Home Row
A Podcast with Writers on Writing
About the show
Get inspired to write from some of today's best writers. Listen. Learn. And get to work!
You won't learn how to get a book deal, write a best-seller, or quit your day job. But maybe, just maybe, you'll get the nudge you need to sit at your desk, chug your coffee, and write the blog, article, or book you've been thinking on for far too long. As Christians, our aim is to write in such a way that Jesus is made much of and the Church is encouraged to follow our risen Lord.
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Episode List
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Episode 44: Juan Sanchez on Writing Yourself Clear, Editing, & Rewriting
September 18th, 2018 | Season 4 | 41 mins 56 secs
All good writing is actually a product of rewriting, editing, and rewriting again. Listen as Juan Sanchez and I talk about writing our recent books and lessons he's learned along the way.
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Episode 43: Tim Chester and the Practices of a Prolific Writer
September 12th, 2018 | Season 4 | 46 mins 6 secs
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Episode 42: Jen Wilkin on Writing Theology + Advice for Men and Women Writers
September 4th, 2018 | Season 4 | 37 mins 34 secs
Jen Wilkin is back! In this episode, Jen talks about writing theology, she answers listener questions, and she give advice to male and female writers.
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Episode 41: Daniel Darling on Becoming a Real Writer
August 29th, 2018 | Season 4 | 43 mins 3 secs
Lots of people want to be writers, but if you don't sit down and write, you won't become one. Listen as Dan Darling tells us about his professional writing career, the rhythms of being a real writer, and his new book: The Dignity Revolution.
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Episode 40: Joe Rigney on C.S. Lewis and Writing Life
August 21st, 2018 | Season 4 | 50 mins 28 secs
Listen as Joe Rigney, professor and pastor and author, takes us through the wardrobe toward the writings and mind of C.S. Lewis—and what that means for your today.
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Episode 39: Karen Swallow Prior: On Reading Well and Writing Well
March 30th, 2018 | 35 mins 36 secs
Reading and writing are the writer's peanut butter and jelly. We can debate crunchy or smooth another time. But there is no debate that Karen Swallow Prior is a stellar writer, filled with sage advice for us fellow writers.
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Episode 38: Collin Hansen on Telling Your Story, TGC, & Editor-Writer Dynamics
March 21st, 2018 | 35 mins 31 secs
Collin Hansen is a smart man. Like, super-duper wise. Listen as Collin tells us the kind of writing TGC craves, and how you can improve as a writer—and how to treat an editor.
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Episode 37: Tools and Stages of Writing
March 15th, 2018 | 18 mins 42 secs
What software do you use? How do you edit? Every writer has tools, and each tool is used at a certain stage. Let's open the toolbox.
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Episode 36: 12 Writing Tips from Marvin Olasky
March 6th, 2018 | 53 mins 36 secs
Ready to learn from a sage of writing and editing? Marvin Olasky is here to give you 12 pieces of practical advice to help your writing. Your readers will thank you—and they'll thank Marvin too.
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Episode 35: Tim Challies Can't Write (But Finds a Way)
February 20th, 2018 | 36 mins 37 secs
Tim Challies is a writer who can't write right now because of a condition that keeps him from typing. So what does a writer who can't right do? Listen and learn from Tim as he pursues his craft even when obstacles rise.
Also, listen to Tim talk about the book market, reading less, and his new epic project.
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Episode 34: How to Navigate Platform, Marketing, and the Audience with Chris Martin
February 13th, 2018 | 45 mins 6 secs
Writers don't want to think about advertising, marketing, social media, and platform. But you must. Don't treat these four buckets like the four horsemen of the Writer-Pocalypse. Today on the show we have Chris Martin and his job is to help writers navigate these waters. Listen and learn.
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Episode 33: Life in the Wild as a Writer with Dan Dewitt
February 6th, 2018 | 45 mins 39 secs
Professor and prolific writer, Dan Dewitt, takes us into the mind and rhythms of writers—his own and C.S. Lewis. And how many writers do you know that have an Etsy Shop?
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Episode 32: Practical Tips and Insights from a Journalist
January 30th, 2018 | 36 mins 40 secs
Get ready for notebooks for wisdom The Gospel Coalition's journalist, Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra. Sarah is a senior writer for The Gospel Coalition and contributing editor at Christianity Today. She earned her master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.
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Episode 31: Christ-Centered Writing with Tony Merida
January 23rd, 2018 | 43 mins 50 secs
All of our writing, whether fiction, poetry, or non-fiction should center on Jesus. How? Listen to Tony Merida and me talk about being Christ-centered writers.
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Episode 30: 10 Resolutions for Writers
January 15th, 2018 | 28 mins 9 secs
Are you ready to tackle your writing in 2018? Here are 10 resolutions, goals, ideas, whatevers, for us writers as we get to work this year.
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Episode 29: On Writers Using Twitter and Avoiding Idolatry
October 17th, 2017 | 27 mins 32 secs
On Ep. 29, I answer two listener questions: How can writers avoid idolatry in our writing, and how can we use Twitter to help our writing.