanda Scarborough, is an award-winning author, speaker, and entrepreneur who helps women find hope in life’s darkest seasons. While facing postpartum depression and overwhelming fear, she encountered the restoring power of Jesus. Today she shares her story to reveal His love, guiding others toward healing, freedom, and a renewed identity in Christ. 
We all want to know the story behind A Beautiful War: Finding Hope in the Darkest Moments  – Amanda shares deep insight into Postpartum Depression, Surrender, Obedience, Patience, and Healing. Her memoir shows Surrender, Hope, and a mother's personal Perspective
Writer’s tips. 
Develop a writing prayer team. 
If the Lord has called you into unfamiliar waters, pray and trust His guidance. 
Go to reputable writing/speaking conferences.
Tell us a little more about A Beautiful War: Finding Hope in the Darkest Moments. The new, revised & expanded version is available now in eBook, audio, and paperback wherever books are sold. 
What Listeners Will Gain - They will learn to find hope in dark seasons or times of struggle, how to surrender, and the difference between knowing who God is and being in a relationship with Him.
Listener Giveaway Drawing -  A Gift Basket - (without a basket - lol) 
1- Signed copy of A Beautiful War
1 - A Beautiful War Leather Bracelet 
A few - Red Heart of Hope Prayer Cloths 
32 Prayer Cards of Hope
The drawing is for U.S. distribution - Your name is placed in the running when you leave a comment on Amanda's Tuesday, July 21, 2026, release post in the Your Best Writing Life Facebook Group.
The drawing will take place on Monday, July 27, 2026. The winner will be announced in the YBWL group.
Amanda Scarborough's SOCIAL LINKS:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/amanda.l.scarborough/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Amanda.L.Scarborough/
Website: www.AmandaLScarborough.com
Book links: Amazon https://a.co/d/052CxGsE

Visit Your Best Writing Life website.
Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing Life
Your host - Linda Goldfarb
#4 Podcast 2026 "Million Podcasts Top 30 Christian Writers Podcasts"
#1 Podcast 2024 "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers.
Awarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo Podcast
Awarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy Podcast