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Posts by Shelley Hitz

Together, CJ and Shelley Hitz are passionate about equipping and empowering Christian writers of all genres to share their unique gifts with the world. This website 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. Christian Book Academy where we help you give birth to your books. We invite you to join our community of Kingdom Writers!

How to Prioritize

January 16, 2018 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

How to Prioritize

Do you have so many ideas that it’s difficult to focus on your most important goal? How do you know which projects to prioritize? In this training, we discuss how to focus on one big goal and prioritize your projects to maximize your time and energy.

Filed Under: Business, Entrepreneur

Focus2Finish Session – How to Finish Writing a Book with Paul Wallman

January 14, 2018 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

how to finish writing a book

Are you struggling to finish your manuscript? Do you have so many ideas that you can’t focus on one? How do you get unstuck in the process of self-editing while writing your manuscript? All these questions and more are answered in this Focus to Finish session with Paul Wallman.

Filed Under: Finisher Series, Writing

10 Insights from My 7-day Detox from Technology

October 6, 2017 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

7 Day Detox from Technology

Are you tired? Do you need rest? Is your mind on overload with too much clutter in your brain? In this training, I share 10 insights from my 7-day detox from technology. I believe this training can help you too!

Filed Under: Marketing, Marketing Tips

BookBaby: A Self-Publishing Service for Authors

October 5, 2017 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

bookbaby publishing for authors

Do you consider self-publishing your book? Are you looking for a self-publishing company that could help you with your publishing needs? Today, Steven Spatz will be sharing more about BookBaby, the nation’s leading self-publishing service company.

Filed Under: Publishing, Self-Publishing

Your First Draft is NEVER Your Final Draft

August 30, 2017 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Your First Draft is Never Your Final Draft

Are you struggling to finish your first draft? Are you stuck and have not been able to make progress with your writing? In this training, I share with you tips on how to put your thoughts and ideas on paper so you can get unstuck.

Filed Under: Marketing, Marketing Tips

Christian Writers Conference in Canada

August 28, 2017 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

Christian Writers Conference Canada

If you live in Canada, consider joining us next month for the Inscribe Christian Writers Conference here: http://inscribe.org/fall-conference/ I will be the keynote speaker and will be leading a couple workshops. And all of you can enjoy this interview I recorded with Inscribe President, Ruth L. Snyder.

Filed Under: General

Are You Giving Away the Seed in Your Writing?

August 28, 2017 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

ideas in writing

Are you giving away the “seed” in your writing or are you giving your ideas time to grow and mature? In this training, I will share with you how to achieve excellence in your finished products.

Filed Under: Writing, Writing Tips

How to Create REAL Relationships in an Overly-Connected Technological World

August 24, 2017 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

real relationships in social media

Do technology and social media improve our relationships? How can we use technology to make REAL connections? Today, Felicia Slattery will be sharing with us on how to create REAL relationships through the help of modern technology.

Filed Under: Social Media

Are You Prepared to Sell More Books During the Biggest Book Buying Season of the Year, Christmas?

August 23, 2017 By Shelley Hitz Leave a Comment Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

book buying season

Are you ready to sell more books during the biggest book buying season of the year, Christmas? In this training, I share how I will help you get ready over the next 90 days.

Filed Under: Marketing, Marketing Tips

Need More Money? Consider Praying for This Instead

August 17, 2017 By Shelley Hitz 6 Comments Click here for FREE training for Christian writers

one god idea

Are you praying for more income and more money? Today, I want to encourage you to pray for this one thing instead.

Filed Under: Spiritual

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