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The Anointed Scribe Podcast | Grow Your Christian Author Business, God’s Way
Hosted by Urcelia Teixeira | Christian Author & Author Business Mentor · EN
Have you tried every author strategy, followed all the advice, and still wonder why your books aren’t selling or your author business isn’t growing?
The Anointed Scribe Podcast™ is for self-published Christian authors who want to grow a profitable author business without compromising their faith.
I’m Urcelia Teixeira, a bestselling, award-winning Christian fiction author and founder of Anointed Scribe™. I know what it feels like to chase book sales, rankings, marketing strategies and the next thing the author world says you need, only to end up tired, discouraged and unsure whether you are still building the business God asked you to build.
Each week, we look at the real business of being an indie author using Scripture and applying biblical principles. We talk about book sales, marketing discernment, author income, email lists, advertising, social media, author platforms, productivity, burnout, comparison, ambition, calling, and success.
This is not a writing craft podcast or a step-by-step guide to setting up a KDP account. It is a place for Christian authors who need help deciding which strategies to follow, how to pursue profit without letting money lead them, how to keep going when results are slow, and how to build a business that serves readers and keeps Christ at the center.
You’ll find honest conversations, practical author business guidance, biblical teaching and encouragement for the days when you feel weary, doubtful or stuck.
Follow the show, and let’s grow your faith and build a profitable author business, God’s way.
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70 | Kingdom Writer: Stop Fixing Your Book Marketing Until You've Fixed This First
Mar 1300:18:52Tap to summarizePut your hand up if you dread your book marketing! If you dread having to send out a newsletter because you have no idea what to say. Or if it's just easier to do what other authors are doing because frankly you have no idea what you should be doing. This episode is for you.Because in today's episode I'm naming the three root causes that make book marketing feel impossible for most Christian authors — and none of them have anything to do with your cover, your blurb, or your ads. Because here's what I've learned the hard way: you can't build a thriving author business on an unstable foundation. And until the foundation is sorted, no novel marketing strategy in the world is going to hold.If you've ever wondered why marketing your books feels like the last thing you want to sit down and do — and why that has nothing to do with how much you love writing, or God — click that play button, friend.I can't wait to share what God taught me about why I hated book marketing!Mentioned in this episode:"Where there is no vision, the people perish." — Proverbs 29:18🔥 The Revive to Thrive Way™ early bird price closes midnight 31st March — save $100 and get over $200 in bonuses: https://anointedscribe.com/revivetothrive👉 Listen now to uncover the secret to becoming an anointed scribe!Send me a message!Support the show_____________________________________🙋♀️ Wondering why your books aren’t selling?Start here: grab my free Why Aren’t My Books Selling? checklist and uncover what might be keeping readers from buying — so you can stop wasting time on random strategies and finally know where to focus first. 👉 Get the FREE checklist✝️ Ready to go deeper?If you’re tired of second-guessing every business decision, chasing strategies that don’t feel right, and trying to build your author business from pressure, fear, or comparison, The Revive to Thrive Way™ was created for you.It’s my self-paced, Scripture-rooted program that helps Christian authors surrender the pressure, rebuild their God-given identity, and get clear direction for what to build next. 👉 Join The Revive to Thrive Way™_____________________________________❇️ Resource Library💌 Friday Manna Newsletter™️ for more tools & tips!🤩 Rate & Review this Podcast...
Transcribe →69 | The Difference Between a Waiting Season and a Stuck Season
Mar 600:19:34Tap to summarizeAre you in a waiting season — or are you actually stuck? These two things can look identical from the outside, but they feel completely different on the inside — and they require completely different responses.In today's episode, I'm sharing three honest questions that will help you tell the difference. Because for a lot of Christian authors, the language of "waiting on God" has quietly become permission to stay exactly where they are — circling the same mountain, month after month, wondering why nothing is changing.This isn't a lack of faith episode. It's a wake-up-with-love episode. And if something in your author business has felt heavy, flat, or stuck for longer than feels right — this one is for you.🔥 The Revive to Thrive Way™ early bird price closes midnight 31st March — anointedscribe.com/revivetothrive👉 Listen now to uncover the secret to becoming an anointed scribe!Mentioned in this episode: Episode 68 | What I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Nearly Gave upSend me a message!Support the show_____________________________________🙋♀️ Wondering why your books aren’t selling?Start here: grab my free Why Aren’t My Books Selling? checklist and uncover what might be keeping readers from buying — so you can stop wasting time on random strategies and finally know where to focus first. 👉 Get the FREE checklist✝️ Ready to go deeper?If you’re tired of second-guessing every business decision, chasing strategies that don’t feel right, and trying to build your author business from pressure, fear, or comparison, The Revive to Thrive Way™ was created for you.It’s my self-paced, Scripture-rooted program that helps Christian authors surrender the pressure, rebuild their God-given identity, and get clear direction for what to build next. 👉 Join The Revive to Thrive Way™_____________________________________❇️ Resource Library💌 Friday Manna Newsletter™️ for more tools & tips!🤩 Rate & Review this Podcast...
Transcribe →68 | What I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Nearly Gave Up
Feb 2700:20:23Tap to summarizeThis is my backstory — and it's something I've never shared before. Not like this.In today's episode I'm bearing it all — the full, raw story of just how depressed and desperate I was two and a half years ago. Desperate enough to take out a credit card, go into debt, and fly halfway across the world — twice — hoping someone in a conference room would finally tell me what I was missing.I had answered God's call. Pivoted my entire career in obedience. Won the award. And I was still failing. Or at least, that's what it felt like.This is the story of what five years of building my author business the wrong way actually looked and felt like — and the eleven words God said to me on a beach in Florida that changed everything.If you've felt alone in this author journey and wondered what you're missing — this one's for you. 🔥 The Revive to Thrive Way™ is now open — head to https://anointedscribe.com/revivetothrive to find out more.👉 Listen now to uncover the secret to becoming an anointed scribe!Send me a message!Support the show_____________________________________🙋♀️ Ready to build and grow your author business?Start here (free): Download Discover Your Christian Author Brand ™— a 5-step Scripture-based guide to find your unique voice, clarify your calling, and define your author brand. Because if you know what your mission is, who it's for, and what to say, you turn a call to write into an author career that thrives.👉 Get the FREE guide✝️ Go deeper: The Revive to Thrive™ program walks you through the three areas that form the foundation of your author business. These God-led and practical shifts changed everything in my own author business and took me from struggling and burned out to growing and thriving with Christ at the center. If you're ready to build your author business God's way, this is your next step. Because it's the house that's built on solid ground that yields lasting fruit.👉 Join The Revive to Thrive™ program_____________________________________❇️ Resource Library💌 5-Minute Manna Newsletter™️ for more tools & tips!🤩 ...
Transcribe →67 | What Kingdom Writers Get Wrong About Their Writing Life
Feb 2000:24:13Tap to summarizeHave you ever held a belief about your author life that felt completely spiritual… but quietly kept you from moving forward?In today's episode, I unpack three beliefs I've seen quietly circulating among Kingdom writers — beliefs that come from sincere, God-honouring hearts, but that might be getting in the way of the author life God actually intended for you.Drawing from personal experience and scripture, this episode explores the difference between passive waiting and active trust, why the craft treadmill isn't always the answer, and why the most visible writers in your space probably have far less figured out than you think.No judgment here. Just one author friend sitting across the table from another — with honesty and compassion, saying — hey, I recognize that. I lived there. And here's what I learned on the other side.And if you're ready to change up your author life, check out the Revive to Thrive Way™ here.📌 Don't miss next week's episode — something significant is coming for Kingdom writers who are ready for a shift.👉 Listen now to uncover the secret to becoming an anointed scribe!Scriptures referenced: Matthew 25:14–29, Proverbs 13:4, Ephesians 2:10, 1 Corinthians 1:27, Proverbs 3:5–6Send me a message!Support the show_____________________________________🙋♀️ Ready to build and grow your author business?Start here (free): Download Discover Your Christian Author Brand ™— a 5-step Scripture-based guide to find your unique voice, clarify your calling, and define your author brand. Because if you know what your mission is, who it's for, and what to say, you turn a call to write into an author career that thrives.👉 Get the FREE guide✝️ Go deeper: The Revive to Thrive™ program walks you through the three areas that form the foundation of your author business. These God-led and practical shifts changed everything in my own author business and took me from struggling and burned out to growing and thriving with Christ at the center. If you're ready to build your author business God's way, this is your next step. Because it's the house that's built on solid ground that yields lasting fruit.👉 Join The Revive to Thrive™ program_____________________________________❇️ Resource Library💌 5-Minute Manna Newsletter™️ for more tools & tips!🤩 ...
Transcribe →66 | You Were Never Meant to SELF-Publish — What Exodus Reveals for Kingdom Writers
Feb 1300:24:12Tap to summarizeWhat if the word “self-publish” has been quietly working against you as a Christian author this whole time?In this episode of The Anointed Scribe, Urcelia unpacks the hidden problem with the word “self” in self-publishing — and why Christian authors were never called to write, publish, or build their author business alone. If you’ve been feeling exhausted, isolated, or stuck in your indie author journey, this one’s for you.Through a powerful passage in Exodus 35–36 — where God commissions ordinary people to build the tabernacle and supernaturally equips them with skill, intelligence, and creativity they didn’t have before — Urcelia reveals the pattern God still uses with Christian writers and authors today: He stirs the heart, He fills with His Spirit, and He over-provides for the work.In this episode, you’ll discover:• Why the word “self-publish” contradicts everything the Bible teaches Christian authors about identity, calling, and dependence on God• The surprising connection between self-ish, self-centred, self-confidence, self-care — and the way we approach self-publishing• How God equipped Bezalel and Oholiab with supernatural skill to do work they were never trained for — and what that means for your writing• The heart condition that blocks God’s provision in your author business• How to shift from striving as a self-published author to thriving as a God-commissioned, Spirit-equipped, Kingdom-building authorWhether you’re a Christian fiction author, nonfiction writer, or just starting your indie publishing journey, this episode will remind you that the God who called you to write will equip you and provide everything you need to carry out that good work.Scriptures referenced: Galatians 2:20, John 15:4, Philippians 1:6, 1 Timothy 6:18, Exodus 35:25–36:7, Ephesians 2:10, Matthew 6:33, 2 Corinthians 9:8📌 Resources mentioned:• The Revive to Thrive Way™ — Launching soon!👉 Listen now to uncover the secret to becoming an anointed scribe!Send me a message!Support the show_____________________________________❤️🔥 Ready to take the next step?Start here (free): Download Discover Your Christian Author Brand ™— a 5-step Scripture-based guide to find your voice, clarify your calling, and define your brand.👉 Get the FREE guideGo deeper: The Revive to Thrive™ program walks you through the spiritual and practical shifts that changed everything in my own author business — from striving and burnout to building and thriving with Christ at the center. If you're ready to build your author business God's way, this is your next step.👉 Join The Revive to Thrive™ program_____________________________________❇️ Resource Library💌 5-Minute Manna Newsletter™️ for more tools & tips!🤩 Rate & Review this PodcastYour support in sharing this show and leaving a review is greatly appreciated.
Transcribe →65 | 5 Signs Another Christian Writer's Marketing Strategy Isn't Right for You
Feb 600:23:34Tap to summarizeEver tried a marketing strategy because it was working for someone else… only to feel drained, behind, and totally out of your depth a few weeks later?Yep. Been there.In today’s episode, I’m sharing 5 clear signs a marketing strategy might not be right for you — even if it’s producing results for another Christian writer. Because the online author world is loud, and it’s so easy to start chasing what’s “working”… instead of discerning what’s actually yours in this season.We’ll talk about anxiety, comparison, dread, feeling inauthentic, and the BIG one: when marketing starts pulling you away from writing.I’ll also share a simple filter I call The Peace Test so you can stop second-guessing every decision and start moving forward with clarity (and peace).If you’re a Christian writer trying to grow your author platform, market your books, build your email list, and do it in a way that doesn’t steal your peace — you’re in the right place.👉 Listen now to uncover the secret to becoming an anointed scribe!Mentioned in this episode:❤️🔥 Clarity Quiz: https://bit.ly/AnointedScribe-Quiz❤️🔥 The Revive to Thrive Way™: AnointedScribe.com/ReviveToThriveSend me a message!Support the show_____________________________________❤️🔥 READY TO STOP SPINNING YOUR WHEELS AND START THRIVING?Step 1: Reveal the hidden roots. Take the Kingdom Author Breakthrough Audit™ to find out why your hard work isn’t yielding fruit—so you can stop fixing the surface and start getting real results. 👉 Get the FREE Kingdom Author Breakthrough Audit™Step 2: Uproot them. Sign up for The Revive to Thrive Way™, a Holy Spirit-led, self-paced journey through 3 Kingdom shifts that clear what the Audit revealed. Stop stressing, guessing, and doubting, and step into the peace and Kingdom success you were called to. 👉 Join The Revive to Thrive Way™ program_____________________________________❇️ Resource Library💌 5-Minute Manna Newsletter™️ for more tools & tips!🤩 Rate & Review this PodcastYour support in sharing this show and leaving a review is greatly appre...
Transcribe →64 | The Busywork Trap: Why You're Doing So Much and Still Not Moving Forward
Jan 3000:18:23Tap to summarizeEver finish a full day of “working” on your author business… only to realize nothing actually moved forward?In this episode of the Anointed Scribe Podcast, we’re talking about the busywork trap — the sneaky cycle that keeps Christian authors stuck in constant activity without real progress. If you’ve been tweaking, planning, researching, organizing, and “getting ready”… but not seeing results, this episode will bring instant clarity.You’ll learn:What busywork looks like for authors (and why it’s so easy to fall into)The real reason you keep doing it (hint: it feels safe)The tell-tale signs you’re stuck in busywork modeA simple “Fruitful Filter” to help you choose the right next step with peaceIf you’re craving a calmer, clearer, Spirit-led rhythm for your writing life — without pressure, burnout, or second guessing every move — press play.🎧 Listen now and choose ONE fruitful step to finish this week.👉 Want help building a peaceful author business with God at the center?Check out Revive to Thrive WaySend me a message!Support the show_________________________________________________________________________________________________________❤️🔥 READY TO STOP SPINNING YOUR WHEELS AND START THRIVING?Step 1: Reveal the hidden roots. Take the Kingdom Author Breakthrough Audit™ to find out why your hard work isn’t yielding fruit—so you can stop fixing the surface and start getting real results. 👉 Get the FREE Kingdom Author Breakthrough Audit™Step 2: Uproot them. Sign up for The Revive to Thrive Way™, a Holy Spirit-led, self-paced journey through 3 Kingdom shifts that clear what the Audit revealed. Stop stressing, guessing, and doubting, and step into the peace and Kingdom success you were called to. 👉 Join The Revive to Thrive Way™ program_________________________________________________________________________________________________________❇️ Resource Library💌 5-Minute Manna Newsletter™️ for more tools & tips!🤩 ...
Transcribe →63 | How Christian Authors Can Look at Their Book Sales Without Losing Their Faith
Jan 2300:30:04Tap to summarizeYou've heard it a thousand times: "Know your numbers." But what happens when looking at your KDP dashboard makes your stomach drop? When that royalty number hasn't budged in weeks - or months - and you're starting to wonder if you're missing some crucial step in the book publishing and marketing process that everyone else knows about - except you.In this episode, I'm sharing what changed everything for me: how to measure success as a Christian author in a way that keeps you grounded, faithful, and free - without ignoring the data that actually matters.Because the truth is, your numbers DO matter. But the way you've been looking at them? That might be the very thing keeping you stuck.If you're tired of letting your dashboard define your worth and your calling, this episode is for you.👉 Listen now to uncover the secret to becoming an anointed scribe!Send me a message!Support the show_________________________________________________________________________________________________________❤️🔥 READY TO STOP SPINNING YOUR WHEELS AND START THRIVING?Step 1: Reveal the hidden roots. Take the Kingdom Author Breakthrough Audit™ to find out why your hard work isn’t yielding fruit—so you can stop fixing the surface and start getting real results. 👉 Get the FREE Kingdom Author Breakthrough Audit™Step 2: Uproot them. Sign up for The Revive to Thrive Way™, a Holy Spirit-led, self-paced journey through 3 Kingdom shifts that clear what the Audit revealed. Stop stressing, guessing, and doubting, and step into the peace and Kingdom success you were called to. 👉 Join The Revive to Thrive Way™ program_________________________________________________________________________________________________________❇️ Resource Library💌 5-Minute Manna Newsletter™️ for more tools & tips!🤩 ...
