The Writers Bloc Podcast

This podcast is for Christian writers who want to grow in the art and heart of writing. Join us each week as we seek to encourage and equip one another to love God, words, and our readers. writersblocpod.substack.com

The Writers Bloc Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 106 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Ep 104: How Christian Writers Can Make the Best Use of AI with Cara Ray & Thomas Umstattd

  May 29, 20261h 3mS0

  <p>I’ve been sitting with this conversation since we recorded it — and I keep coming back to the moment Thomas compared a well-written AI prompt to the book of First Timothy. Paul opens with identity (I, Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ), then establishes the recipient and their role, then gives detailed instructions. Thomas’s point was quiet but clarifying: the better you can articulate who you are, what you want, and what faithful execution looks like, the better any tool — human or AI — can serve your goals.</p><p>That’s the spirit of this whole conversation.</p><p>Thomas Ums...

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  Ep 103: How Collaboration Can Change Your Life with Cara Ray & Becky Beresford

  May 22, 202655 minS0

  <p>What If the Key to Growing Your Platform Is Linking Arms Instead of Striving Harder?</p><p>Becky Beresford never planned to be a writer. A special needs mama navigating postpartum depression, she found herself with a passion for discipling women and no way to get out of the house to do it. So she picked up her pen — and everything changed.</p><p>In this conversation, Cara sits down with Becky Beresford — writer, speaker, coach, and author of She Believed He Could, So She Did (Moody, 2024) — to talk about one of the most underutilized tools in a Christian writer...

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  Ep 102: What Writers Must Get Right First With Cara Ray & Kimberly Grabas

  May 15, 202652 minS0

  <p>What if building your writer platform didn’t have to feel fake, forced, or exhausting?</p><br/><p>In this conversation with Kimberley Grabas, we talk about:<br/>• Why most writers approach platform-building backward<br/>• The difference between platform, branding, marketing, and tactics<br/>• How to identify your ideal reader<br/>• Why “niching down” can feel impossible for creative people<br/>• How to market your work without becoming pushy or performative<br/>• and why the best brands are built from authenticity, not imitation</p><br/><p>One of my favorite moments was when Kimberley said creative people naturally resist being squeezed int...

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  Ep 101: Habits of a Prolific Writer with Cara Ray & Trevin Wax

  Apr 10, 202646 minS0

  <p>If you want to become a better writer…</p><br/><p>Read more.</p><br/><p>Not just to produce something. Not just to “get content.”</p><br/><p>But because over time, it builds something inside you.</p><br/><p>A kind of file cabinet in your mind—</p><br/><p>filled with ideas, illustrations, and insights you didn’t even know you’d need.</p><br/><p>And when it’s time to write…</p><br/><p>you’re not starting from empty.</p><br/><p>You’re drawing from a life that’s been paying attention.</p><br/><p>🎙️ Listen to...

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  Ep. 100: Lessons From Writing My First Book With Cara Ray

  Apr 3, 202650 minS0

  <p>What does it really take to write, edit, and launch your first book while juggling real life, family, and faith? <br/>In this special episode of The Writers’ Bloc, the tables are turned as Cara Ray is interviewed by writer and educator Keri Willis about her debut book, The Pursuit of Holy Leisure: Enjoying God in Everyday Places. <br/>Together, they pull back the curtain on the real journey of writing a book from the first spark of an idea to the long road of proposals, rejection, revision, and ultimately, publication. This is not a highlight reel; it’s an h...

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