Christian Publishing Show

About Christian Publishing Show

The Christian Publishing Show is a podcast to help Christian authors change the world. We talk about how to improve in the craft of writing, how to get published, and how to market effectively. Get expert advice from industry insiders. Hosted by Thomas Umstattd Jr.

Publisher

Thomas Umstattd Jr.

Category

arts · religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Oct 2018

Latest episode

8 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 183 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Keep Writing When Your Body Won’t Cooperate

   Host Jeff Goins interviews author Glenna Marshall about navigating the writing process while managing chronic health challenges to continue publishing.

2. 

   18 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Write a Book in 60 Days

   Writing coach Colleen Mitchell shares her proven 60-day novel writing challenge, revealing how to complete your manuscript faster and potentially better.

3. 

   14 Jul 2026

   The Four Loves That Drive Book Sales

   Have you ever finished a book you loved, handed it to a friend, and heard back, "It was fine"? That disconnect has nothing to do with the quality of the writing. It has everything to do with a principle C.S. Lewis understood well enough to write classics that have endured for decades. In this week's episode, I sat down with bestselling novelist Angela Hunt to break down the four ancient loves that drive all fiction, and how mastering them can help you produce a bestseller and a classic. You’l...

Inside a recent episode

How to Keep Writing When Your Body Won’t Cooperate

Published 8 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I like to schedule, if I'm under a contract, I like to schedule one to two per week. And the reason I do that is because I want to schedule in enough time in case something goes wrong with my body. So I typically, if I've got like a six month book contract, I'm going to start working and work at a pace to where I've got a six week buffer before the manuscript deadline. That's been one of the things that's helped me the most because really without exception for every book I've written that I can think of, I've had a season where I've just had to take a few weeks off and Either my brain's not functioning as it should, it's not firing on all cylinders, or I can't sit at the, I'm a kitchen table writer. […]

Who has been a guest on Christian Publishing Show

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Glenna Marshall
• Colleen Mitchell
• Steve Laube
• JJ J
• Brian Hicks

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

108 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

24 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

80

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

95

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