Born To Create

Today’s podcast episode also includes an interview with one of our Daily Writer Club members, Kay Helm! Kay Helm is a writer & editor with experience in ministry, missions, and the business world. She founded Mission Writers to help missionaries and nonprofits with their storytelling and fundraising efforts, and she is the host of the Life and Mission Podcast. You can find her online at https://kayhelm.com.

Today’s podcast episode includes an interview one of our Daily Writer Club members, M. J. James! M. J. is the author of Rest and Renew: A 30-Day Journey to Connect with God. She lives in Golden Isles, Georgia, with her family. You can find out more about how she helps people recover from and avoid burnout on her website, https://TheBurnedOutBusinessMom.com.

Today’s podcast episode includes an interview one of our Daily Writer Club members, Eric Elder! Eric writes books and music for the page, stage, and screen to give people a boost in their faith. He’s written dozens of books, including my personal favorite, St. Nicholas: The Believer: A New Story For Christmas Based On The Old Story Of St. Nicholas. Eric has also created a couple of albums of piano music, a ballet, a musical, and coming this Christmas, an Italian “puppet opera.” You can learn more about Eric at https://ericelder.com.

One of the themes we frequently talk about on the Daily Writer Podcast, as well as the Daily Writer Club, is the reality that all authors are businesspeople. Anytime you provide a product or service in exchange for money, you have a business. This is especially true for those of us who write our own books in addition to doing client work such as ghostwriting, editing, or copywriting. However, many writers and creative types struggle with selling. That’s why I’m excited to bring you this interview with the amazing Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz! Richard and Andrea are the founders of Courage Crafters, Inc., and the authors of the best-selling book, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There, and many others, including their brand-new book, When They Say No: The Definitive Guide for Handling Rejection in Sales. They speak internationally, teaching business, sales, and entrepreneurial audiences how to overcome their fear of rejection and achieve extraordinary sales success by hearing 'no' more

I’ve said it many times before, and I’m sure I’ll continue to say it: one of the huge benefits of hosting a podcast is the opportunity to have conversations with amazing people. Today’s episode is no exception because I was able to interview a singer-songwriter whose music I’ve admired for many years. Her name is Cindy Morgan, and she’s a singer, songwriter, and author who weaves her incredible gift of storytelling into everything she does. Cindy is a two-time GRAMMY® nominee, a thirteen-time Dove award winner, and a recipient of the prestigious Songwriter of the Year trophy. She has 21 number one radio hits to her credit, and has written songs for notable artists including Vince Gill, India.Arie, Rascal Flatts, Ricky Skaggs, Amy Grant, Glen Campbell, Mandisa, Natalie Grant, Michael W. Smith, Point of Grace, Sandra McCracken, and many others. In 2017, Cindy’s song “Bird in a Cage” was performed by Robert Redford and Sasha Lazard in the movie Blind starring Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore. Cindy has authored three