If you're here, you're writing for a very important reason! Writing Christian books for children is so important. Even so, there can be days, weeks or even months when you just don't seem to be able to get round to write... In this podcast episode I give you some ideas on how to get writing fit again! And if you'd like to join the Write for a Reason Zoom training that I mention, click here to find out more and book your place. Hope to see you there! Every blessing, Janet Support the show Like to do my free writing course, Gripping Beginnings? Click here to join the Write for a Reason facebook ..read more

Do you have an author website? Do you wish you did? Twenty years ago, this wouldn’t have been a thing, but these days every author needs to have a website of some description. Would you like to know exactly what you need to do and how you need to do it? In really easy steps? Look no further than today’s episode! My guest, Sonja Anderson, is the perfect person to talk to us about websites for authors, as she is a writer for a reason (just about to have her third children’s book published) and she recently had her website analyzed by the Bluehost server company marketing experts... they gave it ..read more

Do you have an author website? Do you wish you did? Twenty years ago, this wouldn’t have been a thing, but these days every author needs to have a website of some description. Would you like to know exactly what you need to do and how you need to do it? In really easy steps? Look no further than today’s episode! My guest, Sonja Anderson, is the perfect person to talk to us about websites for authors, as she is a writer for a reason (just about to have her third children’s book published) and she recently had her website analyzed by the Bluehost server company marketing experts... they gave it ..read more

We all love to root for the underdog, don't we? In this week's episode of the Write for a Reason podcast we talk about several different ways you can make your readers feel so angry for your protagonist, because of what they are being put through unjustly, that they won't be able to put your book down! Have a listen, and let me know what you think! Every blessing, Janet Support the show Like to do my free writing course, Gripping Beginnings? Click here to join the Write for a Reason facebook community. Would you leave a review on Apple Podcasts? Thank you ..read more

Hi, Janet here. Today I have a fun writing assignment for you! Listen to the podcast, then bust out your writing journal and get writing... Have fun! Every blessing, Janet P.S. Would you like to join our Writers for a Reason Unite membership group? More details here. We'd love to have you! Support the show Like to do my free writing course, Gripping Beginnings? Click here to join the Write for a Reason facebook community. Would you leave a review on Apple Podcasts? Thank you ..read more

Just a quick writing tip today, to help your improve your writing. Janet Wilson talks about adding colour to your stories... Enjoy! If you'd like more free writing tips, or would like help with your story, hop on over to the Write for a Reason website. See you there! Support the show Like to do my free writing course, Gripping Beginnings? Click here to join the Write for a Reason facebook community. Would you leave a review on Apple Podcasts? Thank you ..read more

Welcome to the Write for a Reason podcast. My name is Janet Wilson; I'm a publisher of Christian fiction for young people with Dernier Publishing. If you are a Christian, and new to writing stories for kids and teens, stay tuned for encouragement, creative writing tips and actionable strategies you can implement immediately to become a better writer. Today we’re going to be looking at the whole subject of book reviews. It’s something that came up in our writers for a reason unite group -  there’s a certain amount of confusion about what makes a good book review, and we want to do it well ..read more

In this episode of the Write for a Reason podcast, I talk to author Jubilee Lipsey about the structure of chapters. That may sound like a bit of a dry topic, but actually there's so much more to it than meets the eye. It’s fascinating, and I’m sure you will learn a lot! After all, you do want your readers to find each of your chapters enthralling, right? So grab a pen and paper, or your writing journal, and get ready to find out what needs to go in every chapter… Jubilee has come up with lots of great tips that will give you clarity as you plan and write each chapter of your novel. And what t ..read more

Today I interview Sharon Tedford, who is here to talk to us about the whole big issue of rejection.  Sharon is an English writer, living in Dallas (I know, listen to the podcast for how that happened!). She’s a talented creative writer… but still suffered from that awful pit-in-your-stomach feeling when facing rejection – as most of us do. Rejection is a big thing, isn’t it, for writers? Whether we fear rejection so much it stops us from sending proposals/pitches in the first place, or whether it hits us hard when we receive back a rejection letter from a publisher we thought was a certa ..read more

Are you thinking about publishing your book on kindle? Today on the Write for a Reason podcast I’m delighted to welcome Christopher Benner, author of The Dragons of Ederstill. This is Christopher’s first book, and is for young adults. Christopher decided to publish his book on kindle because he was on a limited budget, and today he gives us the simple steps anyone can take to get their book on to the kindle platform quickly and easily. As a bonus, Christopher also shares a marketing strategy that has brought him over 900 downloads of his book in just five weeks, so grab a pen and paper and get ..read more