INSPIRED TO WRITE - Christian Developmental Editor and Book Coach for Kingdom Creatives

Alivia Roan

I know you have a story on your heart that you are dying to tell. There is something unique inside of you that God is trying to call out through your creativity, but you get caught up in the details of how do I write a good story? How do I make my characters come to life on the page? Does my book truly matter? You find yourself stuck writing chapter one over and over, burnt out, discouraged and on the brink of quitting. Hi, my name is Alivia Roan. I’m a writer who loves Jesus, a dog mom, story development nerd, and I have a HUGE passion for all things creative. I made this podcast becasue I believe in YOUR story. I want to encourage you through scripture and help you develop your craft, grow spiritually and create with the creator in mind. If you’re ready to make an impact through your book that will honor God no matter what market you choose to write for, then grab a notebook and some coffee and let’s get inspired to write! Have you had the same idea stuck in your head for years, yet you can not seem to write your book? Schedule a FREE 25 minute Unstuck Session with me. We will get to the root of what is holding you back and establish practical solutions that will get you moving towards your author dreams!  Free Unstuck Session |  https://calendly.com/alivialroan/free-unstuck-session  Are you ready to transform all of your messy thoughts into a well developed story? Grab a book coaching session with me using the link below!  It is time to write your book friend, and I am here to help.  Book Coaching Session with Alivia Roan |  https://calendly.com/alivialroan/bookcoachingsession I can not wait to connect with you and help bring that brilliant book idea out of your head and into your readers hands!  Email - alivialroan@gmail.com read less
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Episodes

