
Faith and Love: Tips for Writing Authentic Christian Romance
07/09/24 • 41 min
Discover what makes a romance novel appeal to a Christian readership and how you can write Christian romance books your readers will love.
Discover what makes a romance novel appeal to a Christian readership and how you can write Christian romance books your readers will love.
Previous Episode

Crafting a Career: How to Become a Professional Author with Angela Hunt
Some authors just want to get their book "out there." They don't plan on writing additional books or becoming professionals. But others want to make writing a career and maybe pay the bills with income earned from their writing.
If you want to have a career as a professional writer, you have to do at least two things.
First, you must become an amazing writer. Second, you need to start acting like a business owner. Regardless of whether you're independently or traditionally published, you'll need to keep track of finances, payments, taxes, marketing, and a lot more.
You must be willing to wear their business hats to be considered professionals.
If that sounds overwhelming, this week's episode will provide some relief and direction. In my interview with Angela Hunt, you'll learn:
- What upfront and ongoing costs an author should plan for
- A bare-bones method for tracking your business income and expenses
- A Thomas-approved method for getting free feedback
- And much more
If you want to make a career out of your writing and pay bills with the income you earn, listen in or check out the blog post version of this episode to learn how.
Next Episode

How to Write Powerful Christian Stories
Stories communicate truth in ways that facts and statistics cannot. They touch places in our souls that sermons cannot reach. When you open your Bible, the very first thing you find is not the Ten Commandments but a story. Even biblical instruction is often couched in a story because a story is a powerful tool for communicating truth.
God knows that. He created in us a desire for story.
Christian authors can leverage story to communicate truth, but sometimes, whether by mistake or on purpose, we communicate lies.
In this month’s episode, author and podcaster Zackary Russell and I discuss the four laws of Christian storytelling. You’ll discover:
- What makes a story glorifying to God
- How we may inadvertently communicate lies in our stories
- Whether Christian storytelling is evangelism or not
The gift of storytelling must be stewarded and taken seriously. Listen in or check out the blog version of this episode to discover four laws to govern your Christian storytelling that will ensure you glorify God and communicate truth and love to your readers.
If you like this episode you’ll love
Episode Comments
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/christian-publishing-show-99075/faith-and-love-tips-for-writing-authentic-christian-romance-60275741"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to faith and love: tips for writing authentic christian romance on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy