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When God Calls You Beyond Your Strengths
Denise Colby shares how a persistent nudge, twelve years of perseverance, and a willingness to obey led to a publishing contract she never imagined. Sometimes God’s calling doesn’t arrive as a lightning bolt. Sometimes it comes as a nudge that refuses to go away. In this delightful conversation that editor and book coach April Gardner had with historical Christian romance author Denise Colby, Denise shares how God repeatedly prompted her to write, even though writing wasn’t h
April Gardner
5 days ago1 min read


One Small Yes Changed Her Writing Career - The Call to Write Guest Post
Publication was never the finish line. Success isn’t ultimately measured by contracts, rankings or reviews. Those things can come and go. What matters most to me now is writing the stories God places on my heart and trusting Him with the outcome.
Chris Maday Schmidt
Jul 64 min read


AI-Assisted Spanish Editing for Christian Authors
Bible translation ministries are using AI to accelerate Scripture translation while preserving theological accuracy through human review. Learn how the same approach can help Christian authors translate Bible studies, devotionals, and nonfiction books into Spanish.
April Gardner
Jun 303 min read


Calling Is Rarely a Straight Line
How God used interruptions, cancer, and quiet seasons to shape Jennifer Arrington's writing journey In this episode of the Call to Write Chat, April Gardner sits down with author Jennifer Arrington to talk about the winding road of a writer’s calling. Jennifer’s journey includes life as a missionary kid, years in the classroom as a teacher, a love of the outdoors, and two separate battles with breast cancer. Along the way, God repeatedly used unexpected seasons (including lon
April Gardner
Jun 171 min read


The Call to Write with Farrah Lee Journey
New Series: Honest Conversations with Christian Writers about CALLING I’m starting a new series today called Write Start: The Call to Write, and it’s about our calling as writers of faith. No two writing journeys look alike. God calls people differently, grows them differently, and often works through very different seasons, struggles, insecurities, and life experiences. One of things I love best in the world is talking to other Christian writers. So, I’ve set out to have cas
April Gardner
Jun 11 min read
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