15 | Outline a Book With Me! From Vague Idea to Fully Developed Story
Feb 14 2024
15 | Outline a Book With Me! From Vague Idea to Fully Developed Story
Welcome to part one in an new outlining series where I am going to take a random, raw story idea and flesh it out in real time on the show. In this series, I am going to walk you through my personal process of how I take vague ideas and turn them into an impactful outline.  The first episode is all about laying the foundation to an effective outlining process and developing our protagonist.  Coming up we will:  *Develop our side characters and our antagonist  *Develop our setting and world building,  *Tie everything together by plotting our final outline.    I hope you are as excited for this series as I am!  Let's get started.   Have you had the same idea stuck in your head for years, yet you can not seem to write your book? Schedule a FREE 25 minute Unstuck Session with me. We will get to the root of what is holding you back and establish practical solutions that will get you moving towards your author dreams!  Free Unstuck Session |  https://calendly.com/alivialroan/free-unstuck-session  Are you ready to transform all of your messy thoughts into a well developed story? Grab a book coaching session with me using the link below!  It is time to write your book friend, and I am here to help.  Book Coaching Session with Alivia Roan |  https://calendly.com/alivialroan/bookcoachingsession I can not wait to connect with you and help bring that brilliant book idea out of your head and into your readers hands!  Email - alivialroan@gmail.com
14 | How to Write When You Don't Feel Like Writing
Jan 17 2024
14 | How to Write When You Don't Feel Like Writing
What do you do when you don't feel like writing?  You desperately want to bring your story to life, but you don't always feel like actually writing it.    It's a common issue, but for some reason, we feel like we face it alone.    Well friend, I am not only here to tell you that you are NOT alone, I am here to walk along side you so we can overcome this together!    In today's episode, we talk about tips and tricks to overcome the procrastination that is keeping us from making progess on our book and our dreams.    Get ready to write friend! You got this!  Have you had the same idea stuck in your head for years, yet you can not seem to write your book? Schedule a FREE 25 minute Unstuck Session with me. We will get to the root of what is holding you back and establish practical solutions that will get you moving towards your author dreams!  Free Unstuck Session |  https://calendly.com/alivialroan/free-unstuck-session  Have you had the same idea stuck in your head for years, yet you can not seem to write your book? Schedule a FREE 25 minute Unstuck Session with me. We will get to the root of what is holding you back and establish practical solutions that will get you moving towards your author dreams!  Free Unstuck Session |  https://calendly.com/alivialroan/free-unstuck-session  Are you ready to transform all of your messy thoughts into a well developed story? Grab a book coaching session with me using the link below!  It is time to write your book friend, and I am here to help.  Book Coaching Session with Alivia Roan |  https://calendly.com/alivialroan/bookcoachingsession I can not wait to connect with you and help bring that brilliant book idea out of your head and into your readers hands!  Email - alivialroan@gmail.com
13 | Book Recommendations! The Best Books I Read in 2023
Jan 10 2024
13 | Book Recommendations! The Best Books I Read in 2023
Who else has lofty reading goals for 2024?    2023 was an amazing reading year for me, and I can't wait to find even more incredible books in 2024.   Some of my reading goals for this year include reading more books by Indie authors and reading more classics.    I hope the books I recommended in today's episode will launch you towards your reading goals for 2024.   Here are links to purchase the books I meantion in the Episode.   These are amazon affilate links, but I hope you will love these books as much as I did.   **Happy Reading!**    Best Middle Grade Book Wolf Hollow By Lauren Wolk https://amzn.to/3voiP8u   Best Fantasy The Six of Crows Duology By Leigh Bardugo    Book one Six of Crows https://amzn.to/41KIxjL   Book Two  Crooked Kingdom https://amzn.to/3H9N8Ct   Or buy them together in a box set https://amzn.to/3tIn8uM   ******The Shadow and Bone Trilogy comes BEFORE the Six of Crows Duology, So if you want to read those books first I will link them in order for you. ********   Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo Book one  Shadow and Bone https://amzn.to/3SabxhI   Book two Siege and Storm https://amzn.to/3H7ESmi   Book Three Ruin and Rising https://amzn.to/3NT9xrt   Or buy them all together in a box set https://amzn.to/3HtNW5v   Best Classic A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle  https://amzn.to/3S7Rb8v   Best Non-Fiction The God of the Garden by Andrew Peterson https://amzn.to/3Sb3Ac5 Have you had the same idea stuck in your head for years, yet you can not seem to write your book? Schedule a FREE 25 minute Unstuck Session with me. We will get to the root of what is holding you back and establish practical solutions that will get you moving towards your author dreams!  Free Unstuck Session |  https://calendly.com/alivialroan/free-unstuck-session  Are you ready to transform all of your messy thoughts into a well developed story? Grab a book coaching session with me using the link below!  It is time to write your book friend, and I am here to help.  Book Coaching Session with Alivia Roan |  https://calendly.com/alivialroan/bookcoachingsession I can not wait to connect with you and help bring that brilliant book idea out of your head and into your readers hands!  Email - alivialroan@gmail.com
05 | Are You Getting Lost When Writing Your Book? How to Outline With Purpose
Nov 1 2023
05 | Are You Getting Lost When Writing Your Book? How to Outline With Purpose
You might sit down to write your book and realize, oh no. I have no idea where I am going with this.    This is totally normal friends. Whether you are a new author or you've published plenty of books, we all need a little help to get our stories back on track.    This episode is all about outlining your book with purpose, so you can get unstuck and make progress towards an impactful story.    No matter what you consider your writing style to be, I'm confident today's episode will help you develop a game plan that will work for you and your story.    Here are the resources mentioned in todays episode:   Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need By Jessica Brody    https://amzn.to/48e7Pco    (Note: This is an Amazon affiliate link) Have you had the same idea stuck in your head for years, yet you can not seem to write your book? Schedule a FREE 25 minute Unstuck Session with me. We will get to the root of what is holding you back and establish practical solutions that will get you moving towards your author dreams!  Free Unstuck Session |  https://calendly.com/alivialroan/free-unstuck-session  Are you ready to transform all of your messy thoughts into a well developed story? Grab a book coaching session with me using the link below!  It is time to write your book friend, and I am here to help.  Book Coaching Session with Alivia Roan |  https://calendly.com/alivialroan/bookcoachingsession I can not wait to connect with you and help bring that brilliant book idea out of your head and into your readers hands!  Email - alivialroan@gmail.com
04 | How to Create Characters Your Audience Will Want to Read About
Oct 25 2023
04 | How to Create Characters Your Audience Will Want to Read About
Our readers explore the world we create through our Characters.    In todays episode we dive deep into how to develop memorable characters, so your readers stay engaged throughout the entire book.     Here are the links to the resources I mentioned:   The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws https://amzn.to/3RBCYPT   The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Attributes https://amzn.to/3NLelz8   The Emotion Thesaurus: A writers Guide to Character Expression https://amzn.to/47hx8ZC   (Note: These are Amazon affiliate links, but I genuinely love these books and I use them all the time. I hope you will enjoy them too.) Have you had the same idea stuck in your head for years, yet you can not seem to write your book? Schedule a FREE 25 minute Unstuck Session with me. We will get to the root of what is holding you back and establish practical solutions that will get you moving towards your author dreams!  Free Unstuck Session |  https://calendly.com/alivialroan/free-unstuck-session  Are you ready to transform all of your messy thoughts into a well developed story? Grab a book coaching session with me using the link below!  It is time to write your book friend, and I am here to help.  Book Coaching Session with Alivia Roan |  https://calendly.com/alivialroan/bookcoachingsession I can not wait to connect with you and help bring that brilliant book idea out of your head and into your readers hands!  Email - alivialroan@gmail.com