The second in our series, Scripture Can Teach You to Write, we take a look at how the author of 1 & 2 Samuel uses setups and payoffs to keep the reader's attention through the story.

Kate Motaung is the co-author the newly released book, Influence: Building A Platform that Elevates Jesus (Not Me). She joins me to talk about platform and influence.

The Bible is an incredible work of literature. With careful attention, there is a lot you can learn about writing from it.

Jonathan Rogers is a writer and educator. Through his weekly emails and online courses, he helps writers improve their craft, overcome the fear of grammar, and create new writing habits.

I've compiled my top 10 reads of 2018 and some additional thoughts on buying books in the new year.

Jeff Medders is a pastor, author, and host of the Home Row Podcast, a show with writers on writing. He joins me to talk about writing tools and what he calls the "sin of platforming."

Daniel Im is the Director of Church Multiplication for NewChurches.com at LifeWay Christian Resources. He's also the author of two books including, No Silver Bullets: Five Small Shifts that Will Transform Your Ministry.

I'm joined by Karen Ball & Erin Taylor Young, cohosts of the Write from the Deep Podcast. From their experience as authors, editors, and coaches they describe why so many writers give up.

You need to know why you write. One of the things I've learned from a year of interviews is that authors write for very different reasons. What matters is knowing why you do.

Scott Lindsey is the Executive Director of Faithlife, the parent company of Logos Bible Software. He joins me to talk about Logos 8 for pastors and writers.