{"podcast":{"title":"Kingdom Writers: A Podcast for Christian Writers of All Genres","slug":"kingdom-writers-a-podcast-for-christian-writers-of-all-genres-414136","podcast_index_feed_id":414136,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/kingdom-writers-podcast","website_url":"https://www.trainingauthors.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/TtlI2u0fbU5bhfvrqlbiW05mr9elVnuYdOTD_uk6xYk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yMWJi/YmYxM2E2NzViZjhh/NGVlNmI0NDY4ZTMx/ZmEzOS5qcGc.jpg","author":"CJ and Shelley Hitz: Writing Mentor, Author Coach, Christian Writers","episode_count":476,"summary":"Welcome to Kingdom Writers where CJ and Shelley Hitz help you take a step of faith to finally finish your book. 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 believe that you have a specific role to play in the kingdom of heaven to impact lives for eternity. And because of this, we will pour out our lives 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 our membership Christian Book Academy where we help you give birth to your books. We invite you to join our community of Kingdom Writers!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T14:22:50.457032+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kingdom-writers-a-podcast-for-christian-writers-of-all-genres-414136"},"episode":{"title":"Overwhelmed by Writing a Book? Try This Instead.","slug":"overwhelmed-by-writing-a-book-try-this-instead","published_at":"2026-01-06T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kingdom-writers-a-podcast-for-christian-writers-of-all-genres-414136/overwhelmed-by-writing-a-book-try-this-instead","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kingdom-writers-a-podcast-for-christian-writers-of-all-genres-414136","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/730479f1","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/730479f1/4266f739.mp3","summary":"Before we jump in: CJ and I are live on YouTube every Tuesday morning at 11am Eastern teaching the Kingdom Writers Workshop, where we're learning to partner with God in our writing instead of doing it on our own. Every session comes with a free worksheet, and the replays are yours for life. Grab yours at https://trainingauthors.com/kingdomwriters Feeling called to write a book, but overwhelmed by where to start? In today's episode, Shelley shares why beginning with a guided journal is one of the simplest and most powerful ways to start publishing — especially for Kingdom writers who want to make an eternal impact without the overwhelm. You'll hear the story behind Shelley's own journal that reached thousands, why guided journals are easier to write than you think, and how you can create one quickly using a simple framework. 🎟 Want to join the Journal the Journey workshop? Grab your early-bird ticket for just $17 here: https://authors.thrivecart.com/journal-the-journey/","meta_description":"Before we jump in: CJ and I are live on YouTube every Tuesday morning at 11am Eastern teaching the Kingdom Writers Workshop, where we're learning to partn…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":335,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kingdom-writers-a-podcast-for-christian-writers-of-all-genres-414136/episodes/overwhelmed-by-writing-a-book-try-this-instead/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kingdom-writers-a-podcast-for-christian-writers-of-all-genres-414136/overwhelmed-by-writing-a-book-try-this-instead.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}