22 | Afraid of Sounding Preachy? The Secret to Honoring God Through Your Writing

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The number one struggle I hear from christain writers is they are afraid of sounding preachy.
How can we overcome this fear, tell a great story, and honor God through it all?
We are covering all of that and more in todays episode!
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22 | Afraid of Sounding Preachy? The Secret to Honoring God Through Your Writing

Inspired to Write | How to Write a Book, Fiction Writing, Creative Process, Plot Arc, Character Development

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46 | How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 12 - Dark Night of the Soul 13:48

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Next Steps: Visit My Website: aliviaroan.com Join the Free Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/fictionwritingfacebookgroup Follow on instagram: @aliviaroan @inspired_to_write_podcast Become an Inspired to Write Insider: https://inspiredtowriteinsider.grwebsite.com/ Other Episodes in the series 27 | Afraid to Start? How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat part 1 - Opening Image https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000664582005 28 | Communicate Theme Without Losing Your Audience! How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 2 - Theme Stated https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000665245884 29 | Struggling with Set Up? How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 3 - Set Up https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000666102886 30 | Afraid Your Story Isn’t Going Anywhere? How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 4 - The Catalyst https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000666886658 31 | How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat part 5 - The Debate https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000668310014 33 | Keep Your Story From Unraveling! How to Write a book Using Save the Cat Part 6 - Break Into 2 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000669919881 36 | Write With Confidence! One Thing That Can Keep You From Getting Stuck in the Messy Middle - Save the Cat Part 7 - B story https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000673287370 39 | Don’t Disappoint Your Reader! Deliver on the Promise of the Premise Through the Fun and Games Beat - How to Write a Book using Save the Cat Part 8 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000675935567 43 | 3 Keys to a Successful Plot Twist! How to Write a Book using Save the Cat Part 9 - The Midpoint https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/43-3-keys-to-a-successful-plot-twist-how-to-write/id1711941046?i=1000684071962 44 | How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 10 - Bad Guys Closing in https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/44-how-to-write-a-book-using-save-the-cat-part-10/id1711941046?i=1000689702056 45 | How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 11 - All is Lost https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/45-how-to-write-a-book-using-save-the-cat-part-11-all-is-lost/id1711941046?i=1000694003310…

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Next Steps: Visit My Website: aliviaroan.com Join the Free Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/fictionwritingfacebookgroup Become an Inspired to Write Insider: https://inspiredtowriteinsider.grwebsite.com/ Other Episodes in the series 27 | Afraid to Start? How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat part 1 - Opening Image https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000664582005 28 | Communicate Theme Without Losing Your Audience! How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 2 - Theme Stated https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000665245884 29 | Struggling with Set Up? How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 3 - Set Up https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000666102886 30 | Afraid Your Story Isn’t Going Anywhere? How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 4 - The Catalyst https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000666886658 31 | How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat part 5 - The Debate https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000668310014 33 | Keep Your Story From Unraveling! How to Write a book Using Save the Cat Part 6 - Break Into 2 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000669919881 36 | Write With Confidence! One Thing That Can Keep You From Getting Stuck in the Messy Middle - Save the Cat Part 7 - B story https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000673287370 39 | Don’t Disappoint Your Reader! Deliver on the Promise of the Premise Through the Fun and Games Beat - How to Write a Book using Save the Cat Part 8 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000675935567 43 | 3 Keys to a Successful Plot Twist! How to Write a Book using Save the Cat Part 9 - The Midpoint https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/43-3-keys-to-a-successful-plot-twist-how-to-write/id1711941046?i=1000684071962 44 | How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 10 - Bad Guys Closing in https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/44-how-to-write-a-book-using-save-the-cat-part-10/id1711941046?i=1000689702056…

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44 | How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 10 - Bad Guys Closing In 14:33

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Next Steps: Visit My Website: aliviaroan.com Join the Free Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/fictionwritingfacebookgroup Become an Inspired to Write Insider: https://inspiredtowriteinsider.grwebsite.com/ Other Episodes in the Save the Cat Series: 27 | Afraid to Start? How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat part 1 - Opening Image https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000664582005 28 | Communicate Theme Without Losing Your Audience! How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 2 - Theme Stated https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000665245884 29 | Struggling with Set Up? How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 3 - Set Up https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000666102886 30 | Afraid Your Story Isn’t Going Anywhere? How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 4 - The Catalyst https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000666886658 31 | How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat part 5 - The Debate https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000668310014 33 | Keep Your Story From Unraveling! How to Write a book Using Save the Cat Part 6 - Break Into 2 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000669919881 36 | Write With Confidence! One Thing That Can Keep You From Getting Stuck in the Messy Middle - Save the Cat Part 7 - B story https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000673287370 39 | Don’t Disappoint Your Reader! Deliver on the Promise of the Premise Through the Fun and Games Beat - How to Write a Book using Save the Cat Part 8 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000675935567 43 | 3 Keys to a Successful Plot Twist! How to Write a Book using Save the Cat Part 9 - The Midpoint https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/43-3-keys-to-a-successful-plot-twist-how-to-write/id1711941046?i=1000684071962…

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43| 3 Keys to a Successful Plot Twist! How to Write a Book using Save the Cat Part 9 - The Midpoint 17:39

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Next Steps: Visit My Website: aliviaroan.com Join the Free Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/fictionwritingfacebookgroup Become an Inspired to Write Insider: https://inspiredtowriteinsider.grwebsite.com/ Previous Episodes in the Save the Cat Series: 27 | Afraid to Start? How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat part 1 - Opening Image https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000664582005 28 | Communicate Theme Without Losing Your Audience! How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 2 - Theme Stated https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000665245884 29 | Struggling with Set Up? How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 3 - Set Up https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000666102886 30 | Afraid Your Story Isn’t Going Anywhere? How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 4 - The Catalyst https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000666886658 31 | How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat part 5 - The Debate https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000668310014 33 | Keep Your Story From Unraveling! How to Write a book Using Save the Cat Part 6 - Break Into 2 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000669919881 36 | Write With Confidence! One Thing That Can Keep You From Getting Stuck in the Messy Middle - Save the Cat Part 7 - B story https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000673287370 39 | Don’t Disappoint Your Reader! Deliver on the Promise of the Premise Through the Fun and Games Beat - How to Write a Book using Save the Cat Part 8 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inspired-to-write-how-to-write-a-book-fiction/id1711941046?i=1000675935567…

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42 | Are You Where You Want to Be? How to Set Writing Goals That Actually Stick 20:57

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Are you where you want to be in your author journey? In today’s episode we are talking about how to set (and stick to) creative writing goals. It’s time for a fresh perspective that will teach you how to write your book with confidence. Let’s build a writing process that works so we can see the progress we’ve been dreaming of for years. Ready to beat writer's block, set writing goals that work, and start fresh this new year? Next Steps: Visit My Website: aliviaroan.com Join the Free Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/fictionwritingfacebookgroup Become an Inspired to Write Insider: https://inspiredtowriteinsider.grwebsite.com/…

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40 | How to Set a Writing Schedule and Write Consistently 16:49

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39 | Don't Disappoint Your Reader! Deliver on the Promise of the Premise Through the Fun and Games beat - How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 8 14:08

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38 | REPLAY Is God Calling You to Be a Writer? 3 Reasons Why You Need to Write Your Book! 21:25

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Hey friends, I've been working on some exciting new things for our community and the week got away from me, so I thought I'd play an old favorite. This is the very first episode from over a YEAR ago! Can you believe it? The podcast is officially one year old! Even though it is the oldest episode, it still continues to be the most popular episode week after week. I hope this blesses you and encourages you. Most of all I hope you see that you were created for such a time as this to write your book and honor God through your creativity. With love, Alivia Next Steps: Join the Free Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/fictionwritingfacebookgroup Become an Inspired to Write Insider: https://inspiredtowriteinsider.grwebsite.com/…

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37 | Don't Let Fear Hold You Back! Scriptural Encouragement on Why You NEED to Write Your Book 14:40

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36 | Write With Confidence! One Thing That Can Keep You From Getting Stuck in The Messy Middle - Save the Cat Part 7: B Story 13:43

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35 | Stop Living in Fear and Start Writing Your Book! Shutting Down 3 Lies That Keep Us Stuck 20:49

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34 | Struggling to Get Started? 3 Journal Prompts to Overcome Resistance as an Aspiring Christain Fiction Author 15:28

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33 | Keep Your Story Structure from Unraveling! How to Write a Book Using Save the Cat Part 6 - Break into 2 15:49

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Over the next 15 episodes we are talking about how to write a book using Save the Cat by breaking down each story beat. Today we are breaking down the first beat in act two AND we are discussing how you can stay on track as you write so your story structure doesn't fall flat. My goal is for you to have a new perspective on story structure that will change your fiction writing process forever. We will no longer be afraid to start, or finish, our books. No more stalling, It's time to develop a strong charcter arc and plot arc for our books! Next Steps: Join the Free Facebook Community: https://bit.ly/fictionwritingfacebookgroup Become an Inspired to Write Insider: https://inspiredtowriteinsider.grwebsite.com/…

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32 | Does God Care About My Creativity? 3 Things You Need to Know as a Christain Creative 27:20

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