Transcribe →62 | Why Your Book Sales Drop After the Holidays And What Christian Authors Can Do About It
Jan 1600:22:26Tap to summarizeYour book sales were great during the holidays—and then January hit and everything stopped. Now you're panicking, wondering if you did something wrong or if this is a sign you should quit.Take a breath. This post-holiday sales slump happens to almost every author, and once you understand why, you can stop spiraling and start planning strategically.In this episode, I'm breaking down:The four real reasons your book sales tank after the holidays (hint: it's not you)What January sales do NOT mean about your books, your business, or your callingThe biggest mistakes Christian authors make during sales slumps—and how to avoid themSix practical strategies to use this season wisely instead of just surviving itHow to tell the difference between a seasonal dip and a real problem that needs addressingThe faith perspective that will help you stop white-knuckling results and start trusting the processIf you're staring at your dashboard right now feeling discouraged, this episode will help you understand what's actually happening, protect your peace, and make wise decisions that won't hurt your business in February.This episode is for you if:Your holiday sales were strong but January tankedYou're tempted to slash prices or make desperate decisionsYou're wondering if God is closing doors through your sales numbersYou need practical wisdom (not just "pray harder") for navigating slow seasonsThe harvest isn't measured in a single month. Let's talk about how to stay steady, stay faithful, and actually use this season to your advantage.👉 Listen now to uncover the secret to becoming an anointed scribe!Send me a message!Support the show_________________________________________________________________________________________________________❤️🔥 Ready to go from struggle to Kingdom success?Start with The Christian Author's Breakthrough Guide — so you can fix what’s really holding you back.👉 Get The Struggling Christian Author’s Breakthrough Guide _________________________________________________________________________________________________________❇️ Resource Library💌 5-Minute Manna Newsletter™️ for more tools & tips!🤩 Rate & Review this PodcastYour support in sharing this show and leaving a review is greatly appreciated.
Transcribe →61 | When You’ve Prayed for Breakthrough — and Nothing Seems to Change
Jan 900:15:21Tap to summarizeYou’ve prayed. You’ve believed. You’ve stayed faithful. And yet… nothing seems to be shifting.If your calling feels heavier than it should —If your growth feels slower than it makes sense —If you’ve been quietly wondering why your prayers haven’t changed your circumstances…This episode may finally put language to what your spirit has been sensing.This is not a productivity talk.It’s not a “try harder” message.And it’s not another motivation push.This is a gentle, Spirit-led interruption for Christian authors.Inside this episode, we explore:• How God often answers prayers without us knowing it• What the quiet waiting season is actually preparing you for• The hidden work God may be doing beneath your prayers• And how to begin partnering intentionally with what He’s building in you now🎧 Press play if:• You’ve prayed for breakthrough but still feel stalled• You’re tired of circling the same place year after year• You sense God may be preparing you for something — but you don’t know what• You’re ready to stop waiting passively and start partnering intentionally👉 Your Next Steps:✨ Take the free Clarity Quiz to discern what God may be shaping in you right now: https://bit.ly/AnointedScribe-Quiz❤️🔥 Join the Revive to Thrive Way™ waitlist — and be first to access special launch pricing when doors open: https://anointedscribe.com/revivetothriveSend me a message!Support the show_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ❤️🔥 If your author business feels heavy and still isn’t where you hoped it would be— it’s not because you’re incompetent or haven’t tried hard enough. You’ve done the work.You’ve learned the strategies.You’ve prayed for breakthrough. But something deeper has been misaligned. The Revive to Thrive Way™ is the exact Spirit-led framework God walked me through when effort and strategy were no longer the problem—and continuing the same way was no longer an option. This is your U-turn.This is your open door. This is where the pressure finally lifts.Where direction becomes clear again.Where joy quietly returns. And where you move toward growth and overflow! 👉 Begin The Revive to Thrive Way™ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ❇️ Resource Library 💌 5-Minute Manna Newsletter™️ for more tools & tips! 🤩 Rate & Review this Podcast...